Sunday, March 29, 2009

uh-oh momma!

i've been unemployed for ten days now. i've spent all of those days with my almost sixteen month old daughter. we spend most of our days getting up in the morning, having a breakfast of cheerios, and then watching mickey mouse. after mickey is over, we take a shower together because she doesnt enjoy hanging out in the bathroom and i dont trust her to hang out alone while i bathe. i've found that she is a water baby, watching her stand under the shower head with her arms up and stomping her feet. i am lucky to get my hair washed but i am quite sure that might be her favorite part of the day.

after our shower we get dressed, brush our teeth and blow dry our hair. sometimes after this we will call grandma to say hi or we will head to her bedroom to build a fort. if its nice outside (which we havent had too much luck on) we will head out there to swing or play in the new house that great grandma bought us. its difficult to talk addison into coming back inside for lunch, because she loves to be outside. once i do get her inside, after the kicking and screaming is over, we have lunch together. she rarely likes what i fix, unless if its just veggies and fruit.

after lunch, we read a story and take a nap. i have been unsuccessful in getting her to nap alone, so we usually just curl up in the chair together. i'm not sure how the sitter got her to sleep. i'm sure she didnt have a chair big enough for her and 4 kids!

after the ever so lovely afternoon nap, its either to her room to play or back outside. one of those days we walked around the block at least six or seven times. she loved riding in the wagon and i needed the exercise. she was happy so i kept walking.

dave gets home around 5 and he usually starts dinner. after dinner is a bath, even though she had a shower earlier in the day. after bathtime, we read another story and have a cup of milk, and when she is ready to go "night-night" she just gives me a little wave.

its been amazing to me how i have gotten to know my own daughter in the past ten days. its been interesting and eye opening - to say the least! i suppose thats the only thing that i can thank assholes for - is the time with my wonderful daughter. i'll never forget seeing her face the day i lost my job, you could tell she was not expecting to see me! and even though i dont think she understands right now, someday she will.