Yes indeedie doodie.
Little girl is going!
In the POT!!!!
Both Number one and number two...My little potty pro!
So after one full year and 31 doodie posts later...This is the first positive doodie post out there...Yay Girl!
She has been dry for a week and is a proud pooper.
I am a proud Mamma and I have been so much calmer since the big event.
She even pooped for Papa...How appropriate really.
Her first poop ever was in his presence and her first words after she did it was: "Can I show Papa?"...She's definitely his grandbaby.
So now, our next hurdle...leaving the house. You see, she's afraid of public bathrooms. Especially the unexpected flush from a neighboring stall. And the hand drier/blower thing. Too loud.
Any suggestions on traveling and public pots...throw 'em at me.
I'm all (r)ears!
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
It's So Easy
I can always tell when I need to re-evaluate my space in this world.
When I need to take inventory of my head and heart and do some spring cleaning.
It's been this way for years.
And the cues have returned.
When I was 18, I listened to three particular albums back to back every single day. Yes, albums. Vinyl. CD's were too expensive for me back then. I listened to all the tracks on these albums repeatedly. I can't even really tell you why it was these three albums in particular. But it was.
Appetite for Destruction had been out for three years already and I knew every word and tune by heart. And I connected to the overall theme of 'destruction' well back then. I felt like the world was 'Out ta Get Me'
(Believe it? I was at that show! The Ritz 1988)
...and I knew the sarcasm of 'It's So Easy' was geared towards me.
And I totally felt "So Crazy' that there was no hope in sight...
Yup, G'NR ruled my days...and nights.
Then there was Bat out of Hell...(I know) It came out when I was five years old and I wanted it so badly, I begged for my Mom to buy it for me at Camelot Music Stores in the mall. God, I begged to go to that store every day! When I got older, it was like a staple in my music collection and I started listening to it again when I was struggling in High School.
I can't even tell you how many times I played 'Heaven Can Wait' over and over again.
And 'Two outta Three Ain't Bad'
You'd think I was dying.
I wasn't literally. But inside I did.
Then there was TNT. That whole album is still one of my favorites to this day. I am in awe of Tony Harnell's voice.
The music of these three albums makes the feeling I got in High School return to this day every time I hear them.
And I woke up this morning singing these songs in my head. Autopilot. Not thinking about it...just in my head. These songs.
This means, I need to clean out my mind. I need to get motivated to trash the anger and release the tension that is building inside of me. Or I will burst.
I need to reorganize my mind's bins again. They sure are a mess.
These songs reminded me of that this morning and I gotta get to work. Amazing how music can inspire you, lead you and help you feel again.
But. It Ain't So Easy. Axl, you're a smarty. Aren't you?
When I need to take inventory of my head and heart and do some spring cleaning.
It's been this way for years.
And the cues have returned.
When I was 18, I listened to three particular albums back to back every single day. Yes, albums. Vinyl. CD's were too expensive for me back then. I listened to all the tracks on these albums repeatedly. I can't even really tell you why it was these three albums in particular. But it was.
Appetite for Destruction had been out for three years already and I knew every word and tune by heart. And I connected to the overall theme of 'destruction' well back then. I felt like the world was 'Out ta Get Me'
(Believe it? I was at that show! The Ritz 1988)
...and I knew the sarcasm of 'It's So Easy' was geared towards me.
And I totally felt "So Crazy' that there was no hope in sight...
Yup, G'NR ruled my days...and nights.
Then there was Bat out of Hell...(I know) It came out when I was five years old and I wanted it so badly, I begged for my Mom to buy it for me at Camelot Music Stores in the mall. God, I begged to go to that store every day! When I got older, it was like a staple in my music collection and I started listening to it again when I was struggling in High School.
I can't even tell you how many times I played 'Heaven Can Wait' over and over again.
And 'Two outta Three Ain't Bad'
You'd think I was dying.
I wasn't literally. But inside I did.
