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Today, after much complaining, I convinced Mommy that I should sleep UPSTAIRS in my new bed. She said “fine by me!” And then something about “just go to sleep!” I took awhile to unwind and settle in and only took a short 1 hour and 20 minute nap compared to my usual as of late of around 2.5 hours. Oh well! 🙁 At least I slept in the bed that will be my only option when the new baby arrives as the bottom mattress will go to the baby’s room for Mommy to rest on. So far there isn’t much in it for ME with this new baby on the way! Humph!

Well, we (Mommy, Daddy and I) ran errands after my nap and I was very fussy and melty again. Mommy worked hard to keep me calm. We gave up and came home for din-din. Mommy has a migraine coming on and Daddy is waiting for Monday when he goes back to the office for work. He keeps sneaking away and doing work because I am driving everyone batty!

Possible reasons to my NEW attitude:
1) Too little sleep
2) The horrid clear runny nose and puffy eyes I have had all weekend
3) I am 2 and I want what I want and when I want it
4) Just because!

I think this week Mommy & Daddy are seriously working on finding a new home for me with the Gypsies. I have begun a WONDERFUL pouty face (that Mommy said is more funny than sad).
Mommy tried to snap a picture of it in mid-pout but I wasn’t in full pout so it was tough. I manage to stick my lips out like a dying fish and hit a very odd octave as I whine to my hearts content.

Things that have driven me to whine today:
1) My sippy cup was empty
2) I used a giraffe sticker two weeks ago and really miss it
3) The Tarzan movie didn’t start fast enough when we got in the car
4) I pulled sticker off of a piece of paper and the paper ripped (very tiny rip)
5) I couldn’t get my sunglasses on correctly
6) I had 4 snacks and wanted 5
7) I am convinced I need a band-aide and I have a boo-boo. When Mommy asks where I point to all my fingers, my tongue and my knee.
8 ) My Tappy Turtle toy wasn’t in the car (BTW it NEVER is!)
9) Mommy has a boo-boo on her finger and it hurts ME!
10) The cat ran under the bed and I couldn’t reach her to harass her!

So as you can see, little things set me off.

But then 2 minutes later I am the happiest kid on earth.

Things that have made me happy today:
1) The constant phrase “Going to Africa!”
2) Sunglasses once I got them on correctly
3) Shopping at Hyde Park for new puzzles and new animals
4) Doing stickers with Mommy & Daddy
5) The pictures of the giraffes on Mommy’s calendar in the bedroom.
6) Pouring pretend coffee for Daddy, Mommy, Grandma Jo and Grandpa Howie
7) Getting a “money” for sitting on the potty at Grandma’s house (without the toddler safety ring, I didn’t potty, just sat there!)
8 ) Playing hide & seek with Mommy this morning
9) Giving Daddy hugs in bed to wake him up
10) Tickles.

Things that have made Mommy & Daddy happy:
1) MY NAP!

When I got up this morning I knew it was just going to be “one of those days”. Mommy took a quick shower while I finished my breakfast and milk. I opted to curl up and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I just didn’t want to get going today.

Today I have been off… just off. The rain is still coming down (4 days now). At least Mommy is getting me out to Gymboree so I am not too crazy. But the rain just seems to drain me. I have been “emotional”. Today one of my friends screamed in my face (mind you I do this to him on a daily basis) and I totally LOST it. I cried in Mommy’s lap for 15 minutes. Yesterday a little girl hit me (3 separate times) and I cried and cried. Mommy put a stop to it and the girl got a time out. I swear I am an easy target sometimes. Is it just because I am so nice? I just want to hug! 🙂

So today I think I will just stay in bed after my nap and not move until the sun shines. Good idea? Probably not… Mommy will inevitably drag me back to Gymboree to burn off some juice.

And on his farm there was a Breighton.

Today I went with Mommy & Daddy to do their volunteer hours at the new organic food co-op we joined this year. Sweetwater Organic. Mommy was pessimistic about me being out on the farm and helping but I surprised everyone. While Daddy trimmed some overgrown plants blocking a gate to one of the growing fields I helped Mommy. We swept out the open barn, picked up wood and put it in the trash can, watered the cat (Lucky) and pulled some invasive weeds. I was an AWESOME little helper. I pushed the broom around, dug holes all over the mulch with a little shovel I found by a tree, helped Mommy sort wood (pieces I could pick up with one hand went in the trash bin and pieces that needed two hands to be picked up I stacked on the table so they could be used later), dipped a stick in the watering hose and let the cat lick it and helped another lady carry weeds to a wheel barrow. I enjoyed getting FILTHY. We only stayed for about two hours. I was hungry and hot and so were Mommy & Daddy. Two hours was my limit anyway. I was starting to get too wound up and wandering away became my main focus.

