Well, Maddy and I have had a blast these last couple of days. Yesterday we had a playgroup at one of Maddy's friend's houses. Her and Annabelle get along SO GREAT. They share toys, share Annabelle's favorite blanket (at Annabelle's prompting), chase her kitty together and throw balls back and forth (and wacking each other in the head with them, on accident, of course). They are two little peas in a pod! So cute! After we got home from Annabelle's Maddy promptly took a 3.5 hour nap! WOW!
Last night I had Mom's Night Out. We went out to eat and it's always fun to hang out with the gals. After dinner I ran all over God's green earth and looked for ballet slippers for Maddy. I'm still at a loss with that, but I've heard through the grapevine that I can find them at a store around here. So I may try to go out tonight after Maddy is in bed and get that. I closed the mall and Target last night! It's been a long time since I've heard, "Target is closing in five minutes." Ha!
This morning Maddy got up late 8:00 and I wound up skipping my workout. I'm hoping to fit something in later in regards to weights. Maybe still this nap if I get the other stuff done I want to do. Then I prepped a bag for the park I was meeting the other moms from my moms' group at. It's quite a little drive there and back, so I didn't want to forget anything. I swear, I pack everything but the kitchen sink. Fortunately, her diaper bag is always packed anyway, so I only need to really worry about food and drinks. However, since Maddy loves milk and I don't want it to get warm and icky, I bring along an insulated bag with cooler packs for it, plus this time I also brought along water and grapes. Of course, I brought along the tried and true popcorn and veggie sticks, too. Maddy wanted nothing to do with the grapes which I found unusual since they were cold and wet, but went straight for the veggie sticks. She also didn't want her milk either! That TOTALLY surprised me, but I put it in a different sippy cup that normal (an insulated one). So I think that had a lot to do with it. She did drink a lot of water though.
I was worried that all my packing would be for naught. Maddy sometimes doesn't like to stay at parks very long and gets tired of it. But she LOVED it and we stayed for TWO hours. She's never stayed in one place that long before without getting tired of it. I think because there were so many things to do there and the fact she took breaks really helped keep her going.
I'm still surprised that this park is free. It's huge with a TON of things to do. The only downfall is that because it's so new there's very little shade. They made shady areas, but there still aren't that many. They've planted a lot of trees but I don't see them really doing much good until Maddy is at least 10! So besides the cost of gas and 1.50 for the carousel (which she didn't HAVE to go on and didn't seem to much care until I asked if she wanted to go), it's a free morning!
This morning the day wasn't that hot so I dressed her in capris, tshirt, socks and tennis shoes. But after being on the playground for a while it was SO HOT. I was glad I had my little sunblock that I keep in the diaper bag so I put some on both Maddy and I. I always know when Maddy gets hot though, since her cheeks turn bright pink and her hair gets curly. It's cute but also a good indication of how she's doing, too. She was very good about taking her own breaks. She'd find a seat in the shade, sit down and ask for a snack. She did that twice on her own and sat for about 10 minutes in each place. We also sat on a picnic table in the shade for a while and had a snack as well.
Maddy went on the carousel while we were there and really took it all in. She wasn't afraid of it, but just really seemed interested. They have belts to go around the waist and that's nice for me because as long as she's not purposely squirming she won't fall off and I can have my hands free. I took some pictures and they are on my gallery under Maddy's page.
Maddy didn't fuss when it was time to go home. I asked if she was ready and she said, "Yep." So off to the car we went! She was great the whole way home as long as I kept supplying her with veggie sticks. She was quite hungry since it was past lunch time when we finally made it home. Now she's down for a nap and I'm predicting she'll sleep for a good long while! That's great, since I have some stuff I want to get done while she's asleep.
Next week is going to be a fun week as well. We have playgroup on Tuesday morning, going to a free kid's show in the park with a few mom friends on Wednesday morning and then baby Ballet on Thursday morning!
Tea of the day: 2 large glasses of sun tea
WO of the day: None yet, but I'm pulling out my weights to do during the day today.