Saturday, January 16, 2010

We conquered the world...or at least Grand Rapids

Tam and I did our running around today. I was armed with a fistful of coupons and Tam's hands clutched a truck, and later the receipts. Brian and I are trying to finish a headboard for our bed. He's built the wood frame and today, I went out and grabbed batting to use with the fabric. Hopefully it will be completed soon and we'll post some pics (for gloating).

I even made it up to a local baby boutique that sells cloth diapers and second-hand clothes. I love that I can see, feel, and molest the diapers before I decide which brand to try. Maybe some day the big chain stores will catch on that some people want to be more green and start stocking cloth diapers. Sigh, some day. Anyways, we needed some new covers 'cause Tam's outgrown a few of ours. Oh, there are some really cute diapers! A small part of me just melts and goes awwww. Then, the larger part of me realizes that this is a part of his wardrobe that only Brian and I see and holds the poop! It does not need to be cute. Yet, I still bought the blue and green covers and none of the pink ones. Pink and poop just doesn't go together.

My last stop was at good ol' McDonald's. Not so much for food because we are all trying to eat healthier, but Tam needed a clean diaper and milk. I thought Mickey D's is family friendly so we shouldn't have any problem meeting these goals. I walk into the women's restroom (which was very clean) and noticed...no changing table. None, zip, nada. I walked back out and looked for a "family" restroom. Nope, zip, nada. Finally, I thought well, maybe this McD's is progressive, and I actually peaked in the men's restroom. Nope, zip, nada on the changing stations. Sheesh. Being a person that isn't phased in the least, Tam gets changed on vanity next to the sink. He totally loved it because he could just reach the faucet to turn it on and off and had a blast making faces in the mirror. After this, I go up to buy the milk and some fries and put in the inquiry as to why the great American iconic family restaurant has no freakin' changing table. The answer I got is that no one has installed them. Sheesh.

I don't know what the moral of this post is. . . maybe I should learn my lesson and avoid all fast food. Or I need to learn how to change kiddo quickly in the trunk of the car. Oh, I can't wait for potty training :-)

Friday, January 15, 2010

Yeah Friday!

One week of school done for the semester...and only 15 more to go until summer break. My fridays are light in the classroom, which leaves me time to try to get things done for the next week. I really am trying uber-hard to keep my school stuff at the school and have home time for the family. I'm hanging in there to date, but I didn't have anything to grade yet this week.

The night-life in our house has slowed down. Kiddo is really good currently at going to bed by 7pm. However, he has figured out how to press his musical toys to make the sounds. Some nights he's laying in his crib pressing his glow worm toy repeatedly for a good 30minutes. This also means that Brian and I get some together time basking in the glow of electronics while snuggling under blankets. Last night I was trying to conquer the video game Lego Indiana Jones. The other night, we finally got to watch the latest Star Trek Movie and found it really awesome. I was quite impressed with the various nodes to the tv series and the other movies. In fact, I think I liked the movie much better than Avatar! Now, don't get me wrong; I liked Avatar, but I thought the plot was REALLY predictable.

Anyways, things are going well at the conclusion of this second week of February.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A peak at our dinner-time talks

Last night at dinner Brian informed me of Tam's latest discovery.
The conversation went something like this...

Brian to Tamlin: "Cheerios don't go up your nose, bud"

Me to Brian and Tam: "Cheerios aren't supposed to go up there, but I think they might fit"

Brian to me, with a very straight face: "Tam learned today that his finger fits up his nose"

Me: "What?!"

Brian: "Yep, I turned away for a moment and when I looked back at him he had his digit up his nostril clear to the second knuckle"

Me: "What?!"....

Loud jovial laughter ensued for many moments. I could just picture this shining moment in our son's life.

Luckily no food was snorted back out of noses at the dinner table.

Sheesh.

Monday, January 11, 2010

First day back to school

Here I go...back to school for the new semester. It always seems like winter break is far too short and I never get all the things I wanted to do done. Well, as they say, "time waits for no man [or woman]." One class to lecture today and several other school chores to get done.

When I kissed Tam good-bye this morning it was a little sadder than usual, knowing that I was once again going to be "stuck" at school for a set amount of hours. I'll miss his little toddler sounds and laughter all day. I'll miss him carrying a spoon around the house, which is what he did yestarday. I'll miss him tackling going up and down the stairs. Ah, but in a few hours I'll be home for dinner and hear all about his and Brian's adventures. Sigh.