July 6 - I May Be Broken, But That's Not Gonna Stop Me!

Well, I had another rotten sleep night. Daddy worked so hard to get me to sleep. It worked fairly well, but I was wide awake at 4:30 this morning. Daddy brought me to Mommy, where I nursed for 30 - 45 minutes. Mommy put me back to bed after, and I fell back asleep until after 8.

So, that delayed my day a bit, but it didn't stop me from having a BLAST of a day! When we finally got moving, we met our friend Joe and his 2 daughters, Meaghan and Caitlin, at the Oregon Zoo. We were there for a few hours and had such a great time! The coolest thing we saw this time was the Dinosaur exhibit! I hope we can go again when my cousins are out!! Here is a slide show from our big outing.



We went to the McMenamins on the Columbia after the zoo. I fell asleep in the car on the way there, so mommy hung out with me (and Daddy did, too, to give mommy a potty break) and read a book while I took a much needed nap. We were able to join everyone before the end of the meal, so Mommy was able to eat with them (or have them watch her wolf down a cheeseburger & tots).

After that we went to Uncle Ross/Aunt Lynn's. We hadn't PLANNED to stay for dinner, but when Ross fired up the grill, how could we say "no"? It was just plain irresistible.

I had lots of fun walking all around Ross' house. I managed to whack my head on the side of his Laz-E-Boy and got a raised bump and little scrape on the noggin'. It only affected me for a few minutes, fortunately. Everyone felt sooooo bad for me when they saw the swelling. Some day I'll learn how to really milk that for sympathy!

I fell asleep in the car on the way home from Ross', and this is where my evening took a serious turn. Mommy, in her infinite "wisdom" decided it would be a good idea to give me a bath. She got everything ready, drew a nice hot bath, and then woke me up from my pleasant slumber (Mistake #1) She then stripped an unwilling baby (Mistake #2). Then, she tried washing my hair while I laid on the counter top (Mistake #3.) This has become a traumatic experience for me. She then decided to wash my hair while I sat in the sink instead, because I was really having a hard time (read: I was freaking out) (Mistake #5) She had just gotten my hair sudsed up when I got a face full of bath bubbles, well, in my face. I started choking and crying, and Mommy had to take me out of the water and hold me IMMEDIATELY. Well, my hair was still full of shampoo. By now I am SCREAMING CRYING. I am out of my mind upset. So, Mommy had to power through and lay me on the counter for the rinse. Daddy was there to help out in any way he could. She drained the sink while she rinsed my hair. Since I still had soap all over me, She had to put me back in the sink for the final rinse. I handled that OK, but I was still crying my eyes out. This lasted until well after I had been rinsed, dried, diapered, and sleepered. Mommy finally nursed me back into reality. Oh, She and Daddy thought I'd never calm down!!

To make matters worse for my folks, Missy had pooped in the house, and Mom ended up stepping in it in the laundry room. She's never pooped in there before, so that was unexpected. They are really frustrated with that dog!

Well, I went down fairly well around 8:30, after another 20 minutes of nursing. Fingers crossed that I'm down for the night!

I don't know it yet, but apparently I'm going to daycare for my first time tomorrow. Mommy should've packed my things tonight for it, but she was just too darn tired.