Despojo Time!!

It has been the week from hell!

First Logan gets this horrible cold. We take him to the doctor after a couple of days because he does not seem to be getting any better. Turns out his has bronchilitis, sinus infection & ear infection on left ear. He starts on antibiotics and breathing treatments and seems to be getting better.

In the meantime, my Dh throws out his back and is basically immobile. So here I am taking care of two men. No sleep. Up all night with a sick baby and my DH who needs helping walking to the bathroom. I still have to go to work (thank you to my fantastic babysitter!).

So Thursday, I feel horrible. I'm running a fever. I got chills, body ache...you name it. I promised I would chaperone Sofia's field trip on Friday, so I was so disappointed. Miraculously, some time during the night my fever broke and I woke up feeling like a new person. I decide to go on the field trip.

Friday, everyone was feeling so much better...me, DH and Logan.

Saturday, my throat is killing me!! I can barely swallow. We had scheduled a small birthday party for Sofia at Build a Bear with her cousins and I decide to go through with it. When we get back, Logan is running a fever and he breathing rapidly. He soo sleepy and doesn't want to get up. I give him some tylenol and he seems to be getting better, but his breathing starts concerning me and DH because he then starts making these weird grunting noises. We decide to take him to the doctors. They run some X-rays, he chest comes out clear (Thank God!) and the doctors says it's just a virus and we have to let it run its course. He had RSV a month ago and the doc. said that there is generally a 2 month shedding period on that virus and that his respiratory problems may be a result of that. Not much we can do, but wait it out.

Ok. So this morning I wake up and I basically can't speak (which I think DH loves!). I have major laryngitis (sp?) and I have this wickid dry cough. Oh...and so now Sofia has the same dry cough.

Yuck! I need a major despojo!

Supermodel! You better work!

Covergirl!!

Don't tell me you didn't jam to that RuPaul song back in the 90's....cause you be a liar!!

Anyways, went to shopping with Sofia and we were already wearing this Gap dress, when we came across these sunglasses in the store. I think she totally rocks them. What do you think?

(Sorry for the crappy pic. My camera has taken one too many falls to the floor to actually focus.)

Sofia's1stBallet Recital

Sofia had her first ballet recital on Saturday. It was really a lot of fun and a big eye opener for me. I realized two things on Saturday:

Sofia is extremely shy.
She is also stronger of spirit than I ever give her credit for.

All morning long she was running around the house in her leotard and tights. Dancing to Angelina Ballerina in background and practicing her bunny hops. The moment we walked into that banquet hall, she froze. She saw all these people and she immediately clung to me. I was totally preparing myself for a complete meltdown. I kept on telling my mother that she was going to refuse to go on stage.

But what do you know? When the music started and her teacher led them to the stage, she went ahead with it. She did 90% of all moves and for the exception of one little misstep, was as graceful and elegant as any prima ballerina. I was so proud and happy for her. She totally overcame her anxieties and conquered her stage fright. What a wonderful little girl I have. Not bad for a 3 year old, right?

At home.

Not happy.

Ok...feeling a lit bit better.

Not the greatest pic, but she's in the far right in the back.

Success!! A true ballerina always gets flowers.

Fashion Show!!

So, I finally convinced Sofia to do fashion show of her new goodies from our Gymboree spree. For anyone who cares, everything she is wearing is a 4T and fits her perfectly.

Love this dress! As you can tell so does she. It has the cutest little mermaid on the bottom left hand, but you can't see because she is all "Ta-da!!" and all.

OMG! Love this dress. So does she, but she thinks it's a strawberry. I'm like "No, it's watermelon". She says "You don't know what you are talking about." So sassy!

From Gymboree's Jungle Gem line. Its the cutest set, but by far Sofia's least favorite. What's up with that? Monkeys, flowers, funny phrases like "Silly Monkey"? What's not to like?

About to do a spin. Don't worry she's a pro...at falling off her bed!

So over it!

Gymboree stole my heart with Watermelons!

