Indoor Farmers Market

I had to stop by my pediatrician's office to update my insurance. I got a full bill for services because I hadn't updated yet. Gah!

Then we went to an indoor farmers market in Glenview where The Boy made a potato stamp painting (his first ever!), had a freak-out (it was too close to nap time) and did some wandering. Mama (who talks in 3rd person a lot) got a cup of Fair Trade coffee and some apples. The Baby was yelling a lot, but I get worried taking him out in the event that I have to quickly grab The Boy. Poor little guy. On our way back to the car, The Boy spotted a cool park and said,
"Slide? Slide?"
How could I deny him? It was a cool park with a really big slide. I chatted with another mom, whose kid had a name we considered for The Boy.
A pretty good field trip all in all.

El Tipico

The Hubs and I had our date night tonight! I was really excited and did my make-up and hair really well. We (I) chose El Tipico because I had a coupon from the Entertainment book. The food was great and the manager was very accommodating. But the waitress was terriable. And we left a terrible tip, which now I feel bad about. She told us that we weren't the only people in the resturaunt. But we pretty much were when we first walked in. The waitress never checked on us and when she did it was for a negative. Like that we couldn't get the dessert we wanted for our babysitter because they just put in the oven. Which didn't make a whole lot of sense. And earlier in the meal, one of the waiters came up and said that our waitress lost the order and/or it was never placed. The whole situation seemed odd. We probably would go back. And hope for the best.

Get Ready

My husband's boss stopped by to check in. My face, hair and house are all hot messes which reminded me why I need to get my shit together because unplanned things happen.

The Dentist

Today was The Boy's first dentist appointment! He did really well. He didn't freak out, just ran his tongue over his teeth a lot. She was able to clean his teeth, and get his mouth open a little.
Apparently his 'gink' which is his pacifier is causing a oval-shaped bucking of his front teeth. In order to avoid expensive dental work later, looks like we'll have to wean him. Wish us luck!
Both the dentist and receptionist are letting their grey hair grow out. Looks awful now, but more power to 'em!
The receptionist seemed a little slow and/or out of it. Hope she isn't always like that.

Play date!

We had a play date today! My friend and her baby came over, and we had a great time! I did, anyway. I hope the others did. We rolled around on the floor, had tummy time, made cookies, and talked about raising kids. My friend likes the way I'm raising my kids, which I find validating.

I have a trip to Costco planned tomorrow. And I read on krazycouponlady.com that although Costco does not accept manufacturers coupons, there is an app with coupons. Which of course I downloaded.

Jammin' Jungle

The three of us went to a place called Jammin' Jungle, which is a free indoor park. The Boy had a lot of fun rushing around and pushing the little carts. It took us a long time to get out of the house, but I'm glad we made it.

I had to stop at Walgreens to get formula. I misplaced my high-value coupon, but I found a $2 one instead.

The Boy's vocabulary is increasing everyday and it is so gratifying and astounding to watch him build up his language.
I was washing dishes and he ran up to me and said,
"Hood? Hood!"
He was holding an orange matchbook car, whose hood was open.
Although it took me a minute to understand him, I was really excited for him. And he gave me a big, toothy grin, pleased that his mama was so proud.

I think I might be feeding The Baby too much. At the beginning of his life, I was exclusively breast feeding, and the poor little guy was hangry (hungry and angry) all the time. So now I feel like I should feed him a lot, I guess.
Tonight he was fussy and tired and I gave him about 6 ounces. I picked him up, and he spit up all over me and the floor.
I was so annoyed, but when I was changing him, he gave me his heart-warming grins.

The 'Libo'

I just finished a back care yoga session from Comcast. My baby is hanging out on the couch; he fell asleep during my exercise session.
My work-out routine is house-bound. One day is a kid's yoga session, which I do with my oldest. The next day is a mom-only session. And the third day I ride the stationary bike. This activity is in addition to chasing The Boy, walking around, and running up and down my stairs daily.

This morning we went to the library, or the 'libo'. It takes us a long time to get out of the house. We finally got there and I chose several books for myself; a few resolution books, a romance novel and a couple of parenting books. We headed over to the kid's section and The Boy ran over to fish tank. He stood really close to a little girl, who was a few inches taller then him. I look over to my sleeping baby and look right back up when that little girl started crying. The Boy was flat on his back, looked startled, the girl was crying and had fallen over him, and another little boy stood on the other side of her! My baby started to cry, and the other mom reprimanded her son for apparently pushing his sister, who fell into my kid. I picked up The Boy, who was still looking startled, and we rushed away.
I didn't say anything to other mother; I just walked away. I wasn't mad, but I didn't feel like discussing.

My father-in- law said he didn't think The Boy even knew that I went out this evening. I don't know why he would say that. Some people are so mean.