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Peeps… I think my baby bro’s tub (which was my tub in years past) is awesome! I’m soooo not giving it back to him. It’s mine! All mine! Mommy and Daddy think it’s funny that I really like this little tub, but hey… I’m different and proud of it!

So, today was interesting. I’ve been crabby all day. Mommy and Daddy do however take accountability for this. They stuck me in the car a bit before 9 this morning and ran errands until 1 pm. They did buy me a fun new sandbox/water table combo for when I potty train. Nevertheless I was CRANKY by the time we got home at 1 pm. I refused to take a nap because I didn’t have any down time/outdoor play time.

So, after 2 hours of self quiet play in my room (which I did without much fuss), I got aggressive and hit and bit Mommy and Daddy. Mommy started to cry. Well, Mommy and Daddy had enough and took me out back to haul sand. In this case it was haul the play sand from my old (too big with my new playhouse) sandbox around to the front of the house to partly fill in the hole from the old tree. I didn’t listen very well and would sprint ahead with my bucket to the front yard. Mommy and Daddy got very upset with me because I wasn’t listening and was endangering myself.

Eventually, after one sprint down the side of the house and out to the front yard with the last of the sand, Daddy had enough and shut the gate locking me and Mommy in the back yard. I was NOT happy.

Daddy went to trim the Pentas (http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/PENLANA.PDF) in back and I kept getting in the way, wanting to help, but not listening and endangering myself. Eventually Mommy took me in for a bath.

Getting around to the title of this post…
Daddy, being sooooo frustrated at me stayed in the backyard and trimmed 1/3 to 1/2 of the palms in the backyard. The Travelers (http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/RAVMADA.pdf) and
Areca’s (http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/CHRLUTA.pdf) had some die-back during the one night of freezing weather and high winds we’ve had this winter. Mommy and Daddy didn’t want to trim back the plants until we were probably clear of any other freezing weather, figuring that if they did trim back it would freeze again and damage more of the plants.

Well, as Daddy finished the last bits of tidy up and got ready to come in and shower Mommy said “I like when you get frustrated with Breighton and want to avoid him” and had this, well, impish look. I’m kind of worried that if I’m not careful, Mommy will ensnare me in her never-ending (and Daddy says hopeless) plans to train Daddy!

Anyway, love to all of you! I’m hoping I get a good night’s sleep tonight!

It isn’t the best photo but it sums up my day. Snuggled in my robe or blankets watching movies and eating popcorn was my day. I kicked Mommy off the sofa and wanted some Daddy time.

Tonight before bed Mommy pointed out that I had not gone pee-pee since nap time. She took me to the potty and after a few minutes of sitting there I put pee-pee in the potty for the first time in months!!! I was so proud of myself! Maybe now my fear of the potty has been overcome and I can continue with my potty learning.

Today Mommy was putting me in the car to head to her 6 week OB appt. I started getting fussy, refused to get in my seat, started rocking Emmerson’s seat pretty hard and then slapped Mommy in the face (VERY hard!). Mommy gave me a quick two-finger thwap on the head. It wasn’t hard, it didn’t hurt but it caught me WAY off guard. I immediately climbed into my car seat, tucked my arms through the straps, apologized to Mommy and said ” I love you, are you happy Mommy?” (Mommy was crying… ) I love my Mommy but I don’t know why I find it so easy to hit and slap her. Maybe because I love her so much I know she won’t leave me. Daddy is teaching me to hit pillows if I am mad. I need to work on that. Since this morning in the car I have been a total golden child.

In other news:

I have been super cranky and really pushing buttons of Mommy & Daddy the last few days. Today I am all sniffly and coughy. I think I am coming down with “something”. The weather is chilly and I don’t want to go outside. Today may be a movie afternoon. I just need time to feel better.

Mommy and I have been playing a lot with my “Zolo” toy. It is like a modern art version of Mr. Potato Head. This is my “octopus”. Don’t mind the binki again! I need it a lot lately… Mommy said it is a fair trade-off for when I am fussy and just need to calm down a bit. i won’t have it forever! But don’t forget lately I only want the “GREEN BINKI!!” ugh! Good luck finding that one in the dark!

This morning I went to Gymboree for free-play. I took all the stuffed animals to the “cage” and then asked Mommy for “cheesy-cheese!” (That means take a picture!)

Lauren liked my game and wanted to play too! She smiled a LOT better than I did. I look drunk! But I am NOT!