Poop Patrol

I've come to the realization that my life revolves around poop. I wonder if this is what my parents envisioned for me when they sent me off to UVA at 18. "Ah yes...one day our precious daughter will be the master of poo!"

I mean, I know all mom's deal with poop on a day to day basis. "Did he poop today? What did it look like? Was it soft, hard, brown, yellow?" We had more than our fair share of this due to some issues Wyatt had the first 6 months of his life. At that time he was going 9-10 times a day, explosive crazy poops that shot all the way up his back and rolled out of the neck of his little onesies...so not only was I obsessed with poop, I was constantly laundering poop. (FYI, I plan to blog about this at some point, my labor/delivery and first six months experience are the reasons I started this blog...I just haven't gotten up the energy to chronicle it yet.)

Then there's my job. I'm a nurse, on a general medicine floor...so when I walked in tonight I had one patient with diarrhea, and another with constipation...and several who can't get to the bathroom without assistance. So before I know it, I'm collecting poop in jars, wiping butts, giving enemas, and shuttling people to and fro left and right! Its like Cartman..."How come everything has to do with something going in or coming out of my BUTT??"

I love that episode of Scrubs where they do the poo song...this is pretty much my life. "All across the nation...we trust in defecation!" I LOVE IT!




So even when I'm at work I can't escape the poop. Poop at home, poop at work. And get this...Wyatt's issues are all straight now, but I still obsess over it a little, old habits are hard to break..but recently I caught him actually eating a little turdlet that fell out of his diaper! So then I had to deal with POOP BREATH! ARGH!

Steal the binkie!

We had a playdate with Wyatt's best bud Gavin today. They're exactly 9 weeks apart and now that Gavin is walking they are on equal ground! Wyatt has never really had an affinity for the binkie (the Gi Gi is another story) but he seems enamored with Gavin's.

Some cute shots of them afterwards.

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Thanks Hilary!

Thanks to Hilary for my new look! Now I feel "official!" See the tag on the side for her info!

Don't call PETA

Oh look! It's the nightly torturing of the animals!



Can you see the pissed off expression in the cat's glowing eyes as he loves up on her?



Samspon, on the other hand, takes a more pitiful approach...



Please...please make it stop....



Fine...I give up.



Ok, well got my purse around my neck and my shopping bag...time to go! (as he waves bye bye and heads to the door)

Tuesday Toot

I found the blankie!!! Or "Gi Gi" as its referred to around these parts.



We went out to two places...the daycare center to register Wyatt for the fall and the pool to check out registration info. I remembered having it at the daycare...and that was it. After we got home, there was some lunch and then it was time for nap...then it started..."Gi Gi? Gi Gi? GI GI!!??!!" I was in full panic. It was nowhere to be found. After about 23 pointless circles from the house to the car, through the bag again...it was nowhere. I called the center, they remembered me leaving with it...called the pool, they were useless. Finally we just got in the car to retrace our steps. All of a sudden I see the blankie from the main drag...IN THE PARKING LOT of the daycare center. I ran all up over the curb making a sharp turn from the street into the parking lot. Glad there were no kiddies in the parking lot. But we had it! And the day...and naptime...were saved. Hoorah!

Its a Bunnytown life....

Yesterday was our 5 year anniversary, and it was a fabulous day. There weren't any fancy dinners, presents or even cards...but I spent the day with my two favorite people, plus got to see some old friends.

We checked out the new Southside Farmer's Market at Forest Hill Park. Its only been open a couple of months, so we weren't expecting the tents and crowds we saw...it was extremely cool, even more so when we got some free BBQ samples and a chorizo/egg breakfast burrito from Celito Linda-that's what I'm talking about. Weekend calories don't count when you're dieting, in case you didn't know. Furthermore, if its your anniversary its actually negative calories. So by my calculations I should have lost about 5lbs yesterday.

