No, it is not a sheep she got at birth or her sister's nickname, it is her bottle. The friend she has had for much of her 18 months alive, comforting, full of cold milk at night and something she wakes up to a few times a night refill.
Mommy, the woman who loves her and adores her, the woman who promises to keep her safe and happy. Me... the woman sitting at her computer listening to the cries of despair... yes, that lady, took BaBa away today.
It was time. BaBa needed to go away, 18 months is long enough... right?
I wanna give BaBa back right now, she falls asleep and mournfully wakes up again crying out for her comfort. I chose this weekend to also give Issa water in her sippy cup from now on... only water. Am I insane? Did I decide against sleeping this weekend?
It is not only sad for her, but for me.
This is my last baby, the last little one who will curl up in my lap with a bottle and fall asleep. The last one who will have to be weaned with a weekend of tears.
I admit.. I am sad. I will miss those little ones, I will miss being pregnant, the anticipation, the 9 month lead up and the years of joy, pain and frusteration afterward. Every moment is worth it...
So tonight.. I will pull her into bed with me and whisper sweet thoughts to her. Tonight I will comfort her and wipe away those tears, because tomorrow, she might forget all about BaBa and worse, grow up much faster than I want.
Thank you all who participated in my Birthday Bash.
I still have a few more days of giveaways left and I am excited to announce the winners throughout the next week.
A week of giveaways left little time for real bloggy stuff. Not because I couldn't do it, I was just too tired to!
* We have been working on this house for over a month and a half. It is finally entering the home stretch. Everything has been painted, the electronics purchased and the carpeting will be in by next Friday. After that, we move in. Truly, honestly, become a blended family August 1st. I have so much to say on this issue, that it'll be said in a post this coming week. I think I might even do a week long discussion the week leading up to the big move. It's a doosey in my head.
* I met some really great people doing these giveaways! Oh, and actually won a few myself. Yes... I am still entering the ones I get in my e-mail, because that is about the most amount of time I can allot to it.
Anyhow... I am tired.... I have more to write but I have a chance to nap with the toddlers, and it seems silly to pass up that chance!
Much love... I'll write more later... when I let ya'll in on how I am the Bad Mommy of the day!
My son is a 14 year old smell-o-thon. Socks, football shirts, shorts, swim trunks, you name it he finds a way to make it smell like, boy.
My two teen daughters get makeup, art supplies, grease and any random assortment of things they might find on themselves with the exasperated words, “What is this? What did I bump into NOW?”
It is almost enough to have a mom give up on doing their laundry. Oh… wait…I did! I make all the teens do their laundry. However, I have to make sure that the detergent they use is strong enough to get out what I can’t see. All Mighty came along and saved me.
Between six kids, 96 loads of laundry in one bottle is a lifesaver. They can clean their clothes, get them shiny and new without me having to scrub, curse and try to figure out what is wrong with the teens.
Then you have the toddlers, food seems to find a way in
to their curly tresses, the creases of their clothes and in between their toes.
For them, I have to clean clothes AND their little bodies. I hated the idea of using shampoos and conditioners that are harmful to them. Why? Because when I put soap on their hands or on a washcloth, they eat it, because they eat everything. When I shampoo LaLa’s hair, Issa rubs her hands on her sisters hair “to help” and then eats it. Bathtime is strange in my house.
When I received the full set of “Kiss My Face” natural body cleansing products I was ecstatic. Open the bottle the first time and spray handsoap on your kid’s hands, the room is filled with the scent of oranges and this stuff works! The kids are squeaky clean, happy and you can feel good knowing you are not subjecting your little ones to artificial colors, fragrances, parabens and SLS.
Do you want a cleaner house, cleaner kids and a cleaner mind about the daily items you are using in your home?
Today’s giveaway is a double decker!
I am giving two coupons for free bottles of All Mighty detergent and a full set of “Kiss My Face” bathtime products. All of this for ONE winner. This is good for a ton of clean kids and clean clothing this summer!
Wanna enter? Here’s how….
Visit Kiss My Face and tell me one of the other scents you can get the Kiss My Face products in. Then come back here, leave me a comment and you will be entered! Easy-Smeasy…
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Subscribe to my blog or tell me you have.
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Giveaway ends on Friday, July 24, 2009 at midnight (US only)
Winner will be selected from all eligible entries using Random.org. Winner will be contacted via email and must respond within 48 hours.
When I was growing up in Texas I loved two things, reading and horses. I never grew out of those things, though most people would say it’s because I never grew up. Reading is a love that my teens never got the bug for, but I still have four kids under the age of ten that I get a second chance with.
I read to Jake every night that I see him, I read to my toddlers when I have them and try to sit down myself and read once a week. Lucky me, R.D Jentsch found me and offered me a chance to read her new book.
I found a kindred spirit in her and the lovely characters she creates in “Hot on the Range”. This is a story about friendship between, Chester, Willie and the horses’ “human”. Texas heat is hot, and that is portrayed in “Hot on the Range” as poor Chester searches for ways to stay cool. Bird bath, dirt, shade and finally a cooling “rain shower” seems to do the trick.
My toddlers love this book! They talked about the horses, and made tons of noises, and were very excited to get a new book to enjoy. The illustrations and writing are vivid and evoke the imagery that every little one can enjoy as well as the person reading to them.
How would you like to have a lovely book to read to YOUR little one? R.D. Jentsch has offered one of my readers a copy of her book “Hot on the Range”.
• Subscribe to my blog or tell me you have. • Become a Twitter fan - @CrunchyGreenMom and tweet this giveaway (link) • Write a blog post about this giveaway (leave me a comment with a link) • Put my blog button up (leave me a comment with a link) • Tell me one of the two vegetables she has written a post about.
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Giveaway ends on Monday, July 20, 2009 at midnight (US only unless specified)
Winner will be selected from all eligible entries using Random.org. Winner will be contacted via email and must respond within 48 hours.
~Huge thanks to R.D. Jentsch for sponsoring this giveaway! Look for more on this author! I plan on keeping up with her.~
