my first public [child-related] embarrassment, my superhero abilities, and some notes

moses and i were in trader joe's the other day, and i absent-mindedly (and quite foolishly) left the shopping cart within baby arm's reach of a large display of wine bottles.  while my back was turned (again, quite foolish), moses managed to get a really good grip on a piece of cardboard that had about 4-5 bottles of wine on it, and pulled it right out from the display.  what a strong baby!  sheesh.  the bottles came crashing down, and the bottom half of my jeans got a good spray of white wine and shattered glass.  after i made sure that moses was unharmed (yes, he was fine), i scooted us off to the bathroom to get the tiny shards of glass out of my sandals...  but not before i profusely apologized to the super-nice employees that had quickly assembled and felt my face burn with my hot embarrassment.  

i know it probably happens all the time.  and one of the employees even told me those very words--that it happens all the time.  but still.  it was our child, and me who wasn't looking!  i was *that* clueless mom in the store who should have been watching her kid!  ai.

well.  as long as i'm writing, i should probably tell you, i also feel like a problem-solving superhero today because i have felt success on a few fronts.

1. moses had been fussier/clingier than usual and taking shorter and shorter afternoon naps (waking up after two hours and jumping up and down for an hour or so).  he had stopped sleeping during his morning naps last week, so i just dropped laying him down altogether.  it occurred to me the day before yesterday that it might be catching up with us and he actually might be overtired... and that might be why he's fussier/clingier and sleeping less.  i decided to stay at home and work on resting.  i laid him down in the morning yesterday (he didn't sleep but he had a good 45 minutes of quiet time), we played at home the rest of the morning, and then BINGO, he had a 3 hour nap in the afternoon.  i guess he was just needing more sleep to get him to sleep more!  :O)  problem solved.  we had a better day yesterday, and today's been alright too.  he took his 45 minute nap this morning and sleeping soundly now... we'll see how long he sleeps today.
2. mo's hair was getting all matted and weird in the back of his head and combing wasn't fixing it.  i decided to use a bunch of soap and really get it lathered in the bath the day before yesterday.  well, it fixed the problem, and now it's back to being nice and soft!
3. these past few days, he's used the signs for milk, all done, and more!  i've been signing to him nearly everyday since about 9 months ago, and it's finally made a difference this week.  i'm partly frustrated that he's taken this long because i'm certain he's known what they mean for quite some time, but mostly, i'm super proud and excited to see his little hands making signs!  i know he may become disinterested in signs by this time next week, but i got the satisfaction of communicating with him this way for at least a little while.  i'm a proud momma.

also, some side notes that i've been meaning to write down:

• his current favorite foods are green beans and brown rice.
• yesterday, for the first time, he ate more than me and shane for dinner.  zucchini pie, green beans, grapes and milk.  i couldn't believe how much he put away!  maybe he's hitting a growth spurt!  24 month clothing, here we come!  or maybe he'll finally get a little rounder again and his 18 month clothes won't fall down!  :O) 
• he seems to really hate walking.  he even full on cried yesterday after taking one step on his own.  i'm pretty certain he wants to wait until the very last week of when we should not worry (is it like 18 months?) and started walking then.  he likes to be the one to balance out the average ages for milestones, i think.  
• he's started to hide behind blankets and sneak up behind me to surprise me.  we chase each other around the living room, and we've been having some great belly laughs these days.  we're finally playing together, and that's been really fun! 

a couple of months ago, i made a photo book with milestones and notes for moses' first year.  it was a terrific pain-in-the-behind to put together, but this blog with notes really helped with the details that fade so quickly. so, i'm going to keep writing these sorts of things down to remind myself... if i decide to make another book for his 2nd year.  too bad for his younger sibling(s).  they will not get that sort of attention, i think.  and no, we're not pregnant.  :O) 

lovelove,

me