Winnetka Covenant

We had a play date at Winnetka Covenant Preschool and it was great! They have a shoe-free room with small tables and chairs, puzzles, board books, pretend kitchen sets and a few other awesome and various toys. The Boy was able to rush around chatting with other kids and playing with pretty much everything. The other moms were friendly. I think we'll be back!

I called the Newberry Library today, because I wanted to check on their noise and luggage limits. They seem very accommodating! We will be planning a trip there via the El (for The Boy) to see the exhibit 'Love On Paper'.

I don't really like the name of my blog anymore...mostly just the Mommy Time part. Dang.

CVS 6 Month

We went to the store and The Baby had to ride in his stroller because the cart was too unstable. The Boy walked. And he also go his own basket! He looked adorable walking up and down the aisles. He even carried a can of cat food.
First Transaction:
Dean's milk- paid $3.06, got $1 extra buck
Second Transaction:
9 cans of Sheba cat food-60 cents ea
Small package of m&ms -99 cents, got 75 cent ECB
2 packages of Gevalia coffee-$4.99 ea
2packages of Dove sensitive bar soap- $8.99, b1g1 half off
I had 3 ECBs
2  $1-off Gevalia coupons
2 $1-off Dove coupons
I received a $1 and 75 cent ECB
I saved 48%

Today is The Baby's 6-Month Birthday!! I took a lot of photos.
He had 2 teeth coming in!

Breastfeeding

I think I'm done breast feeding, which kind of makes me sad. I wasn't making enough anyway, and this birth control I'm on reduces the amount of breastmilk one makes. Now that it is over, I wish it wasn't. I feel like I could have done more to make more milk or I should have been more attentive to his needs.
But I have to remember that this is just another phase that is passing. And  just because we aren't feeding doesn't mean we can't cuddle.

The Baby's Dedication

Today was The Baby's Dedication to my church. The kids and I go to a Unitarian Universalist church, and the dedication is like a baptism. The fam and I stood at the front of the church (with two other families). The ministers said a few words about our name choice, and our hopes for The Baby's future. I had emailed the minister with the words I wanted spoken (which I thought were eloquent). I was nervous standing in front of my congregation, but I remembered it wasn't all about me. The service and ceremony was wonderful and I was do glad we did it.

My teeth hurt! I am so nervous about my appointment.

Playtime and Coupons

I realize my getting things done around the house is very if-you-give-mouse-a-cookie- ish. If I want to give someone a bath or take a shower, I should first clean the tub and vacuum the bath mat. If I take the vacuum out of the basement closet, I might as well vacuum the basement rug and the main floor rugs. If I'm upstairs with the vacuum, I should do the bedroom rugs too. Putting away the kid's laundry reminds me I should clean and organize their closets. If I'm moving closet stuff around, there is stuff in my closet that needs shuffling too. Things start to spiral and before I know it, I'm in the middle of several chores. But it doesn't seem that my 'work on it until I'm done' idea goes any smoother.

We went to Barnes&Noble story time today. The Boy sat for a few minutes and we had to move to the Thomas The Tank Engine table. Also, he had several meltdowns while I was trying to leave the store. We almost lost a boot. I had to carry him out while pushing a stroller. And he tried to run out into traffic but luckily my reflexes are faster than I thought. We saw a couple and their kid who we had lost contact with after The Boy's first birthday party. We were friendly, but it was a little awkward.

We also went to Cold Stone Creamery because I had a BOGO birthday coupon. We gave The Boy quite a suger rush. At Walgreens, I got:
1 tropical V8 Splash
1 berry V8 Splash
1 bottle of soothing Johnson&Johnson baby powder
1 bottle of calming Johnson&Johnson baby powder
The juice was on sale 2/$4, regularly $2.99 each
Baby powder was on sale for $3.49, usually $5.49 each
I had a $1/2 coupon for the juice and a $1.50/2 for the baby powder.
I saved 50%.

We had an unexpected but fun play date at the house. Two other moms, a husband, a 2 month old, and a 16 month old. Lots of toys came out, yelling occurred, but it was fun. The Boy is good at sharing and The Baby is getting very mobile and has a great smile.

More Poop

All we did today was go pick up my father-in-law and bring him back to our house. We have to take him to a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

The Boy made me a pretend meal. And I think he reminded me to say
"Thank you".

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to me! Instead of getting a babysitter, we took the kids out with us. We went to Siam Pasta (I had a coupon). I decided that I want to spend my birthday with my fam. And the kids did ok! We brought crayons and a coloring book, and a bottle. The food was delicious and the service was good and it wasn't crowded. Highly recommended.

My husband did a good job today.

I baked myself a vanilla white cake. The Happy Birthday cake from allrecipes.com