--to the mall. More on that in a bit. But first, some background.
Man, I woke up in a mood this morning. The neighbor outside woke me up, then Maddy woke up right after, Matt needed to get ready right away for work. I just was NOT ready to get up and get moving right away this morning. Maddy did give me a bit of a reprieve that she stopped making noise for about 10 minutes which allowed me to check my email and make a cup of tea. Then she started talking again so I knew she was up. I got her ready and Matt gave her a bottle (which allowed me to scarf down my oatmeal) and then I fed her. By the time breakfast was done I had decided that we needed to get out of the house and go SOMEWHERE even if for a walk today.
So, when she went down for her nap, I worked out, showered and got ready. I showered and got ready in record time. Yet, she still woke up right before I finished getting ready so I let her talk and play by herself for five minutes while I finished. I got her diaper bag together, the stroller together and took it all out to the car while she was still in her crib from the nap. She HATES seeing me go outside without her. I think she thinks I'm leaving her. Then I went up to prep her and fed her lunch (while I also chowed down on mine--I swear I win the race for fastest eatter). I bundled her up and off to the mall we went!
I was jonesing for this purse I saw online at Macy's. However, when I saw it in person it was HUGE and just had one magetic snap at the top. Plus, Maddy figured out snaps about a month ago, so that would never be safe around her! Then I remembered seeing a purse I liked at JC Penny so I went over there and found this purse. Here's an alternate view. I loved it so much I bought two, the burgandy one shown and one in saddle, which is more tan than the brown alternate view. The price difference was great too. I was able to buy two purses for 35% of the ONE purse at Macy's. Maddy and I rode the elevator that overlooked the Christmas (YES, You heard me right--CHRISTMAS) display in the middle mall. She loved looking at the animals. We have an ark themed Christmas display. No, I don't know why. No, I'm not talking Polar bears and penguins only. That would kind of make sense--cold weather animals. We have lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys and elephants. I don't get it, don't ask me. I went to Gap and used up our GC and bought Matt a basic black hat and scarf. I aso bought Matt's mom her Christmas gift as well. But since she reads the blog (Hi Donna!) I can't say where I got it or anything else about it!! I can say, that I spent a lot of time buying her gift though and I was so impressed with Miss Maddypants who was so patient. She was great as well while I was looking at purses.
I had three funny instances with her at the mall though. First, I put some cherrios in her tray on the front of her stroller. They were gone in five minutes and I'm pretty sure they wound up on the floor. I'm pretty sure she was leaving a trail for daddy to find her in case we never made it home (since we had been there so long). I could hear her thinking, "I know Daddy will save me from Mommy if I leave a trail for him to find! Am I ever going home again? Where is my crib and my toys! Daddy, Daddy save me from shopaholic Mommy!" Also, while we were in Gap, I parked her next to another boy about 3. She just wanted to play and interact with him, but he wanted nothing to do with her. So, she started to blow raspberries at him **Pphhfftt!**. The whole store cracked up. When I got Maddy out of the car after we got home she was sockless!!! I was 95% sure we had left the mall with socks on, so I figured they should be around her seat. I found one of them, but not the other. I was thinking to myself that I was walking around the mall with a one-socked baby for a while at the mall! Turns out it fell into a bag next to her (or she threw it in there, which is also very likely) and I found it when we made it in the door.
After we got in, I put her down for a nap. I made myself a cup of tea and switched out purses. Other than that, not a whole lot new to say about today! It was a very nice outting and Maddy liked it a lot. She enjoys seeing people and interacting with kids. As soon as she stops napping during playgroup time, I will be able to start going to them again. I know she will love them (and it will get me out of the house more). It's nice the mall is only 10 minutes away, too.
Have a great weekend everyone! TGIF!
Tea of the day: Adagio Mango Black Tea (finished all my Adagio Black Tea!)
WO of the day: 30 min. elliptical, eating a 4