Maddy calls our new house the Bernie House. She associates it with him because every time we went to go and look at it, he was with us. So she assumes it's his house or that he comes with the house. I have had to remind her that this is our new house and no, Bernie isn't going to live with us.
Maddy also now has "ideras" all of her own. They are normally 'good ideras' or 'I have an idera!! *with pointer finger pointing up into the air". So yes, she normally comes up with great ideas all the time. Normally it involves eating a Popsicle, having chocolate, playing ball or going to the park. But none the less, she loves her ideas. And, bless me, every now and again, even *I*, the mommy, have a good idea. She so lovingly informs me of this by saying, "Good idera, mommy!"
She has taken to calling Matt, DAD. Matt has no interest in that at all. He would much rather be daddy. If he could, I think he'd go back to being dadda. Maddy has been a mommy's girl lately though. I think it's because she's been spending so much time with me while Matt had off this week working on the house. She's also taken a nap with me in the new house the last two days in the king bed as well since she won't lay down on her own there yet and she doesn't have her bed. I think she views that as quite a bonding experience.
She's had a hard time falling asleep the last couple of days though. I'm sure it deals with all the change and the new house. The fireworks the last couple of nights (just set off by ONE family) has been driving me bonkers and I know that doesn't help either.
Matt and Josh got the track lighting installed yesterday and it looks darn good. They also got the pendants put up over the kitchen breakfast bar area. We picked out cobalt blue shades and they look GREAT as well. I'm bidding on a set of bar stools right now on ebay to go with it. Matt also replaced all the brass contractor grade light fixtures throughout the rest of the house. Now we're waiting on a few bathroom fixtures to be delivered that we purchased on line and we'll replace those as well sometime after we move in. Matt fixed a squeaky stair tonight as well, so when we have the new carpet put in we won't have to worry about it.
This evening was really nice though. Matt, Maddy and I left the house about 5 and went to Lowes to pick up a couple of things (what's new there, either? We've been living at Lowes/home depot). After that we came home to have dinner (I defrosted some chili I made and froze) and Matt helped put Maddy to bed. Most nights lately I've been coming home with Maddy about 7-7:30 to give Joe his food/meds and to get Maddy to bed on my own and Matt's been coming home later. He did go back out to put in the shelving in our master bedroom closet after Maddy was in bed, but at least I had the help while Maddy was still awake!
Ok, off to read for a bit!