Actually, an hour away from Saturday, but still... it's the weekend! I feel like the only thing I do during the week is run run run (oh, Nicole, yeah right.... you're too lazy to really RUN anymore). Even though I'm only working part time, I am always on the go. I'm running out the door to try to get Porter to the babysitter and attempt to get to work on time (good thing my job is flexible!), and run to leave work so I can pick him us ASAP from the sitter. Monday and Wednesday afternoons are my only "down time". Tuesdays I drive out to pick Aria up to do preschool with her, and Thursdays I have to rush to pick up Porter to meet Aria's nanny at my house so I can do preschool with her Thurs. afternoons. Friday I have Aria all day also. So somewhere in all that I attempt to clean my house, spend time with Porter and I'd eventually like to exercise or something... but I already feel like I hardly spend time with Porter as it is. And this is only working part time! Yuck.
Anyway, I'm glad its the weekend. A little relaxing is what I'm looking forward to. Today I took Aria and Porter to Kids n Stuff to meet Heather, Ryan and their kids and Katie, Don and Donnie. We kind of took over the back baby area and hung out and chatted for a few hours while the kids played. This is kind of weird... who knows why I'm going to write about this... but on the way home I looked in my rearview mirror and saw the two carseats, two kiddos in my back seat... and thought 'Awww I can't wait to have a toddler and a baby someday to take on playdates like this.... to look in my rearview and see MY two kiddos' Yeah, I'm a dork. I can't wait until Porter is a bit older and we add to our family... it'll be so fun to see our kids interact, to go on playdates, out to lunch, to the park... hang out together. I just love being a mom.
Tomorrow I'm going to Leslie's to check out all the loot she's bought for Baby Girl Collins and to help her with her blog banner. And tomorrow evening we're going to the Morrisons with a few other couples to have Game Night! YAY! Ry and I went to Walmart and almost bought Battle of the Sexes, but we weren't sure if it was a fun game or not... any opinions???
Porter is still feeling a little under the weather. He has a stuffy nose and a tiny cough (not much during the day, mostly at night when its dry). He acts like I'm trying to murder him when I try to suction out his snotty nose. We picked him up some Tylenol Cold medicine at the store today, so hopefully that'll help him sleep tonight. Last night I was up with him countless times because he woke himself up coughing or being unable to breathe through his nose. Poor baby. I just wanted to hold him and rock him all night. I contemplated bringing him to bed with us, but I knew he'd only keep us up, and Ryan is sooo cranky when he doesn't get his sleep. I'm hoping he'll start feeling better over the weekend. He's been acting a little happier lately, but he's still not 100% himself yet.
He's been so clingy lately, and I can tell he's testing me with his whining. Porter's new thing when he wants you is to crawl up to you and butt his head into your leg or side or whatever body part is at his head-level. I was trying to work with Aria today on the alphabet, and I was sitting next to the coffee table and he started his head-butting/whining. I got up and walked into the kitchen and you'd think I was leaving the planet. That boy fell apart! I'm unsure of how to react to his whining. Usually we try to not pick him up when he is just being whiney.... and we try to redirect his attention to something else. But sometimes taht doesnt work, and its hard (err... irritating) to listen to him whine and fuss when he wants to be picked up. And now that he's crawling and starting to be able to crawl into our laps, its hard to just shove him away. I don't want to give into him and end up with this clingy, whiney, spoiled kid. But I hate feeling like I'm neglecting his needs, even though I know he's at the age where he's beginning to see how he can manipulate people, and I know they begin with parents. Ugh. Some parts of parenting are so complicated. I refuse to create and raise a bratty child. Whew... I just got off on such a tangent. Anyway... I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore.
I need to get outta here. Hopefully Katie and/or Heather will send me some pictures from today. Yes, you know what that means.... I didn't take my camera into Kids n Stuff. What is this world coming to?
I like the game battle of the sexes, but I agree w/ Jessica that it's unfair. But I think the questions the girls have to answer are easier (questions about guy things). Regardless, it's a good for a laugh!
Have you played the game Apples to Apples? It's really fun!!! :)
Posted by: Kristi Mangan | September 23, 2006 at 07:24 PM
Battle of the sexes is SO incredibly UNFAIR! All of the questions for the guys are SUPER easy compared to the questions for the girls!!! We only play it when the group is drinking and no one really cares about the score...LOL!
Posted by: Jessica | September 23, 2006 at 01:00 PM
I've often wondered about Battle of the Sexes... never played though.
I've been curious as to which game(s) we'll end up playing tomorrow. Any other ideas? Can't wait!
Posted by: heather | September 23, 2006 at 12:40 AM