Then there was TNT. That whole album is still one of my favorites to this day. I am in awe of Tony Harnell's voice.
The music of these three albums makes the feeling I got in High School return to this day every time I hear them.
And I woke up this morning singing these songs in my head. Autopilot. Not thinking about it...just in my head. These songs.
This means, I need to clean out my mind. I need to get motivated to trash the anger and release the tension that is building inside of me. Or I will burst.
I need to reorganize my mind's bins again. They sure are a mess.
These songs reminded me of that this morning and I gotta get to work. Amazing how music can inspire you, lead you and help you feel again.
But. It Ain't So Easy. Axl, you're a smarty. Aren't you?
Monday, July 2, 2007
P.P.A
I have been dying to write this post since June third!
That's when Queen Heather wrote this post about her eldest boy.
Queen Heather at the infamous "Island of the Shake Shake" (what a cool place) has written about her sons (The Heir and The Spare) before. Each post makes you laugh, cry and sometimes even pee a little...She is hysterical. So are they! (And wanna talk convincing....she got me to actually purchase this...) I know, I know....she deserves an award for THAT!
Once in a while, she'll write about the stuff her and her son (The Heir) are going through when he is "out of his element"...Some days it is a very difficult path they are walking along together but the love she feels for that little boy is insurmountable. I feel it in her writing. And she helps me understand.
She helps me understand the nuances of a child who is over-stimulated and dealing with sensory overload and anxiousness. She helps me to see that these things are all a part of the way some children are...She helps me to realize that we are never 'normal' and who really is anyway? Sometimes I need to hear it from someone else. And sometimes I need to see how others handle it...Because my daughter can be that way too.
In this post, I felt her love, anxiety and concern for her baby because I have felt it too, just as intense, when my daughter has gotten over-anxious and for lack of a better word - difficult - in certain situations. I have been in The Queen's shoes and I want her to know she is not alone. I feel her. And I also want her to know how proud I am of her. For the way she handled this particular situation. I couldn't have done it better...I don't think anybody could have...She is a wonderful mother and a stellar example of motherhood!
And Queen Heather expresses her thoughts so deeply and so openly that I think she deserves a Perfect Post Award..Don't you?
All my love Queen Heather! You rock and rule!
Thank you also to Lindsay and MommaK for so eloquently coordinating this award...you can see the entire list of nominees here.
That's when Queen Heather wrote this post about her eldest boy.
Queen Heather at the infamous "Island of the Shake Shake" (what a cool place) has written about her sons (The Heir and The Spare) before. Each post makes you laugh, cry and sometimes even pee a little...She is hysterical. So are they! (And wanna talk convincing....she got me to actually purchase this...) I know, I know....she deserves an award for THAT!
Once in a while, she'll write about the stuff her and her son (The Heir) are going through when he is "out of his element"...Some days it is a very difficult path they are walking along together but the love she feels for that little boy is insurmountable. I feel it in her writing. And she helps me understand.
She helps me understand the nuances of a child who is over-stimulated and dealing with sensory overload and anxiousness. She helps me to see that these things are all a part of the way some children are...She helps me to realize that we are never 'normal' and who really is anyway? Sometimes I need to hear it from someone else. And sometimes I need to see how others handle it...Because my daughter can be that way too.
In this post, I felt her love, anxiety and concern for her baby because I have felt it too, just as intense, when my daughter has gotten over-anxious and for lack of a better word - difficult - in certain situations. I have been in The Queen's shoes and I want her to know she is not alone. I feel her. And I also want her to know how proud I am of her. For the way she handled this particular situation. I couldn't have done it better...I don't think anybody could have...She is a wonderful mother and a stellar example of motherhood!
And Queen Heather expresses her thoughts so deeply and so openly that I think she deserves a Perfect Post Award..Don't you?
All my love Queen Heather! You rock and rule!
Thank you also to Lindsay and MommaK for so eloquently coordinating this award...you can see the entire list of nominees here.
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