CSI: willy wonka

this is zack's bachelor party weekend and a few of his friends have flown in from out of town so he's spending tonight with them at the hotel. the last three weekends have been packed - the decathlon, our birthdays and now this - so i was really looking forward to a little peace and quiet tonight. maybe even a little couch time with my friends the situation and tommy.

i took the day off since laura doesn't work on saturdays anymore. thea and i had a busy but very fun day together and i even managed to cross quite a few items off my never-ending list of to dos. i got her home, fed and bathed by 7:20p which is nothing short of a miracle for time-challenged me. [we try to put her to bed by 7:30 every night now as it seems to cut down on her waking up in the middle of the night.]

i had just finished toweling her off when she grabbed one of her letters and started intensely talking to zack on the phone. something she said made me laugh [ironically, i think it was "oh, crap!"] and then she started to laugh hysterically so i grabbed the camera. i'm pretty glad i did because so began a memory i won't soon forget....



"oh, boy" is right.

yes, thea did poop on the rug. a large amount. in my defense, i didn't believe her at first because this was poop #6 of the day. my reaction startled her so much she began to stomp in it until i picked her up and put her in the bathroom. she looked down and saw the poop on her feet and didn't like it so proceeded to jump about trying to get it off. our bathroom floor very quickly resembled a crime scene in a chocolate factory.

i grabbed her and stood her up in the tub where she promptly pooped some more, probably out of fear, the poor thing. i think i said something like "oh my god, more poop!" and it must have been in a slightly exaggerated tone and volume because this time the sight of her poop terrified her and she became hysterical, very similar to the way i have acted when i realize i'm within a football field's distance of a mouse. she wanted NOTHING to do with that poop and began climbing out of the tub. which is when i sat her on the toilet. which is also when she started smearing the poop from her feet all over my dress.

not quite how i envisioned my blissful evening of me-time unfolding.

i laid her down on a towel [still sobbing] and praised her over and over for being such a champion pooper [realizing that my goal of her being potty trained by november might just have been flushed down the toilet]. i scrubbed her, put on a diaper and PJs and once we were in her room she calmed down. we had a heart-to-heart, i told her not to worry, i'd clean it up and all's well that end's well. she seemed to have put the whole thing behind her as we went through our bedtime ritual and said our goodnights.

i was just about to close her door when this tiny voice filled with fear said, "clean it up mama, clean it up."

we're in trouble

the annual decathlon was last week, in which zack continued his domination of the 40 ounce chug event. at the awards celebration after party, thea took to manning the keg with aplomb. more importanly, i'd love you all to take note of her ponytail!!

like father like daughter

yesterday was zack's birthday and we stopped for ice cream on the way home from dinner, mostly because i was craving it, not because zack or thea really wanted it ;)

after only a few small licks of chocolate chip, the sugar was fully absorbed in thea's bloodstream and she was on fire. she proceeded to sing, count and run her mouth the entire ride home. actually, not that different from any other day now that i think about it. riding in the car is such fun with thea at this age because she notices EVERYTHINE and makes me appreciate my surroundings in a whole new way!



as well, i wanted to share these two photos of zack and thea [taken a few weeks ago on one of our only sunny days so far this summer] which make me laugh every time i look at them.

may be less confusing in two months...

drop of sunshine

carol [grama] visited us last week and it was AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL to have her here! it was a pretty quick trip but we managed to sneak in a few trips to the beach, two swim lessons and a visit to the hotel pool. thea has turned into quite a water baby.

the day before carol left we went up to solana beach and had a yummy breakfast before heading to the beach for a couple of hours. thea played in the surf, built sandcastles with zack and tired herself out so much that she took a 1.5 hour nap snuggled up first in my arms and then with carol. this is a photo of them shortly after she woke up.



thea and i were in the car on monday morning just after carol's plane took off and she was kissing and hugging her kitty, holding her tightly.

i said "do you love kitty?" and she responded, "kitty is so sweet."

i asked, "oh really? who else is so sweet?" thinking she might reply "thea" because i often tell her how sweet she is.

she quickly and definitively replied, "grama."

i agree miss thee.