Mama needs a cocktail & the 15 minute fiasco.

There are two things wrong with the title of this post. One being that this Mama can't have a cocktail and won't be able to for some time. Second is the fiasco I encountered probably didn't even last for a full 15 minutes.

I really woke up on the good side of the bed yesterday.Got up early and was feeling great! Allergies or something of that sort have been attacking me lately and I hardly felt any symptoms this morning. Kaelyn was in a great mood and we got some good snuggle time in during the morning cartoons. I cleaned house, ordered Kaelyn some big girl bedding and made a few phone calls that reduced some bills in our house. In 30 minutes I had already made some changes that are going to save us about $70 a month and I still had a few more calls to make. This was all tackled by 9am. I really felt like a superstar. It was going to be a beautiful day out and I was going to soak it all in!!!

 Boy was I ever wrong.

If you remember from a few posts back when I mentioned that there are times that 10 or 15 minutes can ruin an entire day when you are a parent? Well I figured that I met my monthly quota with the whole Trader Joe's and dentist episodes we had. Now that I think about it those things happened in February and now it's March so I get to rack up the "Mama's goin crazy" points all over again.
I went to turn on the lights in the kitchen. Even though it is sunny out we don't get loads of natural light in the house. The lights turned on, then both went out right away. Drats. I then realized our new dining room light wasn't working either. Hmmmmmm..... I know it's not a big deal but I tend to get worked up over the little things like this. I rented for years and only had a few issues. Ants, a furnace and some plumbing. Not bad for 8 years of renting. We have only been homeowners for a year and a half and have had all kinds of silly stuff happen. Sparking outlets the first month we were here. It was shortly after we put up our Christmas lights and even though the electrician told us the lights had nothing to do with it  I still like to blame Aaron's alter ego, Clark Griswold for that one! Our appliances have pretty much all gone out resulting in us having to buy new ones which probably could have got Kaelyn a few months of tuition at Charles Wright. Leaky sink, the list goes on. We are pretty much the second owners of this house and it was built in 74 so I think the place was saving all this goodness for us. (Aaron has since came home and lights are working again.) Back to why mama's going crazy.

No, no. no the lights going out isn't what almost made me break. It was my kid of course! We had baby Una today, who is always a peach. Seriously. This little one is either sleeping, cooing or eating. She has only fussed a few times which is nothing for a baby. I had to get our neighbors son Manny from the bus stop in the afternoon. I had a plan, I was going to wear Kaelyn down early so she would nap and be up in time to head out. When she was napping I would feed Una for the last time before her dad picked her up because I knew I wouldn't have time after. How could this go wrong? I had a plan!!!

I had to wake Kaelyn up because she was sleeping longer than normal. She woke up and instantly went into that manic im not awake and I don't know whats going on mode. You know, the one where they just cry and nothing can calm them down. It usually only lasts for a few minutes until she is fully awake but it's a new thing for her so we are still getting used to that. Note to self....wake her up earlier next time. I had been dying to get outside because it was so pretty out. It was finally time to venture out. Time 2:40pm.

Kaelyn is all dressed. Shes got her shades on and her sweet Tom's that her awesome cousin/pal Phoebe has given her on loan. I get Una into Kaelyn's stroller. Key word: Kaelyn's stroller. Kaelyn FREAKS out. Crying, screaming, snot running out of her nose. " GET BABY UNA OUT MAMA, I WANNA SIT!!!!" I tried to ride this tantrum out for a minute hoping it would pass. Nada. I put Kaelyn on top of the stroller thinking she would find it cool. Fail. She LOVES Manny so I try to bribe her. "We are going to get Manny honey, if you walk like a big girl you can have an otter pop when we get home." Kaelyn has a thing for otter pops and I am not sure why. She rarely gets them. Surely this bribe would work. Her reply "No walk mama!!" Time is slowly running out since we have to be at the bus stop around 2:50. I have no other option, I have to put my toddler who is fully capable of walking and normally loves to do so in the stroller and carry sweet baby Una while pushing Miss Prissy Pants. The trick was getting Kaelyn into the damn thing while holding an infant.

Imagine if you will me holding an infant. Easy right? Now I am squatting down with the infant and letting my toddler scale my body and cling to me like a monkey while I get her in the stroller. Stop here.... factor in that I am 6 months pregnant and there is a point during pregnancy when you squat down and it just isn't as easy to get up. That moment decided to show up. That was also the moment that I got puked on and I had no free arms to try and stop it! Bianca and Aaron, if you happen to read this just know I would NEVER drop your baby. My child would go first, shes older and could handle the fall! I had stitches by the time I was her age and I lived. I get Kaelyn settled and were off. I get to the end of the street and some neighbors I have yet to meet were outside. They stopped me and of course had to address the screaming they heard. They also looked rather confused that I was holding an infant while my walking kid was in the stroller. Yeah, join the club. I feel terrible because they seemed very sweet but I was running late and had to get to the bus. I can't even remember their names and they told me twice! That's when I heard the bus coming.

I (as kindly as possible) excuse myself and being to haul ass to the bus because I still wasn't close enough for Manny to see me. I just have to go around two corners. Easy. Until I realize I had the stroller that doesn't have pivoting wheels. Crap. Should have bought the jogger with wheels that pivot, it would have been worth if for this moment alone. Trying to turn a corner while running, holding and infant and being pregnant is virtually impossible. By running I mean fast walking to most people. I hear the kids getting off the bus. I am shouting "Manny I'll be right there!!!!!" I finally get around the corner and Manny sees me. Were all good. I felt terrible. There was one time when I was about his age that I came home from school and nobody was home. I was supposed to get off at a friends that day but there was some confusion and I didn't. I just sat on the stoop at our apartment until my mom came home and I asked her for my own house key. She always said she would never forget my face when she pulled up. Poor little Manny had the same face. We start the stroll back home and Manny was kind enough to push the stroller for me even though he can't really see over the top of it. I feel like the biggest tard because it really isn't that difficult of a task. The bus stop isn't far away and I should be able to handle a short walk. Guess not.

I don't know what was hurting worse, my back or my brain. Aaron comes home and begins to fix the lights. I decide to take a minute and sit. That's when Kaelyn craps her diaper. Get distracted for a bit and then order dinner since I would probably burn the house down if I tried to cook at this point. We eat, all is good. Kaelyn is wearing her Minnie's (big girl undies) and Aaron goes to take a shower. I decide to try and sit again. At that exact moment Kaelyn pees in her Minnie's. I clean her up and as I am cleaning up the little puddle she left me I hear the garage door open. Hmmmm Aaron is in the shower who would be opening the garage door? I peek into Kaelyn's playroom and when she sees me she tries hiding the garage door opener. Caught!!!FYI when kids reach her age they begin hoarding. They have secret stashes all over the house and as a parent you can only hope that no food makes it into these hiding spots! She has only done this once before and the dog happened to be in the garage that time. I was doing dishes, looked out the window and saw Prince staring at me like WTF mom, who tried to set me free? Our dog is defiantly not one you let just roam around the neighborhood. Good thing he doesn't run! Needless to say bedtime came early for everyone in our house last night!

Even though I am only 2 feet taller than my 2 year old I am still in charge. Sadly, yesterdays score was Kaelyn-1 Mama -0. If I was able to have a little vodka or wine I probably could have raised my score to a .5 and felt a little less defeated. When it was finally just Aaron and I on the couch and I was telling him about the days events he said "Babe, you should really try not to pick Kaelyn up as much since you are pregnant." Oh Aaron, bless your heart. That really wasn't the way I responded to that statement but I knew he meant well.