Halloween
Halloween weekend is upon us and a choice has not been made for my little girls’ costume. My goal was to have her dressed as Wonder Women so she could fight crime with her big brother (Strider our pup) but we haven’t come across ANYTHING remotely close to it that she would be able to fit in to.
My wife wanted to dress her as a pepper or some other kind of inanimate object but I strongly refused, I don’t care how hot the pepper is it just isn’t scary. If we can’t find something for her, I might have to do what my mom used to do to my brother and I when we couldn’t decide upon a costume and get a pillowcase, drawl a Pac Man ghost on it and cut a hole in the top. At least it’s a ghost…
In honor of my girls first fall, we went to the cider mill to celebrate with her friends Ellie and Lexi. The weather was unbeatable (almost 80), the lines were atrocious and the bees were EVERYWHERE (which is to be expected). My girl acted great and was amused by all the people. I think Lexi had the most fun; she’s 2 ½ and was constantly getting yelled at for running off here or there, which is the norm when there is a hay maze, jungle gyms, caricature stands to put your head in to take pictures and kids everywhere to play with. Watching Lexi take off all over the place made me realize that I’ll be in that boat soon but fortunately my girl is just starting to move around a little. She’ll inch her way off her activity mat by kicking her legs feverishly while talking to herself. It is very funny to watch and crazy to see how fast she is developing.
My Third Wedding Anniversary
Today is my third wedding anniversary so tonight my wife and I are going out to dinner to celebrate. In order for this to happen we needed to obtain a baby sitter; this is a fairly new situation for us considering our baby is just over two months old. It’s weird to think that I’ve been a dad for two whole months. In retrospect, a lot has happened in regards to her growth. She recently discovered her hands, so now when a toy is held up over her (like her whoozit thanks to Rach, D and Aim) she will swat at it in a very clumsy way sometimes even making contact with it. It doesn’t sound like much, but when it happens the reaction from my wife and I, is that of the annoying, stereotypical parents usually portrayed in a movie or TV program. With the discovery of her hands, comes the threat of her ferociously pinching my neck without warning. That freaking hurts! Her overall growth is astonishing. She has moved up to a bigger sized diaper, which she is just starting to wear properly. This was an interesting transition; when she out grew the small diapers her poop would squish up her back and/or tummy depending upon the position she was being held in; (Surprise Grandma!!) with the new diapers, they didn’t fit just right initially so at times when she pooped it would seep down her leg due to the diaper having a little too much room to roam. (Tasty, I know) Truth be told, I haven’t seen this quantity of bodily fluids being extracted from a person since sophomore/junior year of college and it’s just as entertaining now as it was then; the only difference is that I have to clean it up.
Oh yeah and she smiles!
