From The Mouth Of A Baby

School is where kids go to, learn and they have to go every day except when they have vacations. Because of the severe cold weather, the schools may have to cancel classes tomorrow and Friday because the temperatures will be below zero and the wind chill will be almost 40 degrees below zero. I heard this on the radio that mom was listening to.

I am so happy I will be staying in the house. It seems as if it is going to be really cold outside. I don’t want to get cold since I am trying to get rid of this nasty cold. Dad said I am gross because I can blow bubbles out my nose. He told mom that I don’t seem to care that I am doing this. I hate having my nose wiped with tissue paper. I think my daddy has a problem wiping my nose. He seems to make funny noses when he has to wipe my nose. He seems to do it all the time. I think he is afraid of running noses.

I will talk to you all tomorrow. I have to go roam around the house now looking for one of those cats. They are hiding from me today.

Yes, there was a severe accident in the bathroom when I took a bath. The water was so warm and I loved slashing in my rubber ducky bathtub, but when I got out the scene became ugly. I still have a little cold and I seem to have a control problem with my coughing and going poop.

Well anyway, mom took me out of the water, I coughed and that is when it happened. Poop came out and it went all over the floor and in the water, and on my mommy. I was so upset. The look on her face was so funny. I couldn’t help but smile. Then my mommy smiled at me, so I knew everything was okay.

She did have to call for dad to get up and come help a little since there really was nowhere to put me so she could clean up. When I poop, I do it good dad said. He was laughing a little, even though he was very tired.

Morale of this story is: Never give me a bath when I have a cold with a cough. Bad things can happen.

The weather is changing every day. First, it goes from snow to sunny, then cloudy to more snow and now it is going from teens to below zero temperatures. I have learn a great deal about this Wisconsin weather and I am not impressed. Now, the temperatures are going to get so bitterly cold that people are talking about going outside every few hours to start their cars and let them run for a while so they will be able to go to work. They are going to do this during the middle of the night.

I will be staying inside where it is nice and warm. Last week, my dad only had to work three days and then they were so slow that he had the rest of the week off. This came right after two weeks off during Christmas and New Years. We have to wait and see if he will work more days this week or not. Mom has to work on one of the bitter cold days this week. She has to work Wednesday, so I bet she will be using that automatic start on the car. It is really cool. All she does is point this key ring thing out her bedroom window and her car starts by itself.

Grandma is just going to take her battery out of her car and not go anywhere. Grandma works at home so she does not have to go anywhere in the cold. I will keep you up to date about the week and tell you more things.

If you want to read about where my dad works, it is here.

Yes, growing up is fun, since you can do so many more things, but growing out of my clothes is not fun. I must be having growing spurts mom said because I grew out of some more clothes. But, that is okay because I have drawers full of more clothes to grow into thanks to my grandma and everyone else. I should have enough clothes until summer. Then everyone will have to start buying me more clothes.

I have gotten use to taking my afternoon naps for about 45 minutes so that mom can do what she wants. I don’t want to nap to long because she will miss me, so just a power nap is good for me. When I wake up she comes running and always has a smile on her face. She is so happy to see me awake, I just know it.

I am still drinking that bottle, but I think mom is getting ready to let me taste some food. I will be eating at the table with mom and dad. I am so happy.

Had a good day yesterday since mom had to work during the day so I stayed at great grandma’s house. It was a good day. She has some nice knick-knacks all over the house. Her house is so big that I had a big play area. I wish I had a big house to roam around. I thing great grandma had a hard time keeping up with me. I was cruising all over.

I like that big house. I could have so much fun living there every day. Grandpa on the other hand thought I should be in my play n pack because grandma was getting tired chasing after me. I am getting to be quite a handful now that I am crawling. Even though I crawl funny as one grandma says, I am fast.

Today, we are staying home and resting. Mom was tired after work, but she has to do some house cleaning and I can help. Dad said that I make more of a mess than I do help clean. I found the pots and pans in the kitchen. Wow is this fun now. I make loud noises when dad is sleeping.

Let me first start by telling you that the cat is really two cats. They look alike and confuse me so I am not really sure which one is the trouble maker but I know one of them is. I have learned to touch the cats now. Well, mom is trying to teach me how to pet them, but for some reason, my little fingers just grab a hold of their hair and pull. This does not bother them at all. They do not move, they just sit there and take it.

Now that I am crawling, I can crawl over the top of them. One of them just lays there and does not move, but the other one runs away. So, now I know I have two cats and one is stupid and one is a chicken cat. They have different names, but they look alike.

I found a litter box again and that didn’t go over with mom. I guess this is the things a family has to go through when they have a baby, cats and dogs.

I just love it when mom or dad goes in the kitchen to cook or do something. I can hear what they are saying and what they are doing. They sure make some sounds I do not hear anywhere else in the house. Then I hear some words that I don’t normally hear either. They think that they are far away and I can’t hear, but I can. I have good ears and hearing.

I can crawl to the kitchen now and see what is going on. In fact, I like to go in there and see what they are doing. The only problem I have is that they drop things and I need to stay out of the way. I would hate to have spaghetti sauce all over my nice clean clothes.

Dad makes things to eat all the time. He sure does eat a lot for a skinny person. Mom likes to drink soda and dad likes to eat everything. I think the kitchen is kind of boring because all my food seems to come out of a bottle.

More exciting news tomorrow.

Let me first tell you that this is going to be scary so if you spook easily, you might not be able to read this. The first time I stood up in my crib, my mom thought it was so cute. Then when I managed to stand up by the side with the curtains, she didn’t think that was so funny. I guess you are not supposed to pull on the curtains or they fall down and hit you in the head.

Another problem with the crib is that when I poop and pee my diaper now that I sleep all night, I can make a horrible mess in my bed. Yes, I have become a bed wetter. I hope to grow out of this very quickly since I am a very good girl. Mom makes weird faces when she sees the mess.

Then there is the cat. Yes, the cat that thinks that my bed is his bed. I have learned to teach that cat a lesson it won’t forget. I grab its tail or fur and pull very hard. It runs away and does not try getting in my bed again for a while.

Then there is the mobile that needed to come down. Yes, I found it and dismantled it so to speak. It no longer hangs over my head at night scaring me when I look at it.

Now you know about the tales from the crib. Have a good day and come back tomorrow for some more fun tales.

We were all set to celebrate the New Year as a family since mom did not have to work after all. Unfortunately, I caught a cold and was all stuffed up. The trip to mom’s uncle’s house thirty miles away did not happen because I was sick. We did however, go about fifteen miles to one of dad’s friends house. It was closer and if I got crabby, dad said it would only take a short time to get home.

I was so looking forward to a celebration, but I was so cranky and stuffed up that it was really no fun for me at all. I guest I will have to wait until next year to have fun on New Years Eve. It was awful boring if you ask me.

Now it is time to settle back into a normal routine again since all the holiday commotion is over. I am looking forward to some rest and I hope I get rid of this cold very quickly.

Today is the last day of the year and everyone will be celebrating the New Year with those persons they care about and love. Guess what? My mom doesn’t have to work after all so we will be going to her uncles house about thirty miles away. You know what that means don’t you? I will be waking up in bed again and not knowing how I got there.

Then I heard about this thing that people do on New Years Day. They jump into the cold lake. You can read about it here. I am a little confused about this strange happening, but dad said that they do it every year. It seems different and cold to me.

If you could jump in the lake on a cold winter day, would you do it?