making a mental note

things you shouldn't let your toddler walk around with:

- an oreo cookie

- half a pop tart

- a cup of Chex

- crayons

- a sippy cup that ISN'T spill proof (wtf was i thinking?!)

- basically- anything & everything

why?

because the oreo will end up in the VCR, the pop tart will get smeared on the flat screen tv, the Chex will get ground into the area rug, the crayons will get devoured (um, do they taste good?!), the sippy cup will be emptied onto the couch & everything else will probably end up in a bad way as well.

honestly- i probably shouldn't have given her an oreo- but i'm a glutton for punishment. as for the pop tart- she stole it off my plate & there was no way i was taking it away from her for fear of her wrath.

seriously- i'm not anal about cleaning my house, but every time i turn around i find some kind of food item or wet spot. or a mummified apple. nasty.

and can you believe that THIS is the "creature" responsible?

yes- her. (it's not freezing in our house- my child simply insists on wearing her hat 97% of the time)

and then the constant spots of spit up are courtesy of this one:

look- i even caught her in action:

nice huh?

"yar- i be spittin' up on yer rug & keepin' ya up all night. yarrr."

and here she is- questioning her love for me as i make her engage in tummy time:

"hmmm- do i still love...?"

"screw you mom- i quit. neck muscles are overrated."

and the both of them:

plotting my demise. death by laundry- or something to that extent.

and did i forget to mention the dogs- the one that you can see chewing onhis paw int he above photo?

yeah- they leave wet spots too. drool, piss & vomit. and yet i'm supposed to love them unconditionally...explain the rationality of that to me?!

oh- and lest i forgot- alex loves to "feed" the dogs- which = a shit-ton of tiny dog food balls ALL OVER MY HOUSE:

"ALEX STOP FEEDING THE DOG!!!"

"NOOOOOOO!!! MAMMA NOOOO!"

omg kid- where are your pants anyway?! oh that's right, they're soaking wet because you thought it'd be wicked neat to play in the dog's water bowl.

much love little ones.

did i mention we're interviewing nannies tomorrow? you bet your bottom dollar "light housekeeping" was on the list of requirements!

what they wore

sweater: Target

dress: babyGap

tights: Old Navy

shoes: See Kai Run

onesie: H&M

pants: Carters

slippers: Target

sweatshirt: Tea

jeans: babyGap

socks: Old Navy

shoes: See Kai Run

onesie: H&M

pants: Carters

slippers: gift (Target)



jammies: (gift) Target

onesie: gift (Old Navy)

leggings: Baby Legs

socks: Puma

and to overload you some more:

lazy sundays

playmat time

sleepy time with best friends (my friend manda & her fiance scott came in from NY to visit over New Years)

sheepskin time

loathing bath time- heh

loving on daddy time

loving on mommy time (and yes- i'm as tired as i look- yikes)

bubble tea time

bubble tea & coconut chicken soup (the soup was...weird)

choco berry crepe time (omg)

1 month picture FAIL time

adorably chubby WIN time

and i think that's enough for now- hello backlog!

brynn is 1 month old

brynn is 1 month old today. holy crap. how?

she focuses (mostly)- she SMILES- she makes random noises (which is adorable)- she's more awesome every day.

she still refuses to sleep anywhere besides on me at night (she even snubs her nose at the Rock & Play Sleeper which is supposed to magically make my child sleep through the night...FAIL) but that's ok. we'll work on it.

and because it's only fair- alex:

someone decided to chow down on a bright blue crayon. delish.