I saw it at DD.

There’s a classic Dr. Seuss book out there called “And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street.” A boy is walking home and doesn’t see much of interest so his imagination starts to run wild. We had the book when I was growing up and I always think it when I see crazy things happen in an otherwise ordinary situation.

So this morning I took Baby #1 to the park while hubby was off doing his triathlon ‘stuff.”  On the way home from the park we stopped at Dunkin Donuts. Now, I’m more of a Starbucks kind of girl but I was craving an iced tea and Starbucks isn’t that convenient with the stroller.

As I got in line I noticed that the girl in front of me was wearing – black crocs, pink striped pajama bottoms, large sunglasses and a baby blue fleece bathrobe over the entire outfit. This was a make-no- mistake-about-it bathrobe. Not something that could be mistaken for a bathrobe, like an oversized sweater, but a real honest and true bathrobe.

I’m quickly tried to figure the situation out because at the next register was a guy, about the same age as Bathrobe Girl (mid-twenties), staring at her intently. He was wearing a t-shirt, grey sweat pants and sneakers. Based on his casual ensemble and the way he was looking at her I figured they were together.

She paid for her order and stepped back to wait and to let the next person in line (that’s me) up to the register. As she stepped back I hear Sweatpants Guy ask her – “So do you live around here?” My thought - there’s no way he’s trying to pick her up. I didn’t hear her complete answer because I had to order, but I heard her say something about her mother waking her up early to go to yard sales. Sweatpants Guy was shocked because he practically shouted out “You mean you’ve been walking around like this all morning?!?” She confirmed that yes indeed she had been out like this and based on her tone - she didn’t even care.

So Bathrobe Girl and Sweatpants Guy collected their order and headed out. They each went their separate ways. Everyone in line behind us was laughing. I thought it was pretty funny that the guy in sweatpants was passing judgment on the girl in the bathrobe, but when I told hubby the story he said pajamas and sweatpants are one thing, but wearing a house coat out in public takes it to the next level. I guess I just group all bedroom wear into the same category - lazy. I put it a few steps below gym wear. At least you can fake being active in gym clothes. There's no faking it in pajamas. Pajamas say - I was too lazy to even put my gym clothes on and fake being active.


Of course there's always the PeopleofWalmart. These people take it off the chart.

Give me apple sauce.

An amazing thing about babies and toddlers is their language development. Even though I am home full time I am still in awe of the things Baby #1 knows. However, since her speech is in the developing stages it's hard for me to understand her and even harder for others to understand her. I often act as translator for my husband.

A frustrating situation that happens almost daily is when Baby #1 asks for something and I just don't know what she wants. She'll repeat the words over and over and I end up telling her that I don’t understand her. She usually ends up in tears or just toddles off and finds something else to do. I'm convinced that she walks away thinking that I'm the dumbest person on the planet and how was I ever allowed to take her home from the hospital.

Recently one afternoon she requested "apple sauce" clear as can be. So I took out the little individual cups of apple sauce and proceeded to feed her. After two bites she looked up at me and said "apple sauce" while pointing to the cabinet. I assured her that she was indeed eating apple sauce, but after a few more bites she refused to eat anymore and continued to say apple sauce.

This pattern continued for two weeks. I thought maybe she wanted the flavored apple sauce.  So I purchased just about every flavor imaginable so I could offer her a choice. I'd give her two choices and she would say "no, apple sauce." I wasn't sure what to do anymore so I just started ignoring her.

One weekend hubby was feeding her and she made her usual apple sauce request. I told him to just ignore her, but he was convinced that she wanted something else. He stood her on the counter and opened the cabinets to reveal all of her snacks. So there they are - she's whining apple sauce, he's pointing to all the snack choices and it hit me. Baby #1 really did want apple sauce, but she wanted it in the squeeze pouch so she could feed herself. However, we had none in the cabinet to prove my theory.

The next day we made a trip to Trader Joe’s. I needed to find out what she really wanted. In the store I put her down in the aisle where the apple sauce in containers and pouches are next to each other and at her eye level. I put the shopping basket down next to her and told her to pick the apple sauce she wanted. She proceeded to drop 3 boxes of the pouches into the basket. It was a small victory for me and I was so happy to have figured it out (even if it did take 3 weeks.) And back home we went to open up as much apple sauce as she wanted.

Are all the cool people really doing it?

If it's easy everyone would be doing it. Well, it seems like almost everyone is blogging so how hard can it be?  I’m about to find out. I am challenging myself to post to a blog on a regular basis for a year. I’m going to start by posting 3 times a week for the next 7 weeks. Once baby #2 arrives, in 7 weeks, I have a feeling that the frequency of the posts will be cut down dramatically.

So  yes, I am going to add another blog into the blogosphere for a few selfish reasons:

1. For the fun of it.
2. To say I did it.
3. To hopefully improve my writing. 
4. I like to share my opinions and observations. Since most people don’t care to hear my opinions why not throw them out there in a blog. I’ll never really know anyone is reading my blog or not but at least a girl can dream.

A little about me… I am a 30-something mom, I’m at home with a toddler (who at the moment has a bizarre obsession with make-up sponges) and I am expecting baby #2  mid-summer. I have a hubby that has a busy job and a busy triathlon training schedule. I also have an online business - www.SassyChicksBoutique.com. It’s more of a neglected hobby than a business but I can’t seem to shut it down or make time for it.

Wish me luck and let the challenge begin. Oh, and just know this, I am great at starting things but have horrible follow through skills.