Saturday, April 9, 2011

Typical Saturday

7:30 I wake up to a voice saying "Up! Up!" Sleepy-eyed, I walk into the nursery to find a beautiful little girl standing in her crip with her hands reaching up and out to me. I brush her long blonde bangs out of her eyes and pick her her up. "Common, lets go potty" I take her to the bathroom, take off her dry diaper, put her on the the potty, and she tinkles. "Yay!!! Good girl! Mommy's so proud of you!" We both smile. Brianna says "All Done!" I put on her daiper "Puh Puh" she says. "Yes, you went Potty. You are a big girl now!" 7:45 I let Gemma outside. Brianna walks over to the glass door, knocks on it, and says "Duh Duh" for dog and waves to Gemma. Meanwhile, I make her Organic Cherrios (Trader Joe's Brand), Organic Oranges, and a sippy cup of Organic Whole Milk. I put her in her high chair and she eats with her spoon. She takes a couple sips of milk, looks me in the eye, throws her cup. I pick it up, without saying a word. Defiantly, she looks me in the eye again, very serious faced, and throws her cup. Again, not saying a word, I put the cup in the fridge. 8:30 Brianna watches Baby Einstein while Mommy does a load of dishes. 9:00 Brianna and Mommy fold laundry. By the time mommy's done, Brianna has 3 articles of clothing successfully over her head - none of which are shirts of course (1 pair of dady's boxers, a sports bra, and the arm-hole of one of daddy's shirts. 9:30 In the toy room, Mommy browses on the lap-top while Brianna plays. 10:00 The door bell rings, Brianna hears her dad's voice. She says "Da Da!" and runs down the hall to her dad. He scoops her up, gives her a hug, tells her she's beautiful and that he missed her. (Dad had a special project and had to work this morning) 11:00 Organic 3-Cheese Pizza, Organic Grapes & Banana, and Organic Whole Milk for lunch. This time, Brianna drinks her milk rather than throwing it. When she's done, I give her Organic "Cheetos" as a treat. She eats them all, "More" she says and signs. I proudly give her more. she eats them all. "All Done!" I clean her up. 12:30 Mommy has more laundry to fold. Brianna's playing with Stacking-Eggs. She decides that its a good idea to drop them down a small crevis between our mattress and bed frame. When I ask her what she's doing, she giggles hysterically. She runs over to me, hugs my leg and says "I-Did-It! I-Did-It!" (her favorite phrase). 1:00 Time for nap. Standing in her crib, Brianna knocks on the near window trying to get the attention of the neighbors outside. Ten minutes later, she falls asleep. 2:00 I go in the Nursery check on my blessed angel. Still sleeping. I think to myself how wonderful our life is. I silently thank my mother for raising me to know that each baby is perfect and deserves to live so that when naysayers recommended abortion I knew better. I thank God for another wonderful day with my daughter. That's our Saturday so far. Tonight our friends who are Brianna's God-Parents are coming over for Wings. Makes for a nice lil' Saturday.