Am I crazy??

Well, today I got a wild hair and decided to go out in public with my 2 kids for the first time by myself. You're probably guessing I went to Wal-Mart or the grocery store or the bank. That's what a normal person would do on their first public outing...I on the other hand decided to go have their pictures taken! I called the place this morning to get an appt. and they convinced me to come in today and that they would help me out with the kids. So....we went! Here's how it played out. First we had to go to Von Maur to get something for the pictures. While waiting to check out, Mya filled her pants while in her car seat. We only had about 10 minutes to go to the picture place so I decided to wait until we got there to change it instead of getting her out of her seat and then back in, etc. We got within 1/2 mile of the place and I had to pull over because she was screaming so loud and hard that I thought she'd quit breathing. I climbed back in the van and when I pulled her out, poop was all the way up her back! That may explain her screaming. So, I changed her diaper in the back seat of the van and then had to nurse her to get the crying to stop. Meanwhile..Max wanted out of his seat b/c Mya was out of hers. To get his mind off that..I sang the Wheels on the Bus around 15 times.



Finally, we got going again and got to the picture place. The people there were wonderful. We had 3 of them helping us. The pics turned out great and I spent way too much money because I had to decide on the spot what I wanted with 2 hungry children on my hands. All in all..it went pretty well. Chris didn't even know we went so he was pretty shocked when he came home and saw the pictures. I also gained some confidence from the experience, so we may even try HyVee tomorrow!



Tomorrow Max turns 18 months. Hard to believe he's a year and a half already! Time has flown since his first birthday. I'm guessing it will only get faster. His favorite things these days are popsicles (batiz), his blanket (bantie), going outside (ous) and his dog Chloe (mere) We must tell Chloe to "come here" a lot, because he thinks that's her name! We're not sure how an 18 month old little boy can run our lives, but he has figured it out! "Matz" (as he calls himself) can be challenging at times, but he is a great little boy that makes us smile and laugh all day long.

Last night I went for a walk with Max and Chloe because I needed to get out of the house for awhile. I ran into a neighbor who asked how things were going. I think she could tell on my face that it had been a long day. She told me that these are the longest days, but the shortest years. I thought it was a great quote...one that I need to remember on occasion:)



I better close out. Chris is trying to put Mya to sleep right now by standing in front of the bathroom sink with the water on full blast. It's the only thing that works these days! Once we get her to sleep, she does well, but it's getting to that point that is a struggle. I think it's my turn to give it a whirl! Until next time...