A Halloween Conundrum.

Baby Lo and I hit the 11 week mark on Friday, which, of course, is no real mark at all considering it was 12 weeks I was aiming for before letting our status become public knowledge. But then yesterday, at work, I threw up about 12 times in the first half of my shift- so needless to say- most people there know :) S0- I think we can go ahead and tell.

Actually, aside from yesterday, and the constant taste of rusty tin can in my mouth, I haven't been feeling TOOOO awful. I'm still sick and whiny, and today I mostly just want to crawl under a bed and stay there, but all in all, I think the morning sickness is subsiding. Or maybe the Diclectin just works most days. I don't know.

And today is Halloween. Mom bought Micaela a super cute pirate costume, and we got her some accessories, so I think she's going to look pretty cute. The only thing that concerns me is that people will think she is a boy, because well, people ALWAYS think she is a boy. Even when she's dressed in pink. And this costume is a bit masculine.

Maybe I'll put some blush and lipstick on her? I mean, it IS halloween... so make-up is allowed right? Is that child cruelty?

Stay tuned for pictures.

"Mommy sick- Mommy spitting out. Cuz there's a baby in her belly"

(Looks in my belly button)

"I can't see in"

Another doctor appt.

I had a regular doctor checkup on Thursday. Gained 1 lb. Pure icecream :) She told me I can play around with my prescription to what suits MY nausea... Yay! Then she asks "So, how many kids are you going to HAVE, Ann?" (Large hint of disdain). Don't get me wrong- I understand that for some people this is just a simple question- how many would you like to have? Oh 1.5 and a white picket fence. That would be fine. This is NOT how she asks this- she's acting like I'm the lady from 19 kids and counting- THIS IS MY 2ND CHILD! I still have enough arms for them all!! I'm not Octomom- as far as I know, I'm not having sextuplets. Why are you being so snotty!!!!????? Argh.

Am I That Old?

A month or two ago, a new kid started working at Tim Horton's and I was training him, so we got chatting about music. So, of course, I ask him what kind of music he is into- he says "well, I like a lot of really obscure music- you probably don't know it". Intrigued, I say "try me". His response? "Well, have you ever heard of Nirvana?"

So, Ok. It's ok- he's 15- I'm 26- there's a huge age gap. This is fine. I am from a different generation- I grew up in the 90s. I chuckle and tell him that yes, I have heard of Nirvana, and well, I'm cool.

Another day, a few weeks later, I am at work, again, and I am humming a song. I think it may have been In Bloom, but it may have been a Pearl Jam song- I can't remember. Anyway- another person I work with looks at me and says "you must have rock band".

"Nope".

"Yeah right- like you would know that song otherwise".


Ok- whatever... again, I get it- they're young.

But then- a few nights ago- we are in a circle in drama class and we are playing this alphabet game, saying a sentence about music starting with the next letter in the alphabet, the girl with N says "Nirvana is the name of a band, I think... not that I know any of their songs, but I think that's the name".

Really?
This is my classmate.
I was only out of school for a couple years.
How did this happen?
How?

The World of 2 Year Olds.

The thing that we sometimes don't realize about 2 year olds is that they are learning about the world as they see it, and they don't always see it the same as we do.

For example, Micaela explained to me today " is cod out and the sun is seeping. the couds are seeping too. The sun flew away but when it wakes up its bewy bewy big. but is dark out now. its dark outside the window".

She rarely sees night time. The sun, at least during the summer, is still out when she goes to bed. But tonight, she stayed up late so she and daddy could come get me from school at 8pm. She's adapting her schema of the world to include nighttime. I thought this was pretty good.

The other day, we arrived home and she said "it's micaeya's house!". We replied, yes, it's mommys and daddy's house too.

This morning, upon arrival home, she proclaimed to Liam "Daddy. it's micaeya's house- it's yee-ums house too- but it's micaeya's house!"

I don't know if you noticed, but all of her Ls sound like Ys.

2 years old children are amazing. I can't believe I am so lucky as to see the world from her eyes.

A little old- but cute.

I heard Micaela in the kitchen one day, in Upper South River. She was quietly talking to herself. I wondered what she was doing so I went into the kitchen and this is what I found. My child is destined to be a geek.