Now that I'm a mom I've realized that there are some innate abilities to being a parent, but also quite a bit experimenting and learning experiences. Before we headed to the mall yesterday I put Selah in her activity center so that I could load her stuff into the car. While I am downstairs I hear her start to fuss and whimper a bit. So I run upstairs and first I see Maya (the dog) with a guilty look on her mud covered face. She has an obsession with digging, like most dogs. Anyways, then I went to Selah and the poor girl has mud all over her face, hair, and clothes too. I was upset with Maya and felt sorry for Selah. But now I kind of have to laugh, because she looked so cute, and even she was smiling. She really likes Maya. She'll follow her around the room and gets excited when she's walking near her. Even so, lesson learned: Don't leave Selah alone with the dogs. Then we went to Lloyd Center mall for a couple hours before Dan got off work, and what an adventurous time we had. As we are walking around the mall Selah's sippy cup comes un-screwed and water spills all over her. But do I have a change of clothes with me? of course not! So I had to dry it the best I could with her receiving blanket. I should have just bought a new outfit for her, but oh well. Later I dried her jacket on the floor of the car with the heater blasting. Lesson learned: Always bring a change of clothes.
Selah's in that phase where she likes to drop stuff from wherever she is sitting and then watch it crash onto the floor. Yesterday, she took her shoulder strap off that goes with the stroller and was playing with it. Once I realized it was gone I had to back track a little bit, and we found it the clothing store we were just at. I had to explain what it was to the Hispanic gentleman that was working there, I think he thought I was stealing it. We continue on our journey, and for one of the toys I brought for Selah to play with was another shoulder strap. A while back I had bought Selah a pair of Lion and Giraffe shoulder straps to go on her car seat. But like everything else she takes them off and gnaws on them. So we gave up and started using them as a toy. She was playing with the lion strap for quite a while at the mall, and then all of a sudden it wasn't there. So we began the search for the lost lion, but came up empty handed. We had a moment of silence for the lost lion and then moved on. Thus, Selah has lost her first toy.
After Dan got off work we had to rush over to McDonald's for a birthday party that was for one of the 3rd graders in our Caravan class. Matthew is a great kid, he has a lot of energy (to say the least) but is very polite and respectful. We got him a shirt that said Torndado Pitch on it, which the Tornado part is very fitting. He loves Selah too. Ever since she was born, I guess he's been asking his mom for a sister. So adorable! We ate in the play area at McDonald's, and Dan said he felt like he was in a prison. Although, he has never been in a prison. Anyways, it allows the kids to be loud and rambunctious, and they definitely take full advantage of it. I think it is important for kids to just be loud, wild, and free sometimes. We could learn a thing or two from the "chilens", we all just need to let lose sometimes! So next time you feel your inner child fighting to get out, don't hesitate, just run a muck waving your hands around and laughing all the way. Then we went to see Horton Hears a Who. We even splurged and got some of their overpriced theater popcorn ($5 for a small bag). And the teenage girl who thought we were so lame and had to roll her eyes at us for wanting 4 water cups (free!) instead of their ridiculously high-priced bottled water put about a drop of butter on the popcorn. Oh well, lesson learned: don't take it personal when a teenager looks at you like your weird. Selah even went (her first movie), and she did pretty well. About half the time Dan and I took turns standing off to the side with her, because it was her bed time and she wanted to be rocked. However, she did get a second wind and wanted to play. Silly girl! Finally she fell asleep. Anyways, it is a good movie and I recommend seeing it. Although, it might not have been intentional but Dan and I saw a few biblical teachings in the storyline.
In other news, what is up with the weather? You'd think that I would be used to this since I've lived in Oregon all my life, but it still boggles my mind. We officially entered the Spring season last Thursday, according to the calendar. But today it began snowing! The weather seems to do this every year. At the very end of winter we get a glimpse of the warm, sunny weather that is to come. Then Spring comes upon us and we get quite a bit more of that Oregon rain. Today was the very first time that I didn't want the snow to stick, though, normally I love it when it snows. But Dan went out of town today for work, so I didn't want him to come across any on his drive. Have fun on your trip honey! I Love You!
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