Desert Living

Anyone that knows Chandler Martin knows there are two things he just cannot handle: 1. Snakes 2. Scorpions. Considering we have many of both those critters around here it is a wonder he goes outside. He didn't need to go outside to run into his first scorpion in the five years we have lived here. I found this 2" scorpion crawling up our wall the other day and i'll admit, came unglued. Chandler stepped up to the plate and smashed it so hard i thought he was going to put a hole in the wall! (I think it was somewhat therapudic for him.) Fortunately have our exterminator on speed dial. Unfortunately there is no "scorpion killer" that is worth a damn. The only thing you can do is get rid of their food - insects. We have the house sprayed monthly for bugs so he must have just woken up from his winter's nap and gotten lost (at least that is what i keep telling myself). We both had terrible nightmares the following night of scorpion attacks so after some research we learned that there are nautral predators of the scorpion you can keep around. Our shopping list is as follows: 4 woodpeckers, 2 cats, 6 bats, 1 blue tounge lizard (can't hurt), 2 roadrunners and a mongoose (for good measure).

What the airbrush is going on here?

My son is the exact same age as Nicole Richie and Christina Aguliera's babies and yet somehow those two children have escaped the grasps of baby acne. The recent People magazine covers show the most beautiful babies without a blemish to be seen. My baby's 5 week portraits look like an ad for the "before" shot of a Noxema commercial. I think it is sad that they airbrushed their babies - I assume they airbrushed them, otherwise they really are beautiful babies. I love my baby and all his baby pimples!

A long day (care)

I believe our seach for a reputable, kind, licensed, loving caretaker for Cash has come to an end. Tonight we met Ms. Sylvia and she's the one. I know this because there is no feeling of compromise in the pit of my stomach. She is not the lady would would be willing to give us a price break when Chandler is on break BUT smokes cigarrettes, she isn't the lady who is dirt cheap BUT who's house smells so badly of currey and spice that we could hardly breathe, she isn't the stay at home mom less than two miles from home BUT is unlicensed and she isn't the mom from Chandler's school who could take him some BUT not all of the year. Ms. Sylvia is a kind, loving, smart and experienced daycare provider and grandmother who is affordable and on both of our ways to work. She has a set schedule and curriculum for the kids each day and is mandated by the county to care for my child like her own. I told Chandler that I would probably just know when we found the right person - we'll put our deposit down this week. I better find something else to keep me up at night! smiles.

daycare blues

finding daycare is a terrible task for a new mother. it is so depressing and scary.

Sleepyhead

Cash slept from midnight until 5am last night. I woke up at 3:00 and asked Chandler if i should wake him. He said, "He'll wake up when he needs something." Does that mean he already doesn't need me?? Regardless, I'm thankful for his sleep - it gives him a chance to grow big and strong.

The Cash-man Groweth

Somehow my little tiny baby has gotten bigger. Last night as I was putting him to sleep I realized that he has all but outgrown his "baby box". I had to lay him down diagonally just so his feet wouldn't hang over the end. This made me very sad and also made me realize that this is probably only one of many sad moments to come. I think the growing thing really freaked me out because in his first 4 hour sleep stretch I had a terrible dream that I got up to feed him and we were sitting in his glider as we always do for our 1am feeding. I looked down and my baby was a giant! Not a full grown adult but a huge baby, like Bob's Big Boy - so large that i could barely hold him. Of course that woke me right up. As if that wasn't enough I had another dream on our second stretch of sleep that i removed the "baby box" he has outgrown and he rolled over and fell through the rungs right out of the basinett onto the floor (with a thud no doubt). I guess I am in for a long ride full of disturbing dreams!

Baby Blogger

A 6 week old can't provide as much blogging entertainment as an 18 month old (with Wiley's personality) but i thought i would give it a shot. Heck, it gives me something to do while i'm at home by myself.