I miss my baby

Lili at 3 months

Despite her slaps and whatnot, I miss my baby today.

She didn't wake up until well after I had left for work. I didn't get my cuddles and kisses before I left. I didn't get to smell the top of her head. I didn't get to have her stick her tongue out at me and giggle. I didn't get kicked in the leg as she bounced her leg in the high chair while drinking her bottle. I didn't get to see her make a fish face. I didn't get to read one of her favorite books.

sigh

I miss her most on Mondays. I had her all weekend to cuddle and love (and get slapped by).

I miss Matt, too. He's cuddly and I could use a hug right now. Work is too busy.

Again with the slapping

picture by jbelluch from Flickr

If that little twerp slaps me one more time I'm grounding her until college.

This habit of slapping people is getting worse. No doesn't work, saying "gentle" doesn't work, holding her hands to prevent slaps doesn't work. I'm lost for options. I tell her no, that hurts, but she smiles and does it again and harder.

She slapped me really hard at Pruitt's (furniture store) the other night, then pulled my hair. Ouch doesn't work either, by the way. Matt took her and she did it to him, too.

We took her home and put her to bed.

She did it again tonight. When everything failed, I put her down away from me, Matt and the toys and she cried. And I let her cry. She had yanked so much hair out my head was hurting as much as my face.

She crawled over and slapped Matt, so we decided to put her to bed. She's been up there 10 minutes and she's cried a little and complained a lot.

I just don't know what to do. I won't yell at her or slap her because she just won't understand either. And I don't want her to thing slapping is ok.

HELP!!! I don't want to be raising a violent bully of a kid.

New Blog Background

I've gone round and round trying to find a Blog Background that fits my Lili's personality. She is such and individual that nothing seemed right.

She likes red , she loves books and music. She uses whatever she can as a drum. And I know she loves baseball. She's fascinated when a game is on, and she has a pretty decent pitch. I've been hit enough by whatever she's turned into a projectile to know that she has skills :-)

She's a baby gourmet. She won't eat anything that is plain. She wants spices and herbs on everything. She wants to do everything but hold her sippy cup or bottle herself (much to everyone's annoyance). She's independant to a point.

She LOVES technology. Remotes, cell phones, computers, game controllers, the TV, watching the washer and dryer spin, and anything that will make a noise, light up or move on its own has her attention the moment she notices it.

She has this rotten streak in her. She knows when she shouldn't do something and she knows she is going to get in trouble, but she goes ahead and does it anyway. Always with a look of "na-na-na, ha ha ha" on her face.

She tries new things. She figures things out. She is fearless.

I've settled on this background for now, but I know there has to be something else out there that better suites her spirit.

Mother's Day Pictures

Lili's Mother's Day outfit from Nana



Lili looking at the stained glass window at Nana & Pops' house



Lili and the clown from Mother's Day Brunch

The Long Arm of the Lil

That child has the most ridiculous reach I've ever seen. I think she can will her arms longer.

We were sitting at the restaurant for lunch and we moved EVERYTHING out of her reach...so we thought. She was happily making noises, eating, drinking, smiling at everyone. Matt and I each take a bite of our lunch and the little twerp found a way to grab the sugar packet container and dump everything.

She's like Elasta Girl from the Incredibles.



It is frustrating and funny all at the same time.

So much for swimming...

If you can believe it, the pool has been too cold for Lili. Tuesday's class left her shivering, teeth chattering and when her lips started to turn blue Matt pulled her from the pool, wrapped her up and took her home. He is a good Daddy.

The weather has been in the 90's, but it isn't enough to warm the pool to a decent temperature. We are going to wait until late May to start her again. They are moving the classes way up North while they resurface the pool at Cactus park. So, it may be a good thing we've decided to pull her from the class. Matt doesn't need to be driving with her even further.

We'll try for a pool much closer to home come the end of May.

More of Lili Swimming

Preparing for class



Modeling her new swimsuit



Having fun!!!