Marevlous Monday

Today was one of the best days ever! I slept in an extra hour and a half before getting my tired butt out of bed to go greet my grinning baby. As I put her on her changing table I told her, "Today is the first day of our stay-cation together! Its just you and me for the next two weeks." She smiled and clapped her hands.

After I got her fed and both of us ready for the day, we hopped in the car to begin the first of our two weeks. As we were pulling out of the driveway I declared, "Let the fun begin!" First we headed to Tar.get to return some jeans I had bought that both Hubs and I hated after I tried them on at home. It was then I realized I could do my grocery shopping there and not have to make a trip to the grocery store as well. We wandered around the store looking at everything, and trying to find mittens for Baby Bean. I guess retailers not only think babies don't need mittens, but they also don't need winter coats because there were none to be found any where we looked today. I did, however, buy her some of those baby shoes that are supposed to be hard to get off for babies, the Ro.bies knock offs. I also bought her a bunch of crunchies and YoBa.by yogurt.

We took our new loot home to drop off all of the cold items, and then headed back out. First up we went to her pediatrician to drop of paperwork that needs to be signed by her doctor for daycare. Then we went to Kh.ols to see if we could find some jeans that fit just right. I have been back into my prepregnancy clothes for some time, but only had one pair of jeans that fit. I had a baggy pair that were driving me insane to wear because they not only made me look fatter, but they wouldn't stay up, on top of them being too short. I found three new pair of jeans that I LOVE (they even have a hidden panel to hold back the post baby belly), a new hat, and two pair of fuzzy aloe socks. I literally danced every time I tried on a new pair of jeans that not only fit, but that looked fantastic. It made Baby Bean smile, clap, and dance too.

After that, we went and washed my car at a self-service car wash. It was 64 degrees here today people! I am from the Northwest where it was like 30 degrees today, so 64 means shorts and tanks to me. We then grabbed lunch and went home where Baby Bean snuggled in for a nap. After said nap, she ate lunch and I tucked her into her stroller, threw a leash on the dogs, and we went for a walk. It was a BEAUTIFUL day outside. It doesn't really snow here so it still smells like fall outside. The weirdest thing to me is the trees that are green all year round.

The rest of our day was spent just chilling at home. "I won't say she was cranky, but I think one of us was cranky, and it wasn't me." Either the poor thing is getting sick again (she's had a cough), or she's teething, or both. I think it is more due to the latter, as she gnawed the wrapping paper off one of the presents tonight.

I am really excited and looking forward to day 2 of our stay-cation. We're going to a Christmas party in the morning with my teammates, and then we're going to lunch with Daddy. We were going to go to a Christmas attraction, but I think we'll postpone that for Wednesday.

From warm, sunny, gorgeous Texas, this is Chelle, and I'm out.

P.S. Did you notice I am down to 1.5 months left until my IUD removal?!