Lately

• Stella has been pooping in the tub every day! She started her habit by pooping next to the tub a few weeks ago but she has slowly progressed to pooping IN the tub. On Monday, I got Lennox out of the tub, walked to the other room, and quickly returned to find yet another tub poop. Unfortunately, Stella doesn't know that poop is nasty. She decided to catch a little and put it in her mouth!!! I didn't find any remnants in her mouth but it was still on her lip. YUCK. YUCK. YUCK. If you are wondering, I was only gone about 30 seconds... I don't make a habit of leaving my baby unattended in the bath tub.



• Lennox is so into Transformers lately. He will sit forever just "transforming" his Transformers over and over. He also likes to try and transform himself in the mirror. He tells me he is a truck but I haven't seen it yet.



• We went to my sister's house last weekend. I love my sister so much and I love her family so much too. I do not, however, love my children's behavior or sleep schedules while we are at my sister's house. My kids will not sleep there and I don't know what to do about it. No sleep for the Beech Family makes everyone so ill!!! If you happened to be a Dallas Love Field last Sunday night, that was me with the child who was screaming and flailing about in the stroller while throwing food and crying hysterically. That was also me whose child was laid out in the aisle of the plane kicking and screaming and blocking the path for all other passengers to get to their seats. That was also me who was sobbing quietly as I held my crying almost-one-year-old and my super stuffed carry-on bag as I tried desperately to keep my cool (obviously I failed at this... I was sobbing) while coaxing the fit-throwing 3 year old to the appropriate seat. That was also me who was laughing hysterically 10 minutes later when I looked around me and thought, "Surely this is just a joke. This can't really be happening." It did happen though. It was the airport experience from HELL! But, we did make it home safely so that's what really matters (I guess). I will not be going to the airport with my 2 kids, alone, for a long, long, long time. I did appreciate all of the strangers who offered a hand and expressed their concern that I had 2 little kids, a double stroller, a massive carryon and a huge checked bag but no one there to help me. Super mom failed her mission. For real!!



• Lennox likes to make up words. I told him daddy was in the shower because he was all stinky. Lennox said, "yeah, he's all scratchily and bumpily too." ??? We are still working on the F or "Epp" but we're not making much progress. I like to entertain myself by having Lennox repeat words that start with F. Frankenstein = Plankenslime, french fries = pinch pies, funny = bunny, fish = pish, favorite = paborite, frisky = prbisky... you get the picture.


• Stella is walking like a champ. On Friday, the day before we left for the airport, she just took off like it was her job. She hasn't stopped yet. That poor girl wears herself out but, by the end of the day, she is so tired she just lays right down and goes to sleep. I do love that! She is so cute with her little toddle. She just seems too little to be able to walk. I cannot believe she will be one year old next week.