FINALLY...

A GREAT DAY!! The teacher I LOVE was there and told me all about her day when I picked Callie up. She played well, listened to the teachers, didn't have time out, didn't pick on anyone, laughed and laughed and well lets just say she must have known it was Friday. Antsy in the pantsy the kids get knowing they get to spend the weekend with their folks. She said all the kids were so amped today that Callie couldn't nap more than 30 minutes because someone would squeal and wake her up. That's ok because she was still in great spirits. She's a trooper! She usually sleeps through everything so it must have really been rowdy. We came home, took a lap around the church and bathed and she was down by 6:15 instead of 7!!! I mean she was OUT! She started her nightly snack naked and we got her dressed after she had fallen asleep! Girlfriend was whooped! Thank goodness she didn't spray poo or liquid goo all over the bed before diaper got nested on. Its FRIDAY, we are going to be kickin it relaxin style all lopin around the house and piddling and picking flowers and going to play in some sand....LIFE IS SOOOOOO GOOD! THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAVE GOTTEN ABOUT THIS TRYING WEEK. ALL IN ALL IT TURNED OUT TO BE OK. I think I am going through those parent growing pains! My little butterbean is sprouting out! Oh yeah, did I mention last day of ear infection medicine? Hopefully we can get through a week without another one popping up! If it does, that puts us in the -tubes-in-the-ear category or at least ENT specialist....lets just hope we have kicked those nasties for good!

My little....ANGEL????

Well, we got to the bottom of the whole situation this afternoon. Apparently Callie wasn't doing the old grab-you-by-the-hair-and-pull-someone-to-her-for-a-kiss-routine with her best bud. See there are 3 gals with almost identical names. I was told by the gal who is only there the last 15 minutes about it being her best friend. Apparently this was wrong and she had the kids mixed up. Apparently, she was picking on the littlest girl in the class who also happens to be the oldest and whose name is only one strong A difference instead of a soft A. So, they sent the wrong messenger to do the dirty work. We didn't get written up, everyone was laughing about it today, "babies are learning and figuring it out...." except for me who is still unsettled that noone really has the same story because there is someone different when I drop her off than when I pick her up. Anyway, that can't be helped. So on with the rest...IT TRULY JUST BREAKS MY HEART. I am hoping to raise someone who stands up for the underdog and not one who creates the underdog. Maybe seperating them was for the best. Not sure I agree with the crib though. There might be other ways to put them in opposite corners or assign each one to each teacher so they both are keeping them seperated. I guess it is hard when you have diapers and feedings and such. They say she has a really STRONG personality. I guess she gets that from Go Daddy Go....okay busted....maybe, just maybe, from me...nahhhhh. They just say she is something else...a pistol even. They say she gets ready to do something and pauses and looks at them and smiles before she does it. I think she might be testing everyone. Now the scratches are due to her pulling off the velcro bib....and getting tackled by the kid with the huge head who can't pull himself up from sitting unless he pulls everyone around him down first. I know this is a lot to digest folks but all in all, she has clean outfits when I pick her up. Nothing more major than tiny red scratches in isolated places. Clean diaper, eats lots of different foods (still not happy about the hashbrowns...or Vitamin G as daddy calls it) is always smiling when I pick her up AND DROP HER OFF. So, I guess if it were really bad she would throw a fit about staying....and besides if I could only convince work they don't need me until 8:45 then I could maybe check out our BlogPal K&*&^'s Mom's resource. We were visiting not too long ago so we know exactly where it is!
tattatatat for now xoxo MSM

CAT FIGHT

Milk-Shakin-Momma has a few pleas for advice to post. My little Angel I am told by school has 'QUITE THE PERSONALITY' Now is that their way of slyly saying, watch out? They tell me today as I am all pumped up to see and play with my baby that she is a scratcher. They tell me that she attacks her best little friend (the one she laughs and shares toys with and has bonded with) with her nails. By the time I left I was feeling horribly sad. How am I to prevent her from scratching at school? I try to keep nails clipped. They say she is obviously an only child and spoiled. Ummmmm, pretty harsh words to hear about my 9 month old. Especially since she is good at home. So I leave thinking she has been written up and they are going to kick her out of school like I have heard stories of them doing and she will be "Unschoolable." Then we will have to send her across state for troubled 9 monthers. So I go home and tell Go Daddy Go. He says, "Puddin, have you been mean at school?" THEN HE LOOKS HER OVER....All up her back and neck and the back of her head are these tiny razor like scratches that could only come from ANOTHER child her size. SOOOOOO, We are just going to call this little stint SELF-DEFENSE and tell those teachers that maybe they need to just monitor BOTH kids and not make me feel like a bad mom!!!!! Oh by the way, we are going to demand an explanation for her scratches as OBVIOUSLY she wouldn't have done this to herself on the back of her head/neck and chest area. Secondly, I ALSO learned that to reprimand her they stick her in the crib. She doesn't nap there I learned as she naps in the swing but that definitely explains how recently she has become horrified when we go into her room to lay her down to bed. She thinks of her crib as JAIL!!! This one is a tough one folks.....need some advice!

