Fun Fact Friday!!

* I should not be calling this shit Fun Fact Friday, as I don't think that there's any Fun to be had here.  This Friday.

* The Awaycation was an UNMITIGATED DISASTER that included: a 2:30 AM (as in, TWO-THIRTY IN THE FUCKING MORNING) wake-up call, a non-napping pregnant woman, four baseball games, about 30 melt-downs (only one of which was mine) and a fixation on a creepy(ish), talking, animatronic My Little Pony doll that woke up and fell asleep.  Oh.  It also included leaving a day early because OMFG, I couldn't take the chance of ANOTHER night from hell.

*  Yesterday, I made a cake for tonight's MIL dinner.  I used the recipe for the Simple Cake but I added a scant cup of mini-chocolate chips.

*  The Littlest New Girl knows that her birthday is coming up and understands the concept surprisingly well.  (We have a couple books.) She tells you that she's going to be 2. And while she's not too sure of the idea of presents, per se, she certainly grasps the concept of The Birthday Cake.

*  Last night at dinner time, TLNG screamed, 'I donwan dinner. [pushes plate away] I. WANT. CAKE. CAAAAAKE!' [points her index finger toward the refrigerator.]

*  My kid is SQUARELY in the terrible twos, I think.  She alternates between the cutest, sweetest, most charming kid ever and...well...a RAGING HELL BEAST.  I don't have to get into the tedious details, I trust.  Most of you know/remember/are experiencing the same thing.  Right?  RIGHT?

*  My favorite part about the 2:30 wake-up call this past weekend, was that once she was awake and out of the pack and play, she was FINE.  Happy.  Sweet. And even? Funny.  It could have been that I was sleep-deprived and punchy, though.

*  Here are some pictures of my cross-dressing WonderPets Fanatic:

Ha ha!  I bet some CAKE would cheer her the eff up.

This is her response to the command, 'SMILE!'

Note: There are RUFFLES.  On those pants.

Happy Weekend!

Comments

[A New Duck]

Gahd, she is such a cutie-patootie. I remember when you put her hair up for the first time - those little pigtails! What a little adult she looks like now.

[caramama]

Oh boy, The Twos. They are killing me, so I totally feel your pain.

I LOVE the shirt! Why does it have to be a boys shirt? I believe two of the Wonderpets are girls. And orange is a neutral color.

Love the pics, and if you do get her on camera signing the Wonderpets song, I'd love to hear it. It's one of my girl's favorites also, and she is always singing the songs. I die of cuteness when she goes, "The phone. The phone is wringing."

[Lori]

Ahhhhh ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

[astarte]

Oh, dear God, look at her FACE!!!!!!! Hahahahaha!

I'm with her on wanting just the cake. Seriously.

[Julie @ The Mom Slant]

I can't get over how much she's grown and how cute she is.

I also can't believe you only melted down once during the Awaycation. That's some serious restraint you showed.

[Amanda]

Ah yes, I remember those days well. Two hasn't been so bad the 2nd time around, but I'm waiting for 3 to bite me in the ass. If this one's like his brother, we're in for some fun times.

We're doing an awaycation for my sister's wedding in a couple weeks. I'm DREADING the sleeping patterns. Especially from the 2yo who hasn't had good sleeping patterns ever in his life.

[Stimey]

Oh my, that first photos. Hilarious! (For me, because I'm not there.) And also, admit it, kind of adorable.

[Swistle]

Oh, that sounds TERRIBLE! But oh look: cuteness!

[Secret Mom Thoughts]

I love the TLNG's expression in the first shot. Precious. We returned early from our awayaction last fall for the same reasons. Too much time away is not good.

[Well Read Hostess]

If you're enjoying two, you're going to really love age three.

Can't wait to read all about it.

[Shelly]

Have been on an awaycation from hell myself. Holding firm on not doing that again.

She's adorable, and I love the ruffles on her pants.

[clink]

PS: Definitely less mullety :)

[clink]

Bahahaha! She is so BIG! She looks two. All that hair, wow.

Not that I want to piss in your Cheerios or anything, cuz you know...I will be there myself pretty soon...but, um...I heard 3 can be worse.

Riley has recently learned the art of the Freak the F Out Toddler Tantrum. Throws herself (carefully) on the floor and everything. At home...funny...in the Super Market...devastating.

[RuthWells]

Oh boy. Sympathies.

[The Domestic Goddess]

We're doing a staycation since our awaycation last year was the trip from hell.

[catnip]

God, I remember Raging Hell Beast. ~shudder~

[-R-]

I like the ruffle pants.

We are taking an awaycation in July, and I greatly fear how it will affect nighttime wake-ups. Seriously, I am already dreading it.

[Manic Mommy]

I can almost see the lasers shooting out of her eyes. You have my pity. They do get better. You're just too drunk to notice it.