So I totally went crazy and bought Sofia a bunch of super fabulously cute clothes at Gymboree this weekend. They are having the most awesome sale...30% off EVERYTHING and I got to stack on a 20% off coupon to boot!!

Now don't ask me why a 3.5 year old who wears a uniform to school 5 days a week needs so much clothes because I'm going to give you some stupid type of answer. No really. I have no legitimate answer to a question like that so I'll probably try to distract you or something (OMG! Is that Edward Cullen over there sunbathing? He's sooo sparkly!).

It's just so cute dressing little girls. Sofia could honestly care less what you put on her. She has no fashion sense. So that's even better because you get to dress her how you want. This will not last because who knows how she will want to dress in the future. Probably, not in cute watermelon dresses...look how adorable is this?

Are you just dying over the cuteness???

I know you what you are thinking. Why can't they make a watermelon dress for adults? Well, quite frankly, adults shouldn't dress up as fruit. Stacy and Clinton would agree. But that's what makes dressing kids up so great. You can fulfill your fruit fashion fetish by projecting them on to your children. Isn't that great in a slightly psychotic way?

Anyways, I'll post some pics as soon Sofia let's me. She is sooo not into fashion shows.

Evil Saleswoman

I went shopping this weekend, just bought a couple of items at New York and Company. Some cute stuff for work and such. Look at these lovelies:

Love this top. It has boobie support!! Yeah...mommy boobies need those.

And this cardigan. It's a Carson pick. You know the dude from Queer Eye. LOL! look at the chicks pose...she looks like she is about to spear a bull...OLE!

Anyways, so I'm at the store with hubby and Sofia, and I have a couple of items that I want to try on. The sales person goes to open the door for me and takes my items and hangs them. She turns around take a look at me says " You know. I think I can find you a couple of better suited shirts for your pregnancy. Want me to get you a couple in your size to try on?"

Secretly, I wanted to simultaneously throttle the woman and then curl myself into a corner and cry, but I opted to play it cool and said "Thanks, but I just gave birth 3 months ago. You know it can take a while to lose all the weight."

Did I sound dignified?? You know...like as if it was Princess Diana telling some schlub to fuck off in a royal way?? I was going for that. Although, I really wanted go all Flavor of Love on her and yank some hair or something.

I must admit, I did take some pleasure in watching her squirm and hurry away. She deserves it. That bitch!!

In the end, I think I look pretty damn cute in my tops. Even Jose said so. He also said that the buttons looked like they were straining a bit (they weren't!), but you know Jose. Can't leave well enough alone.

Sofia said I looked like a princess, so I guess channeling the beautiful late Princess Diana worked!!

Sofia is a bit jealous of Logan. Ok, that's putting it mildly. She is soooo not taking this baby brother thing very well. She has always been a needy child, but lately, she has become insufferable. I love this little girl more than life, but I am so drained by how hard it has become to divide my attention between the two kids.

She literally picks the exact moment I'm about to feed the baby to decide she wants something to drink or eat. She has also decided that she cannot do anything by herself: she can't pee by herself, can't play by herself, can't watch TV by herself. If I tell her that I can't do it, she throws a ginormous fit. It's exhausting.

It is also very evident that she absolutely HATES her little brother. She told me so herself. Well, I take it by telling me that I should throw him in the garbage, that that was what she meant.

So, I went around asking my friends who have two or more kids, if their children exhibited similar behavior and the general consensus was NO. Apparently, every ones else's kids loved each other from moment one.

This is when I came to the realization that parents lie. Yes...they lie!!

I know I am not in the minority here. I just don't see why other parents can't come clean with it. I am asking you an honest question, you should give me an honest answer. Don't tell me your kids love each other, when the last time I saw them together they were throwing rocks at each other at the park.

Anyways, I'm making it my life's mission to be 100% honest about my children and all their imperfections. Maybe I'll write a book someday. It will be titled "Don't Have Kids if You Want to Remain Sane" .