And the BLOG suffers

Well as you can see my blogging days have been slow at best. Chi is runing on the no sleep toddler program and it doesn't work so well for me. So my nights I try to catch up with e-mail and stuff, but it's nearly 1:30 by the time I get Chi down and even look at my to do computer list. So alas, here I am now. I've forgotten the really good stuff I"m sure. I need a computer literally built into my body. That way I could just save data and download it here at night. How nice would that be.

So we started Gymboree. Not sure what I think. The class seems really neat. Chi's first day held a look of anxiety and curiosity all mixed into one. When we left he cried, so we took that as a sign that he must have had a good time. Thursday and Friday we attended free play. I was assured that there would be other children at free play, and so I paid the extra money and took him. Thursday there was not a soul in the place but us, and Friday there were only a total of three. So, I'm a bit disapointed. I would like to see more faces for Chi to socialize with.

We've been on the potty training elevator. One day this week he went potty in the potty for the first time. YIPPIE! The next day, we were going to take a bath and so he was undressed in the bathroom. I asked him over and over if he would like to sit on the potty, to which he announced, NO No NO. So I dropped the subject. Five minutes later while waiting for the water to run my feet suddenly felt warm and wet. Lo and behold I had been peed on. That night he again went in the potty. That's been it on the potty front.

Chi's new favorite word is Cool. He say's it for everything. He has also picked up on saying good and they sound a lot alike. But he enterchanges them, so it's like blah blah blah coo*cool. Blah blah blah, gooood. LOL He's a hoot.

Since he hasn't been sleeping I've been pretty grumpy. So one day I was sick of playing with him. So I sent him off to play all by himself. He cried and threw a fit for a while. Then he went off to play. I saw him in the corner of my eye roaming about the living room, and heard his toys clanking, so I knew he was playing and in no danger. But I honestly didn't look right at him to see just what he was doing. Later that day, after a failed attempt at a nap and even more frustration I sat Chi down to watch television while I cleaned/laundry and did my hair. I was just so frustrated and tired. I managed to drop an entirely full can of air freshner on my toes, boy did that hurt. And things were just not going well. So I went to start cleaning and I came across this box of Mega Blocks track. The tracks and cars were all in the storage box, but they were a hodge podge of parts, put away in a very silly manner. I sort of cursed myself, or T for putting the toys away so dumbly. I mean, no the lid could not even fit and it all had to be done again. Then through my bad day I realized something. Earlier when I had sent Chi away he had gone and picked up his toys for me. I felt so bad, he's such a good boy and here I was being so mean to him. I missed watching him do that, and I missed praising him for a job well done. My day got better and I remembered that it's not his fault I'm tired and grumpy. So I shouldn't take it out on him.

The week has been alright I guess. We got a new webcam that Rocks the house, let me tell you. I also bought a new SLR camera for a great price on ebay. I can't wait to get it and start taking pics. I adore our digital, but I've always wanted a regular film camera.

I found a cool website with all sorts of people from my old college and high school. I got in touch with two girls from high school. It's neat to re-connect in my opinion.

The weekend doesn't look to hold any excitement. Tonight was very boring. T didn't feel good and Chi was a grumpy mess. Hopefully that is not what is to be expected from the rest of the weekend. I think T has a school assignment. I would like to stay on the downlow to save some money, but I always end up letting boredom get the best of me and spend the dough on something or another. Maybe we can just hit some parks, or go feed the ducks. The weather is supposed to be great.

A day to remember

Today was it, the big day. The day that my little Chi went Pee Pee in the potty for the first time. It was great, priceless.

We always take him to the bathroom with us. Get him used to the process. Sometimes we depants him and allow him to sit on his royal potty himself. But sometimes he just sits there with jeans. Well today, his diaper was nearly falling off anyway. So it came off and he sat down. When I saw he was actually going potty I nearly fell in my own Royal seat! I was so excited. I know it doesn't mean anything, and we still have a long road ahead of us. But it is a start.

I haven't written for a while. The weekend often finds me away from my beloved computer. It was a good weekend. Saturday we went to a wedding reception. It was for a girl that I met online. I might have mentioned her before. It went lovely. I felt like I had known her for a long time. I think I've felt far more uncomfotable at T's work functions or my own family gatherings than I did at the reception. I got to meet her little one and they got to meet my pride and joy. It was cool.

I think that was about all that Saturday held for us. We watched movies and just played with Chi. He's so funny, he says so much now.

