26Sept2008: Day 124: Oooh Mannn!

Today was much better. It was a bit trying around her nap time. She just completely breaks down when she's tired. I try to get too much done while she's up so that I can rest during her nap. Sometimes, like today, I just have to give in and let her nap and get things done while she's napping. Thank goodness I was able to change my gym appointment to this morning from the afternoon otherwise I think I would've had another mess on my hands like yesterday.

I was hoping to go to the park with her before her nap as it was such a nice day but since she was having a hard time as I was getting clothes off the line outside, I knew the park was out. I know she went outside with the kids from nursery while I was at the gym, so I didn't feel as guilty.

She was really into Dora (Dora the Explorer [or Explora if you listen to Brian Regan]) today. We must have watched this one episode I taped at least 5 times. In this episode, the monkey is hiding in the tree and she thinks that funny. Then the fox "swiper" says "oh man" when he gets stopped from swiping something, so Makenna would copy it after he said it. It was very cute to hear her.

She also got the floor in the dining room very wet. Again, one of those, "you should've known better" moments. Water is just too tempting to this child. We have a Brita pitcher and as I was just finishing getting lunch together, I heard what sounded like a waterfall. It dawned on me that it was water and where it was coming from. Sure enough, Makenna is standing on the dining room chair, watching it all spill out of the pitcher onto the table, onto the floor. It wouldn't be so bad if the floor wasn't carpeted. So I'm standing on towels trying to soak it up off the rug. Luckily the sun light comes in through the sliding doors and hits that spot.

A good friend sent me this quote today and it's only too true, "...remember that kids need to be kids. They are on the edge of happiness, danger and fun at all times. I just don't know when is when."