I just laid down with Claire for 30 minutes. Aka...I tried to doze while she was jumping around, poking my face, and generally not at all interested in laying down. FAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLL!
Yup. Major fail.
Showing posts with label naps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label naps. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
No Nap -- Day TWO!
Yesterday was Claire's first day without a nap. Today was her 2nd. It seems to be going well...we'll see where things take us...but today was a busy one! We started the morning as usual, but headed out for an early lunch with mom friends at a pizza buffet. It was major fail on my part. I was only a tiny bit late...5 minutes. But everyone was already seated and I just walked it all the way to the back. I put my stuff down and got food...it was a pizza buffet. So then I ask one of the other moms if the waitress had already been around to take orders for drinks. GASP.
FAIL #1 for the day. I walked by the cashier at the front and did not pre-pay and get my drink at the front like you're supposed to. See, this is why I like chains. You know what to do at Crapple-bees (Applebees). So then I had to go up to the front and pay and get my drink after the fact and felt mildly retarded.
Then I went to a local consignment store always looking for a steal. Claire loves it because it has a play room. This is great because she can play while I look around. Sometimes...usually I find nothing. Today I found her a super-cute Christmas outfit for 5 bucks. SCORE!
We headed home and I realized it was really freaking nice out. So I set Claire up in the driveway with chalk and her bike and weeded my front flower beds along with cutting down all the nasty dead yellow hostas and other flowers. Then I trimmed the trees in the front...I hate how they get all those little shoots. What I hate worse is going on walks and seeing hundreds of trees around our neighborhood with tons of shoots. Really people...are you trying to grow a tree or a bush? TRIM YOUR STUFF.
I drew Claire a hopscotch and showed her how to jump on it. She had a blast with that while I trimmed our bushes on both sides of our house. I hacked the heck out of them. I trimmed them just in July and THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!! So they are now tiny knee high ones. Hopefully I killed them both. They are forsythias which I totally pruned wrong now after reading this http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/prune-forsythia.html Good. Death to them. :) Hey, they were cheap freebies...what...freebies are cheap! I got most of our trees from the Arbor Day website and they tossed in 2 free forsythias. All of our stuff from them has grown really great! I love our willow tree, although I trimmed the heck out of that today too.
Anyways, I filled up like 6 giant black bags (which I then took to a local trash compacter after dark hehe)...and don't complain about not mulching them or something. If you want to do that...I'll tell you where you can go get it tonight and do it yourself! :) So now I am sore.
So then I took a quick shower with Claire. This is an oxymoron. Doing anything with a 2 year old is never quick. I fill up the bottom. She plays with toys. I wash my hair, etc...I get out, dry off, wash her, let her play in the water some more...get myself ready...finally get her out even though she begs to stay in!!! Seriously though...I can't believe how dirty kids get. She gets chalk everywhere. She helps me pull weeds and gets full of dirt/grass/mulch. She needed a bath more than me!
Then we went trick-or-treating around the local HS with friends. Check out my latest Facebook album for pictures...because this site sucks for uploading pictures. My goal for tomorrow is to make some applesauce...homemade of course...and lots of it!
FAIL #1 for the day. I walked by the cashier at the front and did not pre-pay and get my drink at the front like you're supposed to. See, this is why I like chains. You know what to do at Crapple-bees (Applebees). So then I had to go up to the front and pay and get my drink after the fact and felt mildly retarded.
Then I went to a local consignment store always looking for a steal. Claire loves it because it has a play room. This is great because she can play while I look around. Sometimes...usually I find nothing. Today I found her a super-cute Christmas outfit for 5 bucks. SCORE!
We headed home and I realized it was really freaking nice out. So I set Claire up in the driveway with chalk and her bike and weeded my front flower beds along with cutting down all the nasty dead yellow hostas and other flowers. Then I trimmed the trees in the front...I hate how they get all those little shoots. What I hate worse is going on walks and seeing hundreds of trees around our neighborhood with tons of shoots. Really people...are you trying to grow a tree or a bush? TRIM YOUR STUFF.
I drew Claire a hopscotch and showed her how to jump on it. She had a blast with that while I trimmed our bushes on both sides of our house. I hacked the heck out of them. I trimmed them just in July and THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!! So they are now tiny knee high ones. Hopefully I killed them both. They are forsythias which I totally pruned wrong now after reading this http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/prune-forsythia.html Good. Death to them. :) Hey, they were cheap freebies...what...freebies are cheap! I got most of our trees from the Arbor Day website and they tossed in 2 free forsythias. All of our stuff from them has grown really great! I love our willow tree, although I trimmed the heck out of that today too.
