Stories

I have no pictures lately. Blogging without photos just seems boring to me but I am going to give it a try. I have a few stories to share though! In no particular order....

1.) Sleep. Precious sleep. Where have you gone? Is it because she has no soothie anymore? Is because she has a cold? Is it those pesky 2 year molars? Where ever you went sleep, please. come. back. We miss you. While you are at, could you bring back the little girl who used to go to sleep without screaming like mad?

2.) Diapers. Oh why do you fail me diapers? Are you too small? Too full? I bought the next size up in the "active baby" style. Hopefully that will help. Claire seems to be in this place where she wants to be potty trained and just doesn't care yet. She gets mad about diaper changes but refuses to be changed when she's pooped. She tells me she'd rather be dirty. Awesome. The other day I am upstairs changing the sheets on her bed (for the 100th time lately. she's constantly wetting everything it seems!) and I hear Claire yelling from downstairs...."NASTY POOP ON RED TOES!! NASSSTTYYY POOP ON RED TOESSSS!!". I am sure I am not hearing what I am hearing but indeed as I come downstairs her diaper is hanging on her like a sumo wrestler. The tabs are still stuck together around her waist but the rest of the diaper is hanging down the back of her legs and poop is on her feet. Yes, there was nasty poop on her red toenails. I QUIT!

3.) Wind. When your weather forecast says "WINDY" put the breaks on your stroller when outdoors. Note to self for the future anyways. The park yesterday started off normal. Feed the ducks. Watch the kids play. Weather felt great with a slight breeze. So much for the breeze. A full gust blew threw while my stroller was parked on the sidewalk near the water and off it went. My friend Rachel's son, Colin, found a puddle of water which ended up being more of a hole. He accidentally fell in and it totally scared him. He was covered in muddy water and crying his little eyes out. About that time, Claire took off towards to carousal to see the horses so I had to run and get her before she got too far. I look back and see my stroller going at break neck speed into the lake. It got away so fast and was speeding off into the water. We couldn't grab it from the side so I had to jump in the nastiest lake ever and get the darn stroller. I saved my diaper bag for the most part but lost my cell phone, blanket, wipes case, and worst of all....my VENTI iced chai latte from Starbucks. It's like losing your beer while tubing down the river. Party fowl! Rachel and I were in so much shock that we just started laughing so hard. Funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I purchased a new cell phone that will be here in a few days!

So that is what's going on in my life. Just running around like a crazy woman being a mom! I can't complain at all. Life is good but it certainly is full of funny stories. Living with a 2 year is always entertaining.