I no longer believe that the fact I've lost 3 pounds in the last few days without even trying is not due to the fact that I have cancer.
It is due to the fact that I have a 10 month old human being who is into everything, everywhere, every waking minute of every waking day and I don't have a chance to sit down and relax at ALL because I have to keep my daughter from choking on things, breaking things, knocking the trash can over and playing with raw chicken skin, and so on and so forth.
And let's not forget CHEWING THINGS.
I'd like to submit evidence.
Exhibit A.
Yeah, she may only have 1 and a half teeth, but she KNOWS HOW TO USE THEM.
The reason we spent the extra money to buy that crib was because it turns into a bed! So we were like "sure, it costs more, but we can use it for YEARS!"
Obviously, we weren't thinking about the possibility that our daughter would be part beaver.
I couldn't even finish my dump this morning because the girl decided she didn't want to stay in the bathroom with The Stink and TOOK OFF. I was sitting there, on the pot, screaming for her "GABBY! Come back to mama! I take it back! You can totally play with the clorox bleach!" Nope, she was gone. And so, I had to up and wipe because, trust me, she could kill herself because? We haven't baby proofed yet. I thought we still had time! With the first, you're on that shit like Tom on Katie, but by the time the third one pops out, you're much more relaxed about everything.
I can relax NO MORE. The girl is on the move and looking for trouble.
I don't NEED any trouble.
Unless by "trouble" you mean a bottle of wine and a rubbing of the feet. Because I totally need that.







Baby gates. That's what kept my kid from dying. I locked her in the living room where everything was put up out of reach and then I could relax. Of course, then she found the kitchen (with a doorway too big for a gate) and even the child-proof cabinet locks didn't stop her. Thankfully she's only ever gotten into the pots and pan cabinet. Even our refrigerator is locked.
Anyway, you can get lots of cute baby diaper butt pictures while she's run-crawling away from you.