SASSY LITTLE DIVA

This Sassy Little Diva is EXHAUSTED!!! She has been making phone calls to celebrate the imminent wedding of her Milk Shakin Mama and Go Daddy Go! August 22, put that in your books! Her sassy little kicks are brought to us by the same Great Auntie who brought us the infamous PJ ensemble that reads "If the Tiara fits..." Look, its hard work. Hard work, harumph! Nighty night! xoxox CC...getting some ZZ's

BURSTS OF SLEEP

MEDS ARE KICKING IN FOR CALLIESTAR. Milk shakin mama slept so hard she drooled. Go Daddy Go finally got some ZZZZZ's and Callie got some good old fashion sleeping under her diaper (belt...well you know). Tonight back to the scheduled 7 pm bath (well fake one...she sat in the sink and drank water from the faucet...not the usual but she liked it and when you are sick you get to drink from the faucet and sit in the sink and splash all over the counter, those are the rules) and book (didn't quite make it through page one before eyes were rubbed) a snack and shut eye. I had to diaper her while she made one last flip in the air (she gets all acrobatic when she is tired) and I got her dressed as she was 1/2 way eating/sleeping. She sported the Elvis pj look barrel chest out and arms all out and knees all giggly, love to capture that one but really I am literally attached to her during the whole scene. Sparing you all the gratuitous nudey scene, dad opts to just laugh at mom and la femme elvis superstar instead of capturing boob and all!

EAR INFECTION TUESDAY

REALLY, THERE ARE NO WORDS...

MONDAY'S MEET THE FAM

AUNTIE ANN FAM

CUZN LESLIE FAM

CUZN ALEK FAM

VOGUE

Chairway Models...the next realty show. I can hamm it up with the best of them...look out Naomi....younger blood is taking over!!! Ready, set, VOGUE!!!
Enjoying the beach...living the life....

...AND I'LL GLADLY STAND UP...

GO! CALLIE! GO! This is the infamous Lion we have been raving about. He laughs this goofy laugh and sings and I dance and dance and dance. I am learning to grab the ground when I sit now instead of falling. New trick! After all of this excitement, I am pooped! Night Night sleep tight don't let the bedbug bites...zzzzz...if they do.....zzzzz....my snuggle bud Frumity Frog will take care of business!

ZUCHINNI & GATORADE

The healthy thing to do is take some freshly steamed zucchini straight out of the dirt from the garden sans seasoning and puree it with some nice yummy water and feed lovingly to me. Watch with delight as I smile with this new exposure. Every day mix it up with a new vegetable and you too can have a finicky-free baby like me. NOW THE REALISTIC way it shakes down is that mommy tickles me until I smile, then she shoves the spoon in my mouth and ducks, grabbing the nearest thing to give me as a chaser/distract er ....tonite yummmy Gatorade... to keep me from spraying green mush all over her and the kitchen. She takes all the fun out. It sure is great to see her hustle though! Oh you'd love to be a fly on our wall....(WHAT??? There's flies on our walls?????) Paranoia and delirium are all classic symptoms of my sleep deprived mama. So, milk-shakin-mama...quit coming in my bedroom 3x's a night waking me up to feed me (honestly folks do you think I would willingly wake a sleeping baby???) One of these days I am going to look her in the eye and say...NOT NOW IM SLEEPING! But until she learns I guess I will just play along with her and have just a small little snacky snack. After all, I am almost growns up (9 months) and will only be this cute and cuddly for so long, I will let her have her nightly babydoll fix.

WEDNESDAY...Story and Bath and Bed

I LOVE READING! I can thank Mrs. Rendy for most of this. She is forever sending books and encouraging tips for Milk Shakin Mama. Ever since Mama read the book by Mem....you must run out and get a copy of Mem Fox's Reading Magic....I have taken an interest in anything with letters. This is me looking at the engaged section. I do enjoy a good love story. Milk Shakin Mama almost wet her pants because I sat on the floor and read the paper for about 30 minutes. I really don't get what was so funny. Who doesnt like the paper?

This bath is brought to you by the letter's F...P...C...B...and S.

SNOOZEVILLE

Mom & and love to spend quality time together....we play and play...

So, Dad and I love to spend quality time together.....we play and play and who am I kidding? We love those zzzzzzzz's....

THE FIFTH

It has been ages and I have so much to catch you up on. It is now July 5th. I celebrated my first Independence Day. I was so stoked, I took a few steps. I was holding onto my tropical grooving friend Lion Walker and rolled him forward and followed....and rolled and followed. It was fun. We love Fisher Price. They know what us babes like and how we learn. I am all pumped modeling my new bathing suit from friend Annie. This growing up thing is pretty liberating! Here I am learning to pick my favorite puff. There are sweet potato and banana puffs, so I just figure out which one I want first. I eat all sorts of foods. Everyday I try something new. Favs are those yogurt drops by Gerber Graduates, fruit and squash. Mommy is always having me try new foods. It is quite yummy! I also love cantaloupe and peaches. I can gum things like crazy.