A New Toy

THIS is Camilla's new ride.  It's pretty sweet. She really loves it.  Like, REALLY loves it.  She cried when it was time to go in and I put it away.  It even plays the song "Winnie the Pooh" while I push her up and down the side walk on it.  She dances, sways back and forth and bobs her head up and down to the music as she rides back and forth along the back side walk.  It's pretty cute.  She's a lot of fun! 

I've been kind of tardy/anti blogging lately because I just haven't  been feeling up to it.  My dear Mr. Stannix came home from school yesterday to find me curled up on the couch under a blanket, and the munchkin watching a video/playing with toys.  The house was a disaster.  He got right to work! Finished my dishes, cleaned/tidied the kidlets toys, vacuumed, and even brought me home dinner because my soup didn't turn out at all. Interesting that McDonalds will stay down, but not healthy food? (I know I know, McDonalds while preggo, what are you thinking right? ) Oh, what a day! Thank goodness for Mr. Stannix. 

Today, I was feeling pretty good, and needed to run some errands, so off we went to the store post nap so that Camilla wouldn't be grumpy.  The whole time, I was just wishing I could make it through one trip to Wal-Mart without the munchkin throwing a temper tantrum. Oh, what a sight we were today!! She did okay for most of it.  Kept herself occupied by throwing everything she could reach/hold out of the cart and saying "NEWWWWWWWW!" (Oh NOO!).  Cute right? Yeah, for a little while. After about the hundredth time bending down to grab something, all things went down on the second shelf of the cart.  Then, she had had enough of the cart by the time we hit the check out, so I took her out and tried to distract her, she realllly wanted down, so down she went, and she likes to climb on the bottom part of the cart.  A few seconds later I was looking down at my little girl sprawled out on the cement (The cart was stationary I might add).  Poor kiddo had konked her nose when she face planted.  Alas, she screamed during the WHOLE check out time, with two people in front of us, and 2 behind.  There was no escape really.  I got all these horrible looks.  I just was patient and cuddled my little girl. Man, I hate shopping.

As I pushed the cart out the door and into the sunshine, it was great. FREEDOM!! Camilla had finally settled down and was almost back to her chipper old self. A part of me was super mad at her for ALWAYS throwing fits, but a part of me melted as she started getting excited and laughing again.  (So glad they have short memories...)  We split a caramel rice cake on the way home in the car and drove with the windows down.  The air was perfect.  I looked back and saw the wind blowing Camilla's blonde little wisps and I fell in love with her all over again.  I came home to the best thing ever! Mr. Stannix waiting to be let in (because he never brings his keys to school).  It's nice to have him home early today, even if he is studying still.