Felt the need...

The latest internet 'hit' is the Obamicon generator...

http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com

I had to play with it!

Pain Delay

When I was at the doctor's office today I had just one question to ask her.

Me "Why does it feel like I bruised my tailbone when my tush is so well cushioned as to render that impossible?"

Dr. P "Well....(flipping through file) I see you had a lot of back labour and the baby was facing the wrong way. Often this can result in pelvic injury that is not noticed until the next pregnancy. We have to be cautious, we wouldn't want you to break anything during delivery."

Me "Oh joy."

Dr. P "If you are very uncomfortable, you can take some Tylenol."

The thing is, I am uncomfortable, but not Tylenol uncomfortable, shooting up illegal drugs uncomfortable. As I move around it gets better, but I look like a wounded gazelle getting out of bed in the morning. According to Dr. P, the good sign is the baby is low and getting ready for the main event. The sooner the better says I. While I am grateful that the baby is healthy and doing well, I would rather my arms and not my pelvis be cradling it right now.

In other news, Teresa has read my mind and keeps stroking my belly and asking the baby to come out. She wants to meet mystery baby as well. I have told her the baby will be here to stay, and she seems okay with that concept for now....and I can't wait for them to be introduced.

Showing off the ladybug and bumble bee we made

I asked her to smile for the camera....maybe I should cancel the beauty pageant head-shots:) 

Teresa took the batteries out of one of her toys and stuck them to the magnets herself.

It's Review Time & I'm Bored

Anyhow, exams begin Monday and students are working hard on their review packages in front of me and are randomly coming up for help...  Exciting times, and I realized that during this time I could post something.  We don't have any pictures that are too new but I remembered that we have neglected posting any of Teresa's pictures.  She got a Fisher Price camera from her aunt Andrea for Christmas and loves it!  She goes around and is constantly using it (until the AAA batteries die - normally 1-2 days of her advanced use).  She also tends to take self portraits because it is easier for her to hit the button on the front as it faces her, and the flash either washes her out completely (80% of pictures) or she deletes the pictures before I can upload them (just keep hitting the X button to do that - I got a great picture of the 2 of us once, but she deleted it before I learned that she could do so :(  )

Besides the great picture she took of Myrna's crotch at Christmas, here are the other highlights from her camera.

Testing the camera, Ray demonstrates the correct procedure to say "The moose is loose"

Another non- Teresa taken picture, but she is awful cute.

This is the normal type of picture that she takes of herself.  Note the beautiful detail to on her turtleneck

She actually got  picture of her face!  Yay!

The Sweet Sound of Silence

Today Teresa fell asleep on me. This was a sweet surprise since she tends not to nap if I am anywhere near her, and hasn't since she looked like this:

When she was little Teresa would nap on me all the time, and I adored it. She would snuggle into me, then wake up all sweaty on one half of her face, dozy and ready to eat. It was lovely. But, since she started sleeping in her own bed (It has been quite a while now) cuddling and sleeping on Mommy's lap is tres passe.

Today though, today was different. She woke up too early from her nap, so I cuddled her on our chair. Usually this ends is stories and giggles, and as I looked down I noticed her gangly toddler body was curved around mystery baby and her eyes were closed. Any responsible mother would have woken her I suppose, but I just rocked, stroking Teresa's hair and feeling mystery baby squirm away. I just sat and enjoyed this quiet moment with my most precious beings and reveled in being a mom. It was awesome.

When she is awake, Teresa is a budding artist.

Note her very mature use of colour and composition....what a star:)