7 Quick Takes: Long Lost Edition

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We spent most of last week visiting my husband's brother and sister-in-law, and their 2.5 year old daughter in S. California.  I've never been to that part of the state, and I kinda get why people like it there.  The weather is fabulous, the produce is fresh and seasonal, and you are never far from the ocean or the mountains.  

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Considering between our two families we had four children four and under, (plus one baking in the oven--not mine!), everything went pretty smoothly.  They are fairly laid back people, and my kids just rolled with the different schedule, time change, etc.

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At least until our red-eye flight home on Saturday night.  The flight itself was fine (unless you count the idiocy of the airlines in seating my four-year-old by himself on the plane, necessitating some quick switching with a kindly older lady in the bulkhead), but we arrived back to the East Coast at 7 a.m. local time, 4:00 a.m. West Coast time.  Needless to say, Father's Day was a bit of a wash.  We came home, went back to bed, and slept all morning, but we've spent this week trying to get back on schedule.

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Piglet started camp on Monday. It is being run by the same group that runs his preschool, so we are thrilled that he is with some of his same teachers, and even some of his classmates. He does classes in the morning and then they have outings in the afternoon. This week has been crazy hot, so a few outings have been switched around to make sure the kids are safe with the heat indexes, but he comes home happy each night, so that is good. Today they are at Sesame Place, so I'm sure he will be tired by the end of today!

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The two littles, on the other hand, are clingy, whiny, and generally tough this week.  Nap times are all kinds of screwed up.  But in other news, Birdie went from being a floppy lump on a log at the beginning of April to rolling-over-sitting-up-crawling-almost-pulling-up in the last few weeks.  Craziness!  I'm not used to her being so mobile.  She also looks to be a high-maintenance chick (pun intended) as she gets incredibly angry when her will is thwarted, or she doesn't get what she wants Right.Now., or is generally frustrated in her quest for absolute mobility.  I think she won't really be happy with herself until she is walking.  It is completely crazy to me that she might end up an early walker after all the drama of these last nine months.

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I mentioned this yesterday in a separate post, but I've reopened the shop!  Since things seem to be settling down now, and Birdie is doing so much better, I'm feeling like I'm ready to handle orders again.  I'm hoping to get some new items made and listed soon, so check back!

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On the other hand, while Birdie is doing much better physically, her nights continue to stymie us.  Last night I sat in the chair with her for more than an hour while she cried, whined, squirmed in my lap, and tried to be comfortable.  She didn't want the bottle, or the paci, or to be held, or put down, or....you get the idea.  At least it was before midnight, but gheesh, I'm tired.  This has.got.to.stop!

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