sleepy, rainy days

It was an awful night. Adia wouldn't stay asleep. She kept waking up screaming and nothing would help. Eventually I just brought her into bed with us. It wasn't much of a solution because she still kept waking up. She was up for the day at 6:30, screaming. That's not exactly the best wake up call. Scott ended up getting up with her, but neither of us got much more sleep. She ended up having a butt explosion for him and not long after that I got up. It's really hard to sleep when all you can hear is, "Mamamama mommy."

I was planning on going for a walk, but I looked outside. It was pouring rain and part of the parking lot was flooded. I fed Adia breakfast, but she wasn't too interested in the sweet potatoes or yogurt. I went to change her and she had a diaper full. She had another explosion in just a couple hours. I decided no more yogurt.


We played on the floor for awhile. She had been preoccupying herself until she saw my laptop. She started squirming and trying to grab it. When I wouldn't let her have it, she started screaming. That woke Scott up. She got excited to see him. I then got her to take a bottle and sleep for a little while. Scott took a shower. When she woke up, I put on her toddler songs. She loved it. She sat and played while I folded the HUGE pile of laundry. She didn't last through all the laundry though and I had to put her in my lap while I folded. She still wasn't particularly happy, but got lots of attention from Scott when he got out of the shower.


We spent most of the rest of the day in the house. Scott played with Adia and I got her to take a nap. Then it was back to playing. While she was sleeping I researched new baby carriers. The Bijorn just isn't cutting it much anymore. It's ok for short shopping trips, but more than 30 minutes and it's painful. She's only 15 lbs too. I finally found one I liked. It's called a Kozy carrier. I also liked the Beco, but at $120, it was out of my price range. The Kozy carrier can be used in the front, back and on the hip. It can also be used from newborn to 35 lbs. I'm thinking I'll get plenty of use out of it. Not to mention it comes in fun prints and has a pocket in the front large enough to hold cloth dipes. I can't wait for it to get here. It's my birthday present from my mommy!

After lots of more playing, we decided to go out for dinner. We didn't know how Adia would act, since she'd been pretty fussy and crabby all day, but she was awesome. She was bundled in pink corduroy overalls, pink uggs and her pink sweater. She looked adorable. We had the hood up when we went outside and she kept sticking her tongue out to taste the rain. She loved the restaurant. She was watching everyone and smiling at the servers. Then she started babbling with her tongue sticking out. She didn't last the whole time in the high chair, but she was happy the whole time. After I finished eating, I got her back so Scott could eat. I bounced her on my knees and she had the biggest grin on her face. She loves to play horsey.


She started to fuss in the car when we were almost home. We got her stripped down to her diaper so she could eat. She ate 1/2 a jar of sweet potatoes and 1/3 jar of pears. She did really well with both and didn't get fussy until I tried to wipe her face off. She did try to stick the spoon in her eye though. Bath time was fun too. She started splashing like crazy. She was shooting water everywhere, but wasn't too happy when she got water in her own face. Scott grabbed the camera for me, but she knew it was there and stopped. Scott dressed her and they had a blast. She was laughing and squealing. When I got her for the bottle, she smiled at me and lunged. I fed her and she fell asleep for a little while. She woke up when the TV made a funny noise. She didn't fuss though, but didn't want the bottle. At that moment Scott's mom showed up. Adia smiled at her and she took her, to try to get her to sleep.