As my friend Took also warned in her last post, this post contains major TMI. Read at your own risk, therefore, knowing that you have been dutifully warned :)
So, I took Madelyn bathing suit shopping with me this afternoon. Apparently, I didn't learn my lesson from three weeks ago when I did the same thing and had one of the most frustrating parenting days I've had yet. Alas. I intended to try on only one specific suit in two different sizes and then get out of there. How much of a hassle could it be, right?
The perky sales gal gave us the big dressing room, and Madelyn immediately commenced to making faces in the mirror and climbing on the vinyl covered bench. I got the first suit on and was just in the process of taking it off to try on the next size (read: naked from the waist up) when I heard Madelyn start to say "pee pee...pee pee..." quietly from the back corner of the dressing room, on top of the bench. I ignored it for about 30 seconds when it occurred to me that she wasn't moving on to a new topic. I looked up quickly to see Maddie sitting, slightly awkwardly, in an alarmingly large puddle of, what I brilliantly deduced to be, urine...that was also dripping down the side of the bench onto the carpeted floor. I cursed the specific kind of cloth diaper that she was in and grabbed her and moved her off of the bench and frantically opened the diaper bag to see what might be in there to mop up the pee. Washclothes! I grabbed as many as were in the bag and immediately started mopping up the mess and then followed with wet wipes to get everything as clean as I possibly could.
I was dimly aware as I was de-peeing the bench that I was still rather...exposed. Oh well. No time to worry about that.
It was about this time that the perky sales gal came back to ask us how things were going. "Great!" I replied and prayed that the slatted door wasn't nearly as see-through as it looked from my vantage point. She left, and I grabbed Maddie to strip her down and begin cleaning her off as well. As is frequently the case with these kinds of debacles, the urine had miraculously traveled into seemingly every nook and cranny of her body as well as all over her clothes and down into one of her shoes. Honestly. I laid her down on the floor and wiped her off as thoroughly as I could and began to put a clean diaper on her. Not accustomed to being changed in such close proximity by a topless mommy, Maddie immediately started giggling and, ahem, amusing herself with my exposed anatomy...and let's just say she wasn't exactly being gentle. As if the child hasn't already ruined "the girls" once in my life. No no...she had to do a little encore performance, all the while giggling and squealing "naked mommy!" for all the dressing room to hear.
Sigh. I figured the least I could do was buy the suit.
Those are the moments when I fully realize that you can't even put a hypothetical salary on motherhood: unconditional love is the ONLY motivation for that kind of job description :)
7.14.2009
7.11.2009
World's Longest Post
Ok, so it's been a long time since I've posted, but it's because we have been busy busy busy around here! All with super fun things, so here is a whirlwind photo tour of July 2009 thus far:
My dad, brother, and husband all rode their motorcycles (or "mm mmm's" as Madelyn calls them) down to Laguna Seca, CA for the annual MotoGP race over the 4th weekend. They look pretty tough, don't they? :) They all had a GREAT time, and most importantly, they were safe the whole way down and back up. Lord willing, I think they plan to do it every year. Kurt brought this little t-shirt back for Madelyn. She adopted the proper "motorcycle mama" stance right away.
Since the guys were going to be gone, us gals decided to plan a little trip of our own to Cannon Beach, OR where our family has been vacationing for decades (since my mom was a little girl). Madelyn has been to the beach before, but not as a bi-ped. She was THRILLED by the ocean and the sand, and we heard a steady mantra of "Maddie, Mommy, Nana play sand" all weekend long. Poor thing. We did play in the sand, but she also learned that at the Oregon coast, the weather is a moody temptress who taunts you with sunny forcasts and springs clouds and chilly mist on you at the last moment. Good thing the coast is gorgeous no matter what :) The sun did stick around long enough for us to attend the little Cannon Beach 4th of July parade. It so reminded us of the town parades we used to attend (and march in) growing up in Naperville, IL. One morning, we hopped over to Seaside to ride the surreys with Madelyn. She was hesitent at first, but within minutes, she was beaming and screaming "yes!" when we'd ask her if she was having fun! And it was quite a workout! Historically, we've ridden the 6-8 seaters with my whole family, so riding around with just my mom and me (and a head wind seemingly both directions...) was hard work! Such a fabulous, relaxing trip, and it was so cool to introduce my child to a place that holds such intense, wonderful childhood memories for both my mom and me.
