Riddle me this. Riddle me that. What could scare the blackest cat? Answer: Anything that can destroy 2 diapers, a wall, a changing pad, and a pair of socks.
Yesterday, I was changing KidWonder -a #2- and after I put a clean diaper under the dirty on, I noticed a small spring bug on his wipes container. Not thinking I immediately let go of his little, yet very strong, legs to squish the little intruder. Crisis solved, I turned to find poop all over the changing pad cover. Before letting go of KidWonder, I didn’t close the diaper back and he proceded to kick as usual and his feet ended up in the poo. The formerly gray heels of his socks were now covered in poo and were spreading it around the changing pad, the clean diaper, and all over his legs. As I am sure he heard my yelp of surprise, DadWonder was soon at my side assisting.
I removed the socks and both diapers. DW stiffled his wriggles while I cleaned the scene. I looked above his head at what I thought was another bug only to find that, somehow, he had managed to fling a chunk of poo at the wall with those strong calves of his. I must say, I never felt like more of a mom. Am I now a veteran? Eh…
So once the real crises was over, wall cleaned, socks trashed, pad cover hampered, and diapers Genie-d, KW was in his usual I-want-to-play, I’m-the-happiest-boy-in-world, “Dad, let’s play” self. All as if he hadn’t just blessed us with a very funny story to tell.
I commented on a story posted by a Swedish father about a U.S. situation where a mom was arrested for leaving her child asleep in the car while walking 30 feet away to donate money to the Salvation Army. He basically called it ridiculous to arrest this mother for leaving her child in a locked car.
My comment:
I am a mom who lives in the U.S. and I just want to clarify that this wasn’t about the safety of the child’s environment. You pointed out yourself how foolish and crazy people can be in your post about the baby left to die. We’re not boring like Sweden. People do crazy things, hence the rising number of child abductions in this country. So to leave a child vulnerable in a car for even a split second is very dangerous. Even with the doors locked. How many mothers have I heard on the news saying, “I was only gone for a second” or “I only turned my back for a minute”? Too many. Too many for me to ever leave my child unattended in any way, shape, or form. People in the U.S. are just too crazy. I live in a safe, suburban, small town ad wouldn’t dare test the mental stability of anyone. So you may call us idiots or think that the police were too harsh, but if you lived here and saw what we see everyday, I think you would have a different opinion.
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Just too funny.
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So I made chicken nuggets for Tom and myself and I guess Beany just wasn’t full enough from the bottle he’d had 2 minutes earlier. He snatched a nugget of Dad’s plate and went to town showing down!
Yesterday morning, I was sitting at my desk working when the doorbell rang . I, thinking it was UPS with Beany’s new Jumperoo, opened the door to find a man with flowers for a head (let that sink in). He said they were for me and that there was a card. The envelope had my name and the card read…well, maybe I won’t say. But I knew who it was from. I rarely get flowers but it’s always a treat, especially when you least expect them.
Beany was an angel the whole way. It was getting him the whole way that was a pain. Unstrapping him from the stroller, breaking everything down, removing all his extra layers and replacing everything on the other side of security was horrible. And we had to do it twice!
We took Beany by Dad’s office in VA back in early November. He had a lot of fun with the ladies in the office and they loved him too. Beany also got to meet my cousin, we’ll call her Fah, and his great aunt, Titi. We also stopped off to see Dad’s sis. We also met up with one of Dad’s coworker’s and went to the Air & Space Museum where Beany slept the entire time.
It’s official…we’re MOVING! That’s right people-soon we’ll be suburbanites. Love it.
3 Bedrooms                 2.5 Bathrooms              Living room
Dining room & Full kitchen               Deck
(w/dishwasher and breakfast bar)
Washer/Dryer          Huge closets         Hardwood floor
Oh, and a garage and covered parking
This is a real female role model. Forget all the singers, actresses, and hotel heiresses you see in the media. This is a woman who breaks barriers.
Keiko Tsuyama was the first woman to work in the business department of Kyodo, Japan’s largest newswire, then became thefirst to work in North America. Today, she’s settled in New York as a freelancer and covers the culture gap.
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