Then we....dum da dum....JOINED A POOL! Which means I have to frequently wear a bathing suit, but at least I'm around a bunch of other mom's and I can just ignore the little hard bodied lifeguards. They're like 12 anyway. Anyway, I'm absurdly excited about this. The pool is great, they have 3 different pools, snack bar, all kinds of events and its in the neighborhood where we eventually want to live. This was Wyatt's fist pool experience and he enjoyed himself a great deal. Before he got his "pool legs" he kept tipping over, but then he got it down and spent all kinds of time climbing in and out, splashing, and for some reason trying to drink the water out of the little toy crate in the pool. Silly baby. But you know, I really want to jump off the diving board and go down the slide. Am I too old for this now? Is it unseemly? Is it just my job to stand around in a be-skirted bathing suit with my hands on my hips and occasionally stop to apply sunblock?







So after all this excitement it was definitely time for a nap..for all 3 of us. In my world a perfect day just isn't complete without a little afternoon snooze. That out of the way, we went to my friend Jennie's client appreciation party on the river. There was a band, a moonbounce (didn't let Wyatt in that), more calorie free food and tons of friends we never get to see anymore because we have no life. Oh and a huge rainstorm just to keep things exciting. Wyatt ate about 14 hotdog buns. He apparently inherited my love of carbs. I got to see an old co-worker of mine and his super delicious 6 month old baby girl. Adorable! Definitely gives me the itch for another.



I think this one was about my 3rd beer. My 3rd calorie free Legend Lager that is.






After the munchkin went down, we finished off the bottle of wine we opened Friday and watched "Superbad" on our new HD Starz on Demand channel. Niiiiiice! By the way, here is Chris' sock as I found it on Friday night. Yes, its stuck to wall. And you can still see the imprints of his toes in it. This is what I've been married to for 5 years. And I've loved ALMOST every second of it!

Back from vacation....sigh.

Chris and I are celebrating our 5 year anniversary this Saturday 6/21! We decided to take a little trip, without Wyatt. We spent 2 nights in Shepherdstown, WV at a fantastic B&B-The Thomas Shepherd Inn. www.thomasshepherdinn.com

On the way up we took the scenic route and stopped at Doukenie Winery in Loudon County. www.doukeniewinery.com Of course this was during the heat wave and it was a billion degrees outside. Even the ducks were hot.





We went tubing, to two great restaurants and generally had a relaxing time, although I missed Wyatt ALOT. Harper's Ferry was beautiful and being the nerd I am about history, I was completely enraptured with the Civil War and John Brown insurrection history. I bought "The Secret Six" about the men behind John Brown after we visited the tavern of the same name.



We also ate at The Bavarian Inn, which overlooks the Potomac and has a full German menu, something that makes Chris positively gleeful. Mmmm....Jagerschnitzel...
http://www.thebavarianinnwv.com/



It was really beautiful country...I'm glad we went. I wanted to try a new place, but not too far away from the munchkin of course. This last shot is at the point in Harper's Ferry where the Potomac and Shenandoah converge. This was taken right before a huge storm that finally cooled everything off for a while...



So, back to real life. We went to DC on Saturday to help host a baby shower for a close friend and to celebrate a graduation and one year birthday. Eventful day. Glad to be back at home, even glad to be back a work, but there is always a little let down when vacation is over....well at least we get to go to the beach in August! Hooray!

So you think you can dance....Part II

Wyatt suffers from the same affliction I do...but its much cuter on him. His obsession is SpongeBob. As you can see, even in the throes of a rolling on the ground with the toasted oats box fit, he can still rally for the theme song.

So you think you can dance....

I'm obsessed with it. I love it, LOVE IT! Why can't I dance like that? In my heart, my soul...I really feel like I can. I'm dancing that way on the inside. And sometimes, it comes out. I mean, I took dance for a loooooong time, I do have some sense of it. All of a sudden I feel myself moving around and then I happen to catch a glimpse in the mirror...oh no. No, no no no no. Put it away. I guess I'll just keep dancing on the inside, except maybe when no one but Wyatt is here and I'm not near any mirrors.

First Timer

So....becoming obsessed wtih my friend Kelly's triplet blog has inspired me to start my own. At this exact moment I have no idea what I'm doing and don't understand how I can get my page to be all pretty like Kelly's. Kelly? HELP! Once I get a better handle on all of this I will post again, for REALS! I'll explain the blog title, probably the easiest way to start.....