Quick, before I get Sidetrack'd

Man, it’s been busy around here this week! I’ve been prepping clothes for consignment, our washer had to be repaired (yay for handy Matt!), we’ve had three playdates, and I had a BSF leaders workshop from 9 to 1 today.

So, there are the excuses for posting this on Wednesday. Lol

Anyway, there isn’t really much to report, unfortunately. I had zero loss (but also zero gain) in both pounds and inches. I did okay with exercise, but I kind of sabotaged myself with my eating on Thursday and Friday. Oh well, there is always this week!

But, on the exciting front, I’m posting this from my new toy…my iPad!

Now I am six months old and…

…I am sitting up unsupported.
…I get on my hands and knees and rock.
…I still nurse exclusively.
…I love to be worn in the BabyHawk.
…I tolerate the stroller now that I can sit.
…I don’t like my baby containers (swing, bouncy, etc) anymore.
…I like to lay in the floor & play with toys (especially Sophie the giraffe).
…I like to pull down the bumpers on my crib (so Mommy took them out).
…I am still wearing 3-6 months size clothes (and a few 0-3 months).
…most of my skin issues have cleared up (except occasional flare ups).
…I love my cloth diapers.
…I am a very happy baby and love to smile and laugh.
…my Mommy is way behind on writing this post.

It’s a week of milestones at chez Sidetrack’d…

This Little bit of girl turns four this week:

This little Boo decided it was time to potty train:

And this Baby Girl started army crawling and got her first tooth:

All in all, a good week!

Last weekend we decided to load the gang up and head out to a local Mexican restaurant for dinner.

Matt ordered a Dos Equis.

When the waitress delivered it the mug was wet, but we didn’t think a whole lot about it; maybe she overfilled it, maybe a little spilled on the way to the table, whatever. At the time, Matt was holding Baby Girl; he passed her to me, and when our food came I put her into her carseat (which was on a highchair at the end of the table) so I could eat. When she got fussy I picked her up again and the back of her outfit was wet. The wet spot was in a place where there was no way that it was a diaper leak, so I touched my fingers to it and smelled them. Yep, it was beer. There was a puddle of beer in her carseat. Oops!

Then a little later in the meal we had this conversation:

Little: Daddy, can I have a drink of your drink?
Matt: No, sorry.
Little: Why not, Daddy?
Matt: This is just a Daddy drink.
Little: It’s not for Mommies?
Me: Some Mommies drink it, but this Mommy thinks it’s gross.
Little: Why is it just a Daddy drink?
Matt: It just is. It’s a drink only for grown ups.
Little: Because it’s a Minne-SODA?!

As Boo gets older and his verbal skills become more developed, we get more and more Boo-isms around here. Right now there are a few things he says that I just love to hear…

wop-wops – flip flops – as in “I wear my wop-wops ow-side”
aww man!
socca ball – any ball or piece of sporting equipment
whoooa {Boo}! – said any time he slips, trips, stumbles, or falls
Jerge – his stuffed Curious George or anything having to do with George
tuckers – covers

When Boo turned two it was like a switch flipped and words started pouring out of the boy’s mouth. He is putting together four and five word sentences now, can carry on conversations, and speaks well enough that people can understand what he’s saying most of the time.

Today the doctor said he speaks really well for his age. I guess that couldn’t have anything to do with having an uber verbal mother and big sister!

The 5 Minutes for Mom girls are once again hosting the biggest party in the Mommy-blogging sphere!  Ultimate Blog Party ‘09 runs from March 20 through March 27 and will be packed with fun, friends, and, oh yeah, prizes, too. Head over there any time during the week to join in the fun. You never know who you might run into at a great party like this one!

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And yes, it deserves three exclamation points.  Remember my stroller I was all excited about last night?  Well, it seems that Amazon had it mispriced and, therefore, cancelled all of the orders that were placed.  It’s now listed for $215.41.  Needless to say, I am not very happy.  This was not a good way to start my day!

Because I am woefully low on original ideas right now, I’m doing this Christmas meme again this year.  It was also posted on December 6, 2007.  Some answers are the same, but not all of them.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? most of the time wrapping paper, but sometimes I’ll use gift bags for oddly shaped gifts or if I’m being lazy

2. Real tree or artificial? growing up we had a real tree downstairs and an artificial tree upstairs; Matt and I have stuck with artificial so far.

3. When do you put up the tree? I like to put it up the weekend after Thanksgiving, this year, it was more like two weeks after Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? New Year’s eve or day

5. Do you like eggnog? yes, but not nearly as much as Matt does

6. Favorite gift received as a child? my Cabbage Patch Kids and my pink and gray 10-speed bike

7. Do you have a nativity scene? no, but I think I’ll try to find the Fisher Price one on sale after Christmas for next year

8. Hardest person to buy for? the dads – mine and Matt’s

9. Easiest person to buy for? Little and Boo; right now I can still get what I want for them

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? everything I can think of would put me in the doghouse with one person or another who reads this blog

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail except that I didn’t do any this year – maybe New Years cards? or Easter?

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? this is really terrible, but I don’t really have one; I guess the closest I get is About a Boy which isn’t about Christmas, per se, but part of it does take place at Chirstmas time

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I always say I’m going to shop throughout the year, but it never happens; I usually start in November

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I do occasionally recycle gifts, but I don’t recall re-giving a Chirstmas gift

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Chex Mix ( I only make it during the holidays) and various Christmas goodies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear, on all 3 or 4 trees (only one of which is up this year)

17. Favorite Christmas song? I don’t have a favorite, I just love Christmas music

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? this year we are staying home and everyone is coming to us!

19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? I think so

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? nothing right now; our star is on the mantle…don’t ask

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? we’ll be opening gifts all week

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? the focus on consumerism

23. What I love most about Christmas? everything, it’s the most wonderful time of the year

If you decide to play along let me know so I can check out your answers.

Wow, it’s been two weeks since I posted last. What have we been up to? Let’s start with Thanksgiving…

This year, for the first time, Matt and I decided to stay home for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed being home and hosting the holiday for a change.

Thursday was spent preparing since we weren’t having our Thanksgiving meal until Friday. I cooked all day, and Matt and Little raked the yard and played in the leaves. We have some cute video of Little playing in the leaves – scooping them into a bucket, throwing them around, and rolling around in them. She had a big time playing outside with her Daddy.

Bebe and Grandad arrived about 8:00 Friday morning and our Thanksgiving really began. I cooked and washed dishes for another several hours while Little enjoyed playing with her grandparents. We enjoyed a delicious (if I do say so myself) meal and good company.

We all had a great weekend visiting and playing and being together. We have a lot for which to be thankful.