I'm gonna get you Mommy!!!

Getting pretty good at riding this bug! See her shifting gears? ;)

Kindermusik

Gates and I began Kindermusik this week, and I think she is really going to like it! The teacher is great, and the class seems fun. A lot of singing and dancing and learning with music. I did not capture any pictures during class. This is at home with our "at home kit" Gates likes her instrument and the CD.

Going out for a walk in the cold! Gotta be all bundled up.

I think she likes the pacifier!

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Ice days are exciting. As long as I am not trying to fly around or drive around the icey streets. Today, we had some inside fun. Brandon got to be here until around 11, when he took off for the job. Gates is getting pretty interested in being on her feet. She pulls up on everything, even the wall... interesting. Those two pesky front teeth are now with us. I think she might have a gap between her front two teeth. Honestly, I felt kind of guilty for even noticing this in my baby, but, when I mentioned it to Brandon, he said he noticed too. Gaps are cool. Madonna has a gap. Gaps aren't that great, but braces are cool. :)
I am kidding with all of this tooth stuff, trust me.

Not A Carrot Commercial

cartoon

Did anyone see that cartoon in yesterday's paper??
A sleep deprived man holding an all the way awake, baby.
Trying to rock it back to sleep.
The caption said,
"Someday you'll be a teenager, and you'll want to sleep all the time.... and then I'll have my revenge."

Diary of a Mad White Woman

Well, today I lost it! I went mad, I mean MAD. Like mad as in CRAZY! Crazier than any of those bachelor chicks, just completely nutso.
It started out innocently enough, Gates is teething and actually pretty happy. I have been home with her and off of work since the 20th of December. Don't get me wrong here, I love my kid and I love being at home with her... That said, today my pot boiled over.

I was feeling kind of blue already, and when I was doing the dishes I noticed the water backing up in our sink, then I noticed water on the floor. I then realized that it is leaking underneath the sink! This is the "boiling point" the moment it shifted for me today...

I called Brandon (poor Brandon) and told him I was losing it, that my baby was crying, my eyes were tired, and my kitchen was flooding. Now, by flooding I mean small amount of water underneath the sink... :) I then lashed out completely telling him that I need some help, that I needed a break. he kindly said, "do you think maybe you are taking your frustrations out on me?" In my head, I thought "yes". In reality, I said... "no, I need help, you need to stay home and watch Gates all day and I need a break, and I can not fix this sink, either!"

We hang up, and I call my friend. I was telling her all about this, and that I knew I boiled, but I just was still boiling and blah, blah....

Just as I am getting to the peak of my bitching, in comes Brandon. He is there to fix the sink, he says he will take Gates for the rest of the day, when he is done.
Nice, let me hang up with my friend, and quit complaining..... :0

I do know that this makes me sound crazy. I am.

This said, this stay at home mother thing is HARD. Much harder than I ever thought. I know because I have a job, and going to that job, is a break for me.
Also, I love my little baby and husband more than life. I hope that I am normal in feeling these things, I certainly do not think it takes anything away from my love for them.