SMORGASBORD

I took Lydi-bug to the doctor on Tuesday. It was time for another vaccination. I know that there is great controversy over forced vaccination and such but I put my faith in keeping my daughter healthy and safe. I’ve done my research. That is all I have to say about that.

The doctor was impressed to say the least.  My child is a wonder baby…always has been and always will be.  *smile* The doc said that she is developmentally advanced.  He told me that I should go ahead and get a potty to introduce her to it because he thinks that she will take right up with using the potty.  Oh my Baby is growing up!!!  She did well with the appointment.  He said that most kids her age are screaming and crying during the exam.  She chose to steal his pens from his pocket as he checked her ears…Everything checked out great…no problems.  She sang/hummed all of her favorite songs to the doctor and interacted with him well.  Her only objection was having to lie down, as she prefers to be up and at ‘em.   She weighs 23 lbs 4 oz and is 32″ tall.  She has gained 2 lbs and grown 2 inches since her 12 month visit.

While waiting for the appointment, she got to see 2 little babies, one was 4 month and he was so alert and excited to see her, the other was born on Saturday and in his little carrier.  She wanted to rock the baby.  She has a hard time understanding that she can’t do everything she wants to do.  Discipline is a very, very hard thing.  The toughest thing I have dealt with yet in being a parent.  We are taking the positive and consistent approach.  She is in the “terrible 2’s” phase (at 16 months).  She has a tendency to freak out when she has to stop doing something that she shouldn’t do and redirecting doesn’t work as well as it did a couple of months ago…she especially hates to come in the house after playing outside.  She loves outside!  We all do

so I changed the name of this blog because SMORGASBORD is a funny word…

I think that I will bake some homemade bread.  I found a nice recipe on a blog some place, don’t remember where.  I am planning my menu for the week and will to go to the grocery store later on.  The husband is obsessed with growing nice thick beautiful green grass and is checking his efforts now.  The Baby Cakes is supposed to be napping but instead is singing and talking and playing in her crib.  Mommy needs a time out…

I think I will revamp this blog.  I just don’t know what to do yet.

We bought these wonderful pantries from Lowes, for extra storage, but mostly to protect Baby Cakes.  We have this open stairwell with a banister in the kitchen and decided that some sort of wall was needed there to keep her from climbing over.  The pantries are the solution and I love having the storage.  I am in the process of planning to paint my ugly brown cabinets to a fresh clean white…just dreading it.  I am replacing the hardware too, which mean drilling new holes, which is not an easy job…one that I am especially not fond of.

the end of my ramblings…

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