My garden is awesome. Totally out of control, and I'll do things quite differently next year, but still awesome! Here is my second harvest:
Finally, last night, we went to a Coldplay concert up at the Clark Co. Amphitheater in WA. I've been to some pretty cool concerts in my life, but this show was arguably the best I've seen. Chris Martin, the lead singer, was so polite and gracious and funny--not common for a major rock star! They are incredibly talented musicians who really get how to please a crowd. At two separate occasions during the show, they left the stage and moved into the crowd to play on two mini stages--the last being way out on the lawn where we were sitting! Kelsie, Kris, and I got as close as we could to them--about 40 feet away. So awesome. When they played "Yellow" these gigantic yellow balloons came floating out into the crowd, and when they popped, confetti went everywhere. They played "Fix You," my absolute favorite (and the blueish photo below), and let the audience sing the last chorus, which is always great. They even did a little MJ tribute and sang an acoustic, mandolin version of "Billie Jean." Just a fantastic show, and we're so thankful to both of our parents for providing us with the opportunity!! (My parents treated to the tickets, and Kurt's parents watched Madelyn overnight so our 1:30 a.m. bedtime wouldn't kill us the next day...)
My dad, brother, and husband all rode their motorcycles (or "mm mmm's" as Madelyn calls them) down to Laguna Seca, CA for the annual MotoGP race over the 4th weekend. They look pretty tough, don't they? :) They all had a GREAT time, and most importantly, they were safe the whole way down and back up. Lord willing, I think they plan to do it every year. Kurt brought this little t-shirt back for Madelyn. She adopted the proper "motorcycle mama" stance right away.
Since the guys were going to be gone, us gals decided to plan a little trip of our own to Cannon Beach, OR where our family has been vacationing for decades (since my mom was a little girl). Madelyn has been to the beach before, but not as a bi-ped. She was THRILLED by the ocean and the sand, and we heard a steady mantra of "Maddie, Mommy, Nana play sand" all weekend long. Poor thing. We did play in the sand, but she also learned that at the Oregon coast, the weather is a moody temptress who taunts you with sunny forcasts and springs clouds and chilly mist on you at the last moment. Good thing the coast is gorgeous no matter what :) The sun did stick around long enough for us to attend the little Cannon Beach 4th of July parade. It so reminded us of the town parades we used to attend (and march in) growing up in Naperville, IL. One morning, we hopped over to Seaside to ride the surreys with Madelyn. She was hesitent at first, but within minutes, she was beaming and screaming "yes!" when we'd ask her if she was having fun! And it was quite a workout! Historically, we've ridden the 6-8 seaters with my whole family, so riding around with just my mom and me (and a head wind seemingly both directions...) was hard work! Such a fabulous, relaxing trip, and it was so cool to introduce my child to a place that holds such intense, wonderful childhood memories for both my mom and me.
My garden is awesome. Totally out of control, and I'll do things quite differently next year, but still awesome! Here is my second harvest:
Finally, last night, we went to a Coldplay concert up at the Clark Co. Amphitheater in WA. I've been to some pretty cool concerts in my life, but this show was arguably the best I've seen. Chris Martin, the lead singer, was so polite and gracious and funny--not common for a major rock star! They are incredibly talented musicians who really get how to please a crowd. At two separate occasions during the show, they left the stage and moved into the crowd to play on two mini stages--the last being way out on the lawn where we were sitting! Kelsie, Kris, and I got as close as we could to them--about 40 feet away. So awesome. When they played "Yellow" these gigantic yellow balloons came floating out into the crowd, and when they popped, confetti went everywhere. They played "Fix You," my absolute favorite (and the blueish photo below), and let the audience sing the last chorus, which is always great. They even did a little MJ tribute and sang an acoustic, mandolin version of "Billie Jean." Just a fantastic show, and we're so thankful to both of our parents for providing us with the opportunity!! (My parents treated to the tickets, and Kurt's parents watched Madelyn overnight so our 1:30 a.m. bedtime wouldn't kill us the next day...)
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