I had fun at playgroup this morning. I got my time’s all messed up, so we were late. I wasn’t even doing anything interesting. Just mindless surfing and sippin the Java. Oh well, at least we made it there. One of the things I like about playgroup or the drop-in or anywhere that I take my kids where there are other people is that I seem to have oodles more patience with Emily. This does not apply to the grocery store for some reason. Hmm. More research will have to be done on the effects of grocery stores on children. I really like taking Emily out to play with other kids. For the most part, she behaves herself much better than she does at home. Oh my, why is that? I guess I’m happy it isn’t the other way around. It’d be something special if she was an angel at home but a deranged psychopath in public.
Its raining here today. I really don’t mind the rain except that I enjoy saying “Emily, go play on the deck!!” Thats my favorite morning pass time when I start getting a little nuts! Speaking of nuts, yesterdays bacon bits in oatmeal got me thinking about what other things I could put in Emilys oatmeal. I usually end up just chucking an unsweetened fruitcup in there. So this morning Em got raisens, her usual probiotics, hemp hearts(omegas!) and a scoop of cashew almond butter. It was a random thought, but I thought “If it tastes good in oatmeal cookies, why not in oatmeal. I think tomorrow I’ll try sunflower seed butter. Thats my favorite. Also a good choice for my peanut free readers!(luvluv)
I keep thinking Avery gets her shots tomorrow, but thats next week. I’m not looking forward to that! ooo theres another controversial thing I could write about. Immunizing your children. Do I think its the right thing to do or not. Well obviously, I think its right for us to do or I wouldn’t. Just another example of where I think parents really need to do what they need to do.
I’m all antsy for my parcels to arrive in the mail. Can you believe it, a grown woman excited about diapers…sad. I also ordered a couple of diaper sacks for the dirty ones and a nursing tank from bravado. So I’m excited about those too. I love getting stuff In the mail. Its a good things I’m trying to be thrifty mom or I’d shop online ALL the time. I think I’m going to go play some dumb video games for a bit and let my brain turn off and reboot. And then I’m making fantastic rice, black bean, corn, salsa, burritos and maybe even some corn tortilla. We’ll see how crazy I get.
Emma always behaves better when there are other kids around period. It’s as if she knows they won’t be as tolerant of her “moods” as I am. Quite a funny phenomenon.
Re: Grocery Shopping. If you go to the bakery they give out free cookies to the kiddos. That helps us hugely.
Re: Immunizations. Some of the research I’ve done implies that part of the issue is with the quantity of shots our children are given. As a parent you have the right to say “One at a time” and space them out a bit more so your baby/child isn’t getting half a dozen in one go. We did that with Becca and while the nurses sure looked at us funny, she reacted much less to the shots than Emma did.
And now, I have a sudden hankering for oatmeal…