21 Months

Could life be any better? Tommi gets better by the day!

She is full of words and knows far too much. haha We have found ourselves regretting things we say b/c she will repeat them. "oh gosh!" is one thing we are not enjoying hearing all the time! I mean it could be worse but it reminds us to watch what we say!

There is not alot going on with her other than her ever growing and becoming clearer vocabulary.

She did go through her first "real" sickness the other weekend when we were in VB. She got a respiratory infection and had to be put on antibiotics for the first time. She didn't leave my lap for 2 whole days...it was horrible. Only bonus was all the cuddle time. It was really nice to be at my parents when it happen b/c I had alot of help and support.



Here is the new cheese face she makes when we go to take a picture and she feels silly! It really is not the most attractive face but she is a ham!!

Oh dear....

I think I have my hands full...

I bought a long nightgown for a personal shower I am going to for a friend and Tommi loved it...it is super flowy and pretty so she called it princess...

Since there was no way she could wear it due to the length I took out a nightie I got at my shower 5 years ago (and have never worn haha) that I knew was super flowy...

I put it on her and tied the straps so it wouldn't fall off and...she became an instant princess...

Spinning....


and posing...

Name Change...

I am already considering changing my name..."mama" is just not working out for me.

I had lunch with a good friend this afternoon and while she was sharing some pretty exciting news with me, my child was smacking me saying "mama mama mama mama, pizza" I was trying VERY hard to keep my cool! She was not being mean or stubborn about it just didn't understand why she didn't have her pizza yet. Which in a one year old mind time does not make sense I felt her pain. But OMG I was embarrassed/frustrated/confused/excited/etc. all in those minutes. I seriously wanted to walk out and pretend mama was not my name!

Then as we leave the restaurant I became the mother I am ashamed to see when my child runs away from me and I have to grab her up with my hands full and clumsily pick her up to walk across the parking lot with everyone staring at me :( I just wanted to break down and cry.

I have bragged on how good Tommi is during outings but this one was totally out of character for her! UGH!

So now my dear sweet friend who is 9 weeks pregnant is scared out of her life to have a child like mine!!!

I still wanna cry 3 hours later b/c I felt so out of control of my child and that is not the case...she is NOT that wild child I shake my head at and I'm NOT that mom who lets her child run wild in public.

Nap time is here and I'm gonna go lose myself in a book!