Explosion!

Yesterday morning, Amy Grace and I were actually poised to be EARLY to daycare and work. "This is great!" I thought. Diaper bag and bottles? Check. Pumping bag? Check. Purse? Che...Uh oh. I glanced over and saw that there was a puddle (yes, puddle) of green poo all over Amy Grace's legs and her carseat. She had been fussing for awhile (which is normal by this time in the morning when she is tired of being restrained in her carseat and is ready to GO!), but I guess I'd fuss too if I were sitting in a big puddle of poop. I'd been watching her diapers to make sure that the new solids we have been trying weren't, shall we say, thwarting any of her normal biological processes, but I guess my concern was unfounded.

Calmly I began to plot a course of action, but this quickly turned in to a comedy of errors. I grabbed AG by the stomach (trying to hold her away from my body so as not to get any poop on my work clothes) and ran her up to the nursery, mentally weighing the pros and cons of heading to the crib versus heading to the bathtub. The crib won out, since we have a waterproof crib sheet topper that was due for a change anyway, and I'd rather do a load of laundry than spend more time Cloroxing the tub. I got Amy Grace changed on the floor so she wouldn't get dirty again rolling around in the crib (every diaper or clothing change is a wrestling match now), then realized that I had inadvertently gotten a drop of poo on our beautiful nursery rug when I ran her up there. "Ok," I thought. "Time to tackle the spot."

I Googled "how to get poop out of carpet" (thank God for the internet) and found a post from a mommy blogger that recommended using hydrogen peroxide. Worked like a charm - until I realized that at some point when changing AG I had sat on the spot and messed up my off-white pants (which I am freshly back into as a result of the Shepherd 2009 Get Fit Plan). Got myself changed and put the pants in my car to take to the drycleaners. (Note to self: perhaps try hydrogen peroxide on pants?)

I then set about cleaning out AG's carseat and settled on Lysol to disinfect since I didn't have time to wash the cover (note to self: do that this weekend!). Then I wondered if little AG's bare legs would be bothered by the Lysol since it says to avoid contact with skin, so I changed her AGAIN into some footie pajama pants. We finally made it out to the car and I started hooking up the pump to pump on my commute - and had somehow managed to take only one bottle to the car instead of two. I dinstinctly remember grabbing two so I have no idea how that happened. No worries, it gave me a chance to grab the ice pack that I had also forgotten :).

God blessed me with a positive attitude throughout the morning - I was able to laugh about it all and stay calm instead of stressing out (except maybe about the Lysol :)). It was seriously just one thing after another that kept going wrong (though still so minor in the grand scheme of things!) and was another day in the life of mommyhood :)

7-8 Months in Pictures

Trapped under the coffee table and REALLY MAD about it!

Uncle Justin and Aunt Tiffany came to visit - they are expecting their own little one in Jan!

Uncle John stopped by to say hello...AG loved playing with him!
I think Amy Grace looks JUST LIKE Brent in this picture!
Crawling around with Kate Edgerton (13 months) on the 4th of July:

Going to town on a bowl of water on the floor...

She may not "sit" yet, but I think she's got a wider base than her teeny tiny baby butt here:

More water bowl...

If Amy Grace had a Facebook profile, this would be her picture:

Good morning, Mommy!

Video: The Road to Crawling

Here is a video of Amy Grace having fun on the floor before she put two and two together to crawl:

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Makin' Trouble?

Lately I have been getting reports that Amy Grace is making the daycare boys cry. Now, keep in mind that they are all 2-3 times bigger than her and 2-4 months older! But apparently if they get in her "play space," she pulls their hair and they start crying while she just laughs. I haven't decided if this is a good thing because she is sticking up for herself, or if we already have a raging feminist on our hands. For now I'm going with the former, but keeping an eye out to see if there's any man-hating we'll need to nip in the bud as she gets older :) AG is a sweet baby for sure, but she's got some stubborn spunk in there that we'll have to be careful about channeling appropriately. We want her to be stubborn about her faith and truth and God and being fearless, but I know there will be a lot of loving discipline ahead too to shape the strong-willed side of her, too.

Last week was a rough week for Miss Amy Grace, though! She woke up every 1-2 hours for several nights in a row, but it turned out to be her first tooth coming in! It's broken through now so she is sleeping much better this week. She also loves to say "dada" which is wonderful to be able to hear the beginnings of talking! It's been such a crazy couple of weeks - crawling, pulling up, first tooth, babbling - what's next??