Afterwards we stopped off and grabbed a quick bite to eat on the way home. We came home and all had quick baths and then ran a few errands. I took a nice long nap and felt all rested. We ran a few more errands and then I played a few games with Mommy until dinner time. I heard the ice cream truck and actually got to go get a “special treat” for being such a good boy all day. Daddy bought me a “SpongeBob” (I don’t know who that is, just that it was yellow)popsicle thingy. Mommy let me eat it in the bathtub before my bedtime bath. The entire time I was eating I kept telling Mommy that the ice cream was “DEEEE-licious” and “Tasssstttty”. She just giggled at me. We wrapped up the ice cream treat with a warm bath to get all the sticky off. Mommy and I read a few books while Daddy worked on some food for Grandma Jo’s Birthday Bash tomorrow. I nearly fell asleep while Mommy was reading but soon got my second wind. It is 9:10 and I am still awake. Mommy just turned out my light so I have to stop blogging now.

Good-night! 🙂

Tonight I turn control of my blog over to Mommy for her to rant for a few moments about the playground tonight. Here you go Mommy…

Hi everyone, Mommy here! 🙂 Ahhhh. So… where to begin. Breighton has been asking to go to the playground ever since he came down with HFMD (no fun!). So today we made a quick stop before lunch and had a grand old time for about 15-20 minutes until I decided it was WAY to stinking hot and icky to be running around outside in the heat of noon. I promised another trip would come in the near future and Breighton accepted, finally. After dinner tonight David, Breighton and I stopped back by Long Center on the way home. Breighton was wound for sound and needed to burn some energy off before bed (probably had nothing to do with the bowl of ice cream from Brewsters!)

So we (David and I) chased Breighton in full toddler style all around the playground. It is a great playground now after the second remodel which FINALLY led to it being fully gated in! Anyway, Breighton really enjoys the “sand pit” and was having a blast. As I stood and watched there was a young boy (3) who was nose to nose with another boy who looked the same age. They were arguing about something (peace in middle east? the presidential debates? *shrug*) and one of the boys (the 3 year old…very tiny kid btw) took off his belt and folded it in half and started to snap it. He was toe to toe with the other boy and finally the kid without the belt stepped back. Breighton was about 2 feet away and I walked and squatted down between B and the “Belt wielder”… really to protect B just in case the kid went berserk! I asked the kid holding the belt what was wrong. He told me that the girls wouldn’t put a door in their sandcastle (obviously a grand reason to de-belt and threaten other kids). I suggested he build his own sandcastle and he just kind of stared at me. I looked around and there were NO parents in sight for any of the 8+ kids in the area. NONE! Who takes their kids to a playground and doesn’t supervise… oh wait… LOTS of parents! I offered a few more words of encouragement to try to get the kid to put the belt back on and go play something else. I got nowhere and we decided it was time to go! I picked up Breighton and washed off his hands and feet in the new bathroom and we headed home. As we drove away the boy walked up to the girls sandcastle and stuck his finger in it, obviously making the door that drove him to near violence.

The whole way home and still to this moment I am ANGRY at people. I think it is great that parents take their kids to playground and out to socialize. But they need to supervise their children. I was expecting a fight to break out on the playground between an ANGRY 3y/o and 3 other kids all under 8! Why was I nervous about this? These are the kids that would be in school with Breighton. It scares me to think that a 3 y/o would act the way this boy did. This is the kind of kid that will be wielding guns and gang tats before he can legally drive… heck probably before he can tie his own shoes (probably at least a while… he was wearing velcro!). I feel sad for these children in a way. What are their parents doing to them or siblings that a 3 year old would even comprehend taking off a belt to use it as a weapon. Sponge Bob surely doesn’t teach this?! Does he?!

It is moments like this that I am HAPPY to be a stay-at-home-mom and be actively involved in the growth and development of our son.

So a note to you parents out there that frequent the playgrounds… I am watching you! Are you watching your kids? Supervise your kids, teach them morals and values and not violence! If we want a better world for our kids, it needs to start at home!