Anyways, I filled up like 6 giant black bags (which I then took to a local trash compacter after dark hehe)...and don't complain about not mulching them or something. If you want to do that...I'll tell you where you can go get it tonight and do it yourself! :) So now I am sore.
So then I took a quick shower with Claire. This is an oxymoron. Doing anything with a 2 year old is never quick. I fill up the bottom. She plays with toys. I wash my hair, etc...I get out, dry off, wash her, let her play in the water some more...get myself ready...finally get her out even though she begs to stay in!!! Seriously though...I can't believe how dirty kids get. She gets chalk everywhere. She helps me pull weeds and gets full of dirt/grass/mulch. She needed a bath more than me!
Then we went trick-or-treating around the local HS with friends. Check out my latest Facebook album for pictures...because this site sucks for uploading pictures. My goal for tomorrow is to make some applesauce...homemade of course...and lots of it!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Busy Week
So last week, we had a busy week! We had to unpack and catch up on laundry from the long weekend. Yuck. I hate laundry. That's no fun for anyone. And anyone who says, "I don't mind laundry." RIGHT! "LIES!" I say. Compared to, say washing windows, I don't mind laundry either. It doesn't matter if you go away for 1 night or 2 weeks, the packing/unpacking is always the same amount of pain in the butt. And now we have all this baby stuff to cram in the car, like the stroller, pack-N-play, baby monitor, diapers, sippy cups, etc...I'm surprised we can still fit us in the car. I am just glad I never had to lug around bottles and formula. Boobs are the ultimate fast convenience food!
Then Tuesday, we had the reverse osmosis (RO) filter changed and water tested. The guy said it filters out chlorine, fluorides, as well as all minerals, etc. He said you could drop a hair dryer in a sink full of water filled with RO water and nothing would happen. I said that I'd rather not. Hehe. Because then I'd have to buy a new hair dryer, I'm sure!
He also said that I should check with Claire's pediatrician and/or dentist about fluoride drops or tablets. Right, because Claire will obediently swallow a little vitamin tablet of something. Well Richie, Mom was right. This is why you got all the cavities none of the 3 older ones of us had. The only difference was that you were drinking the RO water starting at age 5, whereas we were all older. Apparently kids should have fluoride until they are 13. SO I need to ask my dentist what toothpaste to be using on Claire since the one we have is fluoride free. That seems really stupid. What's the point of that? I am also glad that I'm using a regular toothbrush on her since she had been biting my finger more and more with the little finger sleeve! I have to admit I am a bit of a compulsive hand washer/teeth brusher. You have to wash your hands all the time changes diapers anyway! We use a lot of hand soap! I hope to get Claire into the same habits so she never has to have any cavities either! I have to admit...I don't floss HER teeth, even though the dentist said I should as soon as two are touching. They aren't really touching, yet. Baby teeth are spaced pretty far apart. God had it all planned out so us moms wouldn't have to floss bitty baby teeth.
Then on Wednesday, we had our dryer vent cleaned by a guy who also does chimney cleanings. Wow. I have noticed our clothes drying much better now minus the 42 pounds of lint that had accumulated over the past 3.5 years. Claire and I went outside and watched them clean it out. It looked like it was snowing shredded towel hunks. It was not pretty.
Then onto Thursday...story time! The theme was fall! Claire really enjoys the songs, particularly If You're Happy and You Know It! We went over to Christy and Catrece's for lunch, where Claire enjoyed some lasagna! Marinara being among her favorite flavors! That afternoon I also went in for my yearly female exam. Dr. Lo enjoyed playing with Claire and even blew up a plastic glove into a balloon for her! What fun!
Claire has currently dumped out her basket of shoes and is really trying to get into it. Haha!
So then Friday Claire woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and so we didn't get much of anything done other than taking a walk. Walking or going outside is always a good distraction.
Saturday, I went shopping for food. I hate shopping on weekends or when the regular "9-5ers" shop. I sometimes forget this trend of working people crowding the stores in the pre-dinner and weekend rush hour at the stores. It takes me twice as long going through the store with Claire because we get stopped every aisle. "What a cute baby!" It's as if people have never seen a baby before. I have to admit I usually enjoy it. I just don't like it when kids with visibly grubby paws try to touch her. Where are their manners? Oh wait, they don't even have clean hands... I also hate shopping for food, clothes, etc. in general because it's a chore to me. Having been to 4 malls recently, I probably won't go again for a very VERY long time. I can't even remember the last time I went ... oh yeah! With Holly on her Spring Break from teaching!
