GotchaBaby

January 30, 2009

I Couldn’t Make This Up

So this morning I was savoring our 2nd 1-hour delay of the week, and smiling that my work week was almost over. I was getting the kiddos ready, and life was good. I was changing Jr. on his changing table, he had a little early-morning presnt for me, sweet boy. As I opened his dresser drawer, MAM came sprinting into the room, “Mama! I’m! My! ——” (she hurls, into the open drawer of sweet baby boy clothes) “I’m puking Mama!! My puke!”

Read that again, slowly.

She.threw.up.in.an.open.drawer.full.of.clothes.

I pop Jr back into his crib (half dressed) and get MAM situated. It is now 7:45, so I call my boss first, and then start cleaning up messes. The mess, actually was an easy fix–I scooped the entire contents of the drawer into the washer. End of story.

Fast forward about 2 hours later, Jr is ready for another diaper change. I take care of the wet diaper, and realize that he has no diapers in his changing table. So I put him in the crib, half dressed for the second time today……and return, with a dry diaper, to find that he’s sprayed the entire crib. He’s grinning like a fool, completely soaked…..

After stripping the beds, MAM is back upstairs in their room, looking for a truck to play with, when all of a sudden, the 4 crackers she ate reappear on the rug. Ugh.

An entire drawer of clothing.

A entire crib of bedding.

A carpet.

Will the adventures in bodily fluids ever end?!?!?! Will I ever work a full five days in a row again?? Will the children ever be 100% healthy again?? I am beginning to wonder….

January 25, 2009

It Wouldn’t be my Blog if….

I didn’t post about an ear infection every now and then….

Apparently, MAM has caught on that this is, in fact, THE YEAR OF THE GERM, and has joined the party. Slippery goo is oozing out of her ear. She doesn’t seem to mind it too much, we just joke that she has “stinky ear”. And I’ll be calling the ENT on Monday. NOT the way to start a new year, my friends, that’s for sure!

January 20, 2009

It seems only natural to post about the happenings in Washington, D.C. today. Thing is, I haven’t seen much of it yet. There was an inservice day today, and while I had the CNN/Facebook thing up on my screen, I wasn’t near my computer much. Because the fact of the matter is that while history was in the making, I was attending meetings and getting my classroom ready for Chinese New Year.

So, I can’t comment on all the hoopla yet. Was it worth the estimated $170 million? The historic significance of this day is not lost on me–it is a moment to remember. Last night, a contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King was interviewed, and he stated that President Obama was born during the Civil Rights movement. 47 years later, an African American is elected President of the United States. That is huge and important, and gives me hope for America. I don’t agree with President Obama’s take on a lot of issues. I can only hope that this momentum of hope continues to keep people engaged and involved, and that all voices may be heard.

I do believe that Barack Obama is the first non-animated celebrity that MAM has become aware of–earlier this fall, she noted his ability to keep his pants dry. Last week, she saw his picture and exclaimed, “That’s Barack Obama! He’s the president of speeches!” I didn’t know that she knew the word speeches…..