Gosh it's been awhile yet again since my last post.
We just retruned from a week-long trip to Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Daughter did awesome. She is such a trooper. She rode her first carousel in New York and loved it so much she cried when it was time to get off. Between visiting friends and my husbands extended family, she never really got to nap during the day but she was so good and accomodating. I was so surprised. I guess I shouldn't have been as she has always been adaptable and easy-going. I guess I'm the one with the hard time!
I got to experience a few new things while on the trip:
1. I had a bite of my husband's "garbage plate". A garbage plate is basically a bunch of food on a plate piled high. In this case it was two large scoops of macaroni salad, two cheesburger patties, two large scoops of home fries and topped with onions, chili, hot sauce and ketchup. My first thought was "gross" but I was open to trying it. It's not gross but I would never order one. I'm not sure why it's so popular.
2. Saw my first drawbridge come up. Very cool! When your car is stopped right in front of one and the street is literally rising up to a 90 degree angle to your car, it's a little crazy!
3. A "bug storm". We drove through one on the drive from Pittsburgh, PA to Rochester, NY. I thought is was raining until my husband laughed and said it was just a swarm of bugs.
4. The biggest f'in ants in the world. HOLY SHIT. They are huge and they bite, I'm told.
5. I learned that on many highways out there, the left (fast) lane is only for passing. In other words, you only drive in that lane to pass people then you move back into the right lane.
6. Saw some quakers! On my last trip I saw some Amish people in a horse and buggy! I wanted to stop in one of their communities but we were pressed for time. Apparently they sell some cool hand made things and great food.
That's all for now - I have some things to do!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Lagging
I'm kind of lagging on blog posting lately.
The other night as I was getting daughter ready for her bath, I was nuzzling my face in her neck while she was lying in my lap and we were both laughing. I went down to nuzzle her one last time and BAM - her head came up and her two front teeth gouged the very tender area between my nose and upper lip. She was stunned and I instinctively began tearing up uncontrollably. I knew it was going to be ugly so I didn't even look in the mirror until I finished her bath and put her down for the night. The cuts are small (2) but deep. Thank GOD for Neosporin. I hope it heals nicely.
Since my mommy's group is not really meeting anymore, we often email updates on what our little ones have been up to lately. 2 of the moms just sent theirs in and their kids are talking (a LOT), counting to 10 AND have learned almost the whole alphabet. I know I shouldn't feel this way, but I'm feeling a bit incompetent. Like it's my job to teach her these things. It's not that I'm not trying but it gets frustrating when all she says is Hi, mama, and dada. I know, I know, it doesn't matter but it's still hard to hear. I know enough not to push my daughter - she'll talk when she's ready.
Hubby took the day off work today (Yay!) to be with us as he has been MIA all week with work stuff. He didn't get home until almost 2am last night!
I am working on getting daughter's first passport (pain in the ass) as we are likely heading to London and Paris in June to tag along with hubby's business trip. I'm excited but nervous about a 10.5 hour plane ride with a toddler. God help me. Just for the fun of it I checked on prices for a Virgin Atlantic first class fare to London - $12,815. HOLY SHIT people. Who pays that? Seriously. Husband gets to fly it because the company uses their miles. Daughter and I will be livin' it up in the back. Whooohooo! I am going to talk him into exchanging his 1st class ticket to cover ALL of our tickets. Smart, eh?
The other night as I was getting daughter ready for her bath, I was nuzzling my face in her neck while she was lying in my lap and we were both laughing. I went down to nuzzle her one last time and BAM - her head came up and her two front teeth gouged the very tender area between my nose and upper lip. She was stunned and I instinctively began tearing up uncontrollably. I knew it was going to be ugly so I didn't even look in the mirror until I finished her bath and put her down for the night. The cuts are small (2) but deep. Thank GOD for Neosporin. I hope it heals nicely.
Since my mommy's group is not really meeting anymore, we often email updates on what our little ones have been up to lately. 2 of the moms just sent theirs in and their kids are talking (a LOT), counting to 10 AND have learned almost the whole alphabet. I know I shouldn't feel this way, but I'm feeling a bit incompetent. Like it's my job to teach her these things. It's not that I'm not trying but it gets frustrating when all she says is Hi, mama, and dada. I know, I know, it doesn't matter but it's still hard to hear. I know enough not to push my daughter - she'll talk when she's ready.
Hubby took the day off work today (Yay!) to be with us as he has been MIA all week with work stuff. He didn't get home until almost 2am last night!
I am working on getting daughter's first passport (pain in the ass) as we are likely heading to London and Paris in June to tag along with hubby's business trip. I'm excited but nervous about a 10.5 hour plane ride with a toddler. God help me. Just for the fun of it I checked on prices for a Virgin Atlantic first class fare to London - $12,815. HOLY SHIT people. Who pays that? Seriously. Husband gets to fly it because the company uses their miles. Daughter and I will be livin' it up in the back. Whooohooo! I am going to talk him into exchanging his 1st class ticket to cover ALL of our tickets. Smart, eh?
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