Sunday, we went to church, a neighbor's first birthday, and then had Josh's Grandma Peggy and Grandpa Bob over for dinner. (Pictures to come!)
Today I found a wedding present for yet another fall wedding we'll be going to! (Boo to shopping again!) Claire has been taking 2 hour naps for about the past week. Yay. Curses if writing that changes that fact.
So among all these things, Claire has been getting 3 "solid" meals a day, which is another pain, as it is a HUGE mess. It takes about 45 min. from start, letting her eat/play, then cleaning up. BLARGH!
Then Tuesday, we had the reverse osmosis (RO) filter changed and water tested. The guy said it filters out chlorine, fluorides, as well as all minerals, etc. He said you could drop a hair dryer in a sink full of water filled with RO water and nothing would happen. I said that I'd rather not. Hehe. Because then I'd have to buy a new hair dryer, I'm sure!
He also said that I should check with Claire's pediatrician and/or dentist about fluoride drops or tablets. Right, because Claire will obediently swallow a little vitamin tablet of something. Well Richie, Mom was right. This is why you got all the cavities none of the 3 older ones of us had. The only difference was that you were drinking the RO water starting at age 5, whereas we were all older. Apparently kids should have fluoride until they are 13. SO I need to ask my dentist what toothpaste to be using on Claire since the one we have is fluoride free. That seems really stupid. What's the point of that? I am also glad that I'm using a regular toothbrush on her since she had been biting my finger more and more with the little finger sleeve! I have to admit I am a bit of a compulsive hand washer/teeth brusher. You have to wash your hands all the time changes diapers anyway! We use a lot of hand soap! I hope to get Claire into the same habits so she never has to have any cavities either! I have to admit...I don't floss HER teeth, even though the dentist said I should as soon as two are touching. They aren't really touching, yet. Baby teeth are spaced pretty far apart. God had it all planned out so us moms wouldn't have to floss bitty baby teeth.
Then on Wednesday, we had our dryer vent cleaned by a guy who also does chimney cleanings. Wow. I have noticed our clothes drying much better now minus the 42 pounds of lint that had accumulated over the past 3.5 years. Claire and I went outside and watched them clean it out. It looked like it was snowing shredded towel hunks. It was not pretty.
Then onto Thursday...story time! The theme was fall! Claire really enjoys the songs, particularly If You're Happy and You Know It! We went over to Christy and Catrece's for lunch, where Claire enjoyed some lasagna! Marinara being among her favorite flavors! That afternoon I also went in for my yearly female exam. Dr. Lo enjoyed playing with Claire and even blew up a plastic glove into a balloon for her! What fun!
Claire has currently dumped out her basket of shoes and is really trying to get into it. Haha!
So then Friday Claire woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and so we didn't get much of anything done other than taking a walk. Walking or going outside is always a good distraction.
Saturday, I went shopping for food. I hate shopping on weekends or when the regular "9-5ers" shop. I sometimes forget this trend of working people crowding the stores in the pre-dinner and weekend rush hour at the stores. It takes me twice as long going through the store with Claire because we get stopped every aisle. "What a cute baby!" It's as if people have never seen a baby before. I have to admit I usually enjoy it. I just don't like it when kids with visibly grubby paws try to touch her. Where are their manners? Oh wait, they don't even have clean hands... I also hate shopping for food, clothes, etc. in general because it's a chore to me. Having been to 4 malls recently, I probably won't go again for a very VERY long time. I can't even remember the last time I went ... oh yeah! With Holly on her Spring Break from teaching!
Sunday, we went to church, a neighbor's first birthday, and then had Josh's Grandma Peggy and Grandpa Bob over for dinner. (Pictures to come!)
Today I found a wedding present for yet another fall wedding we'll be going to! (Boo to shopping again!) Claire has been taking 2 hour naps for about the past week. Yay. Curses if writing that changes that fact.
So among all these things, Claire has been getting 3 "solid" meals a day, which is another pain, as it is a HUGE mess. It takes about 45 min. from start, letting her eat/play, then cleaning up. BLARGH!
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