Did I really just smell that for poo?

The day finally arrived. The day I have been dreading for the past few weeks. I woke up this morning with a silly idea in the back of my head of maybe sleeping in for a bit, but then I heard Meadow calling for me. 'Mommy'. So sweet I didn't mind not sleeping anymore. Then again, 'Mommy, diaper.' So smart, she is ready for a new diaper and is kindly letting me know. She doesn't like being wet, this is going to make potty training a breeze. And then I walked into her room. She wasn't saying 'diaper' as in Mommy please come change my diaper, she was saying 'diaper' as in Mommy look at me, I took my diaper off on my own!

Now this has happened before, Meadow is fascinated with taking her diaper off. Something about the fun Velcro strips just call to her. We have avoided any harmful situations but know it was only a matter of time.

So there she was, standing in her crib just as cute as can be, with her discarded, and dirty diaper cast to the side. She was so proud and a little shocked I did not share her enthusiasm. The only good news was that she did not go monkey on me and throw it all over, in fact I don't think she even touched it. But, as with anything with a toddler it didn't all stay contained either. I immediately grabbed her and put her in the tub to wash off the evidence. Another move she thought was really fun! Great, now I have made this something enjoyable for her.

After getting her in a new diaper, and a onesie, which I will be purchasing in bulk today, I headed into the crime scene. Pulling off her sheet, mattress cover, blanket, and oh great Minnie and Mickey...are they even washable??? The only thing that is left is her musical frog in the opposite corner. Batteries and a motor, definitely not washable, so I did what any other mother would do: I smelled it for poo, and found it to be safe. Wow.



You might be thinking, hey look on the bright side, at least Meadow recognizes she has a dirty diaper and doesn't like it, potty training will be easier and closer than you think. Unfortunately I think the diaper removal has no significance other than the kid just likes to be naked.

Fires in the OC

For those of you out of California you might be wondering how close we are to all the fires. To answer you right off the bat...not that close. The warm Santa Ana winds are never good for these crazy fires and it was close to 90 degrees today. Did someone forget to tell So Cal that it's November!!??

Now that new fires have spread in Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, we were hit with a very sudden wall of smoke this afternoon. It was crazy to see since the sky has been crystal clear from the winds. The picture doesn't quite do it justice but you get the idea.

Welcome to our blog!

So apparently my parents are getting a little sick and tired of me calling them 7 times a day to share the latest Meadow wonders, so they suggested I start a personal blog. I have a blog for my Stroller Strides business which I manage to update every 3 weeks, on average. Let's hope I do better with this one! If you're lucky I might be able to get Mike to participate! Don't hold your breath though!

I will be posting video and pictures of the family...meaning Meadow. She is just so much fun everyday and I feel like if I don't share it right away I will forever forget these moments. At least now when I sit down to fill in Meadow's baby book in a few years I will have something to reference! And maybe just maybe I will post some pictures of my growing belly. All when need is it to grow! Don't get me wrong, I am getting bigger, but I just seem to be carrying everywhere but my belly!!! I am the first woman ever to look pregnant from behind before I look pregnant from the front!

Any bets on how long before my next post?