Oh what a couple days it's been! I worked my 4 days like I do most weeks, and this week, for some reason was the worst for missing my little girl. I think I am starting to realize how much time I am without her because of this stupid job, and it sucks. A lot. But as of September, I will be working only 3 days a week, and I'm hoping it will be okay for me.
When I get home from work, I try to steal Alexis away from everyone (Matt and his boys have been here all week), and I get in some Mommy/Daughter time, that I probably need more than she does. This week turned out good for steal aways in the evening, and we just went and soaked each other in, with the last of what the summer is giving us.
And when she gets a little frustrated, she squeezes her face...she was kind of mad at my sunglasses.....a little....lol
When the boys are at our house, there is always either a veggie tray or a fruit tray out on our table for them to snack on. I usually don't let Alexis get into them, but this week, there was no getting her away from them. She was so sure it was her week to eat fruit and veggies the big girl way, just like the boys do it.
And she would dip those veggies into the dip, as if she knew what she was doing and why she was doing it, and I just thought it was the cutest thing in the world, because she wouldn't put the dipped part of the broccoli in her mouth and eat it. It was just super cute!
Yesterday, I took her to the park. It's been a while since I took her and pushed her on a swing, and I thought she deserved it. I feel bad for not taking her more often, but last night was a much needed swinging night. She enjoyed it! Laughed a whole lot, and was so much fun!
She had so much fun playing in the rocks at the end of the slide. She threw them on the slide, behind her, everywhere, and crawled around in them, and I'm surprised her little knees weren't sore. But she loved it.
And today, oh today!! It was supposed to be our once a year Friend Reunion, and well, it wasn't really a bust, because it turned out to be such an awesome awesome day, but the friends didn't show up. Our friend reunion turned into brunch at Denny's with Amanda, Liam, Amanda's Mom and Joe! And I will admit it was a great brunch, despite the fact that Alexis didn't want to be there most of the time, dipped her fingers in my syrup and before I could even get something to clean off her hands, she had smeared the syrup all over her brand new shirt! haha
She was happy when we were eating our eggs and pancakes together, but as soon as she was full, she had had enough, pretty much. And after you give this girl a little bit of freedom to walk around, if you take her away from that freedom and try to pick her up and sit her on your lap or try to put her back in that damn high chair, she will tell the whole place how pissed off she is. Oh my! It was the first time in a while that I took her to a restaurant, and I don't think it really went that well...lol But it was still fun!
After lunch, we went back to Amanda's Mom's house and Joe went home. Alexis always has so much fun at other people's houses because their stuff is so much different than ours. She enjoyed the piano the most, and I wished that I had a piano for her to play! She didn't bang really hard on the keys or anything like some crazy kids do, she just pressed the keys nicely and made some pretty music! It was beautiful! haha!!
And I must say, Alexis and Liam together is one of the cutest things ever! I love watching my baby girl play with other babies, but with Liam, it's like watching love grow! They are super cute together, and I love how he watches her. And it sucks SO much that Amanda and Bill live so very far away from us, and they can't play together more often.
We decided to drive to Cobourg this afternoon, despite its unsureness of rain. It turned out to be perfect. Rain on the way there, but a little bit of sun when we got to the beach! It was Alexis' first time at a beach, and I wished it was sunnier and hotter, and we could have worn bathing suits and played in the sand and got dirty. But it just wasn't meant to be, and there's always another day for that...or next year.
Amanda helped me out with trying out Alexis' feet in the water for the first time, so that I could take some pictures of it. Needless to say, I am thankful to Amanda for doing this for me, although Alexis wasn't too happy about it. She is always very unsure of new things, and I knew it wasn't going to be a great experience. It always takes a few times for her to do something new, for her to like it.
After taking some pics, we went and took a walk on the walk, and the babies had a ball watching everyone as we passed them. Alexis even tried to share her cheerios with Liam! What a nice little girl she is! It really is the cutest thing in the world, to watch them together! haha
I wish there were more days like this. Days spent with my favorite people, doing random, spur of the moment things, that just make life feel perfect in every way, where you can just forget about everything that isn't right in life. Forget about all the things that make you sad or worry or feel like ass. Today was one of those days! And I loved it! Thanx Amanda, Cindy and Liam! =)
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