Busy Wednesday

Yesterday I decided to take Brady to story time at the library. I was nervous taking her since it started at 10:30 and she usually goes down for a nap about that time (it varies from day to day but I’d say 11 is the average). We got there 15 minutes early since I wasn’t sure how many people would be there and to get Brady familiar with the environment. We also were able to pick out some books to check out before story time so if we needed to leave in the middle of it, we’d be ready.

Brady ended up doing pretty well considering it was her first time. There were eight kids total and the librarian leading it all. We sang songs and pointed out body parts before the actual story was read. Brady had lost interest while the singing was going on and starting wandering around the circle pointing out the frog and different things in the book she was reading. Then, she got up and starting hucking books over her shoulder. She bumped her head while she was doing this and after a brief freak out she was able to sit still for the rest of the time. While I was cleaning up her mess she laid her head on the bench and said nigh nigh. We quickly made our way to the checkout and out the door.

Since we were right across the street from Randall’s (Safeway), I popped in to pick up a few things that were on sale. While in there, Brady dropped her Cookie Monster and I didn’t notice til I was getting ready to put her back in her seat again. I swear he has a death wish because a couple of months ago he ended up “jumping” out of the cart at CVS and it wasn’t until we were at another store that I noticed. So I had to double back over to go and find him. This time after checking at customer service first (where I had to explain what Cookie Monster was and that no it is not a type of bear but it is a small stuffed animal), we retraced our steps and I took a shot at asking the produce stocker and sure enough, he was found on top of the oranges. Whew!

When we got home I gave Brady some lunch and changed her diaper. I figured she was exhausted and put her down for a nap at 12:15. She was already up again by 1 (I think due to our inconsiderate neighbor and him throwing crap against our fence). I tried to soothe her and laid her back down where she slept for another 15 minutes before waking up again. I tried laying down with her and laying her down for another nap later in the afternoon and she wasn’t having it.

Last night was Wonderful Wednesday and we had dinner at Jack Allen’s. Fortunately, Abbey was able to make reservations for our group of 24 so there was no waiting involved. Except for drinks. And food. Brady did ok at first and was pretty docile and then just decided she’d had enough and we had to start trading off walking around with her and letting her play with sticks and rocks. Such a little tomboy! Casey was watching her at one point and two ladies that were leaving (we sat on the patio and it was pretty hot and humid still) asked if we were part of a daycare or babysitting group and Casey told them no and explained Wonderful Wednesday. She said they were surprised we were all around the same age and had kids all around the same age and that was unusual. I think people generally have friends that are around the same age and I love that they have kids around the same age as us because we’re all going through the same thing and can relate when there are melt downs, etc. We ended up being some of the first to leave at 8:30 because Brady was just not sitting still for anything at this point. Sesame Street on Casey’s phone wasn’t keeping her interest for long since she was so tired. Even though Brady got a little fussy in there, we both think she held up pretty well and we had a great meal and a great time catching up with friends! I think for October’s Wonderful Wednesday, we might skip story time that day just to ensure Brady’s sufficiently rested before staying up past her bedtime (although that will all be for not if our neighbor decides to “work” on his property).