His words are;
Biiidd- Bird, he also makes a tweet sound
Peees- Please
Pop- Popscicle
Pup- Up
Doge- Dog
Cat-Cat
That
This
Coke
BB-belly button
Bebe-Baby
Blo-Block
Boll-Ball
Bow-Bow-Elbow
Shoes
Nose
Toe
Eye
I want
Moo-Milk
Cheese Cheese-Cheetos
On
Off
Agin-Again
Horse
Cow
Duck


I can't remember the rest. He also does animal sounds. Counts to three, un dooo cheee! He knows most of his shapes and were working on colors. I think he will be ready for school. Ha Ha

We shall see what tomorrow holds. Tuesday he starts Gymboree, how fun. Hopefully it goes well.

The Planets are aligning

I must say that today was remarkably nice compared to the last four or so. We woke up around 9:00, I was still very tired from doing computer stuff late into the night. Chi was in a great mood. We did the normal mornign thing I suppose. Morning Cartoons, a little bit of breakfast, check e-mail. Today I was feeling motivated because i haven't cleaned the house all this week. T has been the one doing the dishes and stuff, thank goodness for a great husband. But today I vacuumed and put in a load of laundry. That was all for my motivatedness though. We left around noon to go get McDonalds for lunch and then we went to the library. This library is the strictest library I have ever seen. They only allowed me to check out two books, then in two weeks I can pick up my library card, they will not mail it, and then I will be able to check out more than two at a time. LOL, it will take a month before I am entrusted with thier VHS videos. Chi loved the library. He ran through the aisles, and played in their childrens area. Tomorrow they have storytime at 10:30am, I will probably not be functioning by then but it's a nice idea.

We got home and Chi played for a bit. Then he got tired and we napped together. We woke up, went to the gym, then dinner and now home. I actually ran on the treadmill at the gym, that's major for me. I hate running.

At dinner we discussed how I'm a bigger nerd than my software engineer hubby. I have six, yes six e-mail accounts, a blog, am a member of an online community, and I spend my whole day, when not with Chi of course on this computer. Too bad I don't get paid for it all. I was offended in the bathroom by a lady who told my son that he was kinda cute! What's that, kinda cute? Well your kinda old lady. Sheesh!!

Cute stuff Chi did today. He insists that we clap for him when he has done something he is proud of. If we don't clap he takes our hands and claps for us. He tried to go potty in the potty. Well he sat in it anyway, but that was about it. He loves birds and pointed and made tweet tweet sounds whenever he heard one today. Just now he told me he wanted ni ni, which is night night for him. He's so good.

You know he is not on any sort of set schedule. He wakes up when wants, and he goes to bed at night when he is ready, sometime in between that he naps. I let him lead, and he does well with that. A lot of people and articles say that a child should be on a certain schedule, but you know I don't think at this age it really matters. We function very well without one, and frankly I've never been much of a schedule maker myself. I guess we will see if I'm making a big mistake just letting Chi take the lead. Right now I think we are very happy.

Mercury is in Retrograde

Have you ever heard the phrase Mercury is in Retrograde? I don't know exactly what it means. My Hubby did a search on it today and could probably tell you all about the stars re-aligning and what that results in. All that I know is when I used to work in an office I knew a lady who, when life was not going her way, would say, Mercury is in Retrograde. I think it's a good saying, so I think I'll use it for now.

This weekend, far before my journey into blogginess we had an appointement to view some real estate, no obligation to buy, and we would be given a free vacation package. Too good to be true you say? Well for the majority of the people who went, it was the real deal. For us however, things did not work out. When we arrived we were told that we did not qualify to be given this free gift because, get this, we traveled in the same car as another couple who was also recieving a vacation. I've been furious about it ever since. What kind of logic is that!?! But life goes on. So the next day, Sunday I went to Pizza Hut and wanted breadsticks, and do you know what, they were out of them. How ridiculous, that's as bad as them telling me they are out of pizza! Oh well, the way my luck is going. Tuesday I was again called for an opportunity to win a vacation. The man went through who he was and what I had won and Whoopee for me, I could even win a whole buttload of money. I've been so jaded by my first experience that I was really not into a thing he had to say. And worst of all he was interrupting American Idol. How dare he! But in the back of my mind I kept hearing my friend Gabbie's words, "when one door is shut another is opened!" So I thought maybe this was it. NOPE! When the man went back to verify all the info he realized hey, I am not 30 years old, so I don't qualify. Fifteen minutes on the phone with this nutjob and nothing! Oh well, that's just life when Mercury is in Retrograde.

In better news Mr. Chi Guy had his 18 month docs visit on Today. According to thier scales he is 22lbs 8 ounces. Still a shrimp in comparison with other babies. His height is on par though, at 33 inches. He cried like we were going to skin him alive the entire time. There was no shots even and he still cried. Of course if I got poked everytime I saw the doctor I would probably be crying like that in anticipation as well. So no more docs until 24 months, YIPPIE!

I think that's about it. I need to stop writing so late at night so I have more energy to type more. Or at least be clever.

More tomorrow