Shut the front door. Here's the video of my child's first steps.
Oh and PS we got the most fantastic new camera in which to record all these freaking awesome ass moments. I can't believe we actually got her FIRST steps on video. She had been hinting at it all day today but we decided to try to tempt her with wipes and it worked!
As if WALKING is not enough in itself for a blog post, we have had lots going on since the list time I posted. Easter, birthday parties, and poop. There's always a good poop story.
Easter was a good time, Cici came to town and then promptly got bronchitis and a sinus infection when the returned to the SEL. Juju and John Rob also came down so the only thing missing was Big Daddy, stupid Hammermill would not let him off. In any case, we of course took lots of pictures and it's been so long ago I can't even remember the funny shit that went on aside from the fact that Sadie Marie was terrifed of John Robert. It's funny actually that she used to LOVE playing with him but since the newlyweds moved out she doesn't see him as much and she was NOT interested in him on Easter. She has started showing this aversion to men altogether so it's not just John Robert. We even tried puffs to get her to warm up.......
And more food.........
Easter was good times, we went to church and then to our FAV Outback for lunch. We took some really good pictures too. I mean the camera is seriously awesome.
We have found the most fantastic church and this was outside after church.
So, the weekend after Easter we went to Sadie Marie's first birthday party. It was hilarious. She was most entertained with the balloons. However, I will say she was also quite entertained by the kiddies there as well. I have seem some shit in my day but holy canoli this was some hilarious stuff. I have seen some heathens in my day but SHIV. Lets just say the presents survived (barely) but the couch did not. I personally thought it was absolutely hiliarious, the owner of the couch probably not so much. Crayons come out right?
Moving on, things have really started to pick up for me at work as we move within 60 days of the commencement I plan every year and even though I work from home four days a week, now it just means I will work LONGER days. It sucks but in the end I love my job and it's worth it. It really sucks because I won't give up time with Sadie Marie so that means sleep is what get axed. I can deal with it.....nothing a cup or five of coffee can't fix. I never thought I would love coffee as much as I do now but SHIV. I don't know where we would be today without it.
That being said, the baby daddy has really been helping and thus has been bathing and putting Sadie Marie to bed a lot more for me. I guess I had gone to the grocery store last weekend and when I came back Sadie Marie's clothes had been changed........I did a double take and all he had to say was poop. I started laughing, he was NOT even smiling. Here's what went down:
I leave.
Sadie Marie has and explosive doodoo.
The baby daddy waits too long to change her, thinking he's waiting to be sure she's done pooping as she is notorious for pooping, letting you change her diaper, and then immediately pooping some more, but this time she was done and it was kinda runny.
The baby daddy goes to change her and get a BIG surprise. Not only is it coming out the sides of her diaper it's traveled all the way out the back side too. I have no idea what ensued but she ended up in the bathtub and her sleeper was in the kitchen sink. Thanks buddy. AT LEAST he got the dooty off the baby I guess.
It seems as though Juju is a mess magnet. Everytime Sadie Marie is with her poor Juju either gets spit up on or pooped on and I think she got both at Easter. Sadie Marie has FINALLY stopped spitting up and thus NO MORE BIBS. Ugh, thank goodness. I swear I smelled like hot sick vomit for nine full months but now she's a big girl. Well, maybe she just gets excited when Juju comes over because she promptly spit up on her and then later that weekend we kept thinking we smelled doodoo but Sadie Marie was just farting.........ALOT. Juju would reach to peak in the diaper and I warned her that it was dangerous........I was in the kitchen and I hear Oh My God, Oh My God, take her take her......I stuck my finger in it.....ahhhhhhh......I can't remember the last time something was funny enough to make me cry but seeing Juju run from the kitchen to the bathroom trying to find the "correct" place to wash doodoo off her hands was PRICELESS.
Sadie Marie turns 11 months old next week and I can't believe she started walking today. It's insaneness. OMG I really have to baby proof this crap now. I put the thingys on the cabinet doors and it was absolutely pointless. She can still open then.......the crack is just enough for her to lean around, look in, spy what she wants, and reach her stubby little arm in. She's too damn smart for her own good. I need to get some baby gates so we can contain the little tornado.
We are also taking a trip next week. We are going to take Sadie Marie to Iowa to meet the rest of her family. I'm pretty excited we get to spend two days in Chicago then off to the corn state. It's supposed to be warm. It better be. I HATE the cold, it's one of the main reasons we left Iowa. EFF all that snow. It should be entertaining though and I will be sure to fill y'all in on this road trip. That's right, we are driving. I had a plane ticket but it was going to be harder to fly than drive this time so I can't wait to see what I have to do to entertain the little nugget for 16 hours on our way to Chi-town.
OK, I'm going to take a nap.
April
