You Wanna Piece of Me?

That's my new tag line. Imagine a world when the infant is crying, the toddler is tugging at you, the dog keeps dropping a toy into your lap to play fetch and your husband has a cold so bad that he's stuck in bed. All fine and good, right? Especially at 1am, then 4am, then 6am. *ugh* Can we say "exhausted" (imagine Jon Stewarts falsetto voice)?

I was stuck in a traffic slow down on 92 west the other day. And of course I had my toddler with me. Being my potty-mouth-self, I exclaimed "This sucks!" From the back of the minivan I hear "Sucks". I turned off the radio just to be double sure. "Sucks!" with more gusto. And then I did the totally wrong thing. I laughed out loud. "Sucks!" "Sucks!" Well, atleast I didn't say "shitty" which is what I would have said if I wasn't transporting my little parrot around.

So cute. I can only screw him up.....*grin*

Baby Gear

You would think that if you are having another baby boy, what gear could you possibly need that you don't already have? The dreaded DOUBLE STROLLER! I say dreaded because it's a high ticket item (over $100) and I can't just buy three different strollers and return anything that doesn't work for me. (Or more like, I don't want the hassle of try-before-you-keep for something as large and as bulky as a double stroller.) I have my eye on the duo-glider by graco (this is the double stroller I see women actually using when I'm out and about) and the combi counterpart 2 (it's the smallest and lightweight of the tandems that I can find). I will go the BRU (Babies R Us) tomorrow and try both of these out in the store and see if I can find a winner.

The BEST new piece of baby gear that I've bought so far is the backpack by DadGear. (www.dadgear.com) This thing seriously rocks. I have a Kelty diaper bag backpack that we use all the time but now that we have two kiddos to pack for, I needed something larger. A friend of mine knows the guys at DadGear and I keep reading about them in Pregnancy magazine so I thought I'd give their product a try. And it's so worth the money! The quality of the backpack is top notch and the patent-pending easy-access wipes design....*schwing* It's a total winner.

If you are looking for a great Father's Day gift, I highly recommend DadGear.

Miracle Swing

My little family survived the visit from grandparents. My husband and I were completely spent but everyone had a great time and we both tried our best to sleep and recover on Sunday.

I've been sleeping a lot lately. I'm way more tired than I was with BB#1. But then I remembered something key. We used the baby swing a lot with the first baby. So in went the batteries and voila! I'm actually getting a break with BB#2 napping in the swing. Yay Fisher Price!

There are definite moments when I feel a terrible sense of guilt about having two children so close together in age. There are times when BB2 has to wait for his milk because my toddler has an urgent need for his mommy. Be it a dirty diaper, a bump on the head, cranky tiredness, your toddler is always going to be more demanding than your infant. So BB2 is already learning to be a patient little baby. And Mommy is learning to deal with her guilt.

A Day With Grandparents

Survived a whole day with my parents! We went to the San Jose Discovery Museum. It was way cool! Newborn was in a Baby Bjorn and toddler ran around with Daddy. And my mom and dad were also in tow. They are a little clueless but nice. My father is still recovering from his stroke so he moves slowly.

My husband made the observation that my mom tries to interact with BB#1 like he was a doll, moving his hands for him as if to teach him how to move and touch things. I've tried to explain to her that however Little Boy wants to manipulate the exhibits or use a fork or whatever is perfectly OK. There is no right or wrong. My mom tries but she sort of doesn't get what makes her way well....overbearing. *sigh* I don't even know if that is the right word for it. She loves her grandson but she doesn't really know how to interact with children.

The other briliant observation my husband made today was that having my parents in tow with their wandering and slowness and language barrier is like going to a museum with two more children. That's four kids in total. I laughed. My husband wants four children. He said "This is what it would be like."

Weight check: 132.5 lbs. 3 lbs in one week ain't so bad. I still feel FAT and I have this disgusting floppy deflated basketball looking belly flab. It's so gross.