Lunches in Bunches

So, this week I initiated what I hope becomes a longstanding tradition in Gourlandia, a Thursday afternoon lunch group. A simple potluck every week at noon, I invite anyone and everyone who is homebound, wants to socialize with other adults and talk about things other than poop consistency, nap schedules and Dora the Explorer. The first lunchen went swimmingly and I look forward to our next get together. Wow, something to look forward to! JK, my life isn't that uneventful...or is it? So, moral of the story? A lunch group is awesome and if you don't have one...GET ONE!

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The Weeksworth Incident

Several days ago, I took Jace to his pediatrician for a checkup and shots. All was going beautifully, the sun was shining, it was a balmy 56 degrees, Jace was fed, clean and dressed in his supercute Gymboree froggie overalls, ready to charm anyone wihin a 1 mile radius. Then, disaster strikes. While driving to the pediatrician's, I hear a horrific noise followed by an even more terrifying scent..."no biggie", I think, "I'll just change him before going in". La la la...When we arrive, I calmly remove Jace from his carseat and lie him in the backseat of the Civic to change his dipes. Suddenly, I notice what can only be described a a stream of yellow goo running down both legs into his socks. It was a poo explosion! He must have been saving up for a week! Now, Jace LOVES geting his diaper changed and being naked, so he's flailing his arms and legs wildly and laughing hysterically, while poo is quickly spreading all over his clothes and mine! So, I remove my jacket (poo stained) and then, after surveying this natural disaster and trying to formulate a strategy, proceed to begin wiping up the poo with baby wipes, of course I only had about 5 or 6, so they all were very nasty and I refused to put them in my car, so, logically, I began dropping them in a pile on the parking lot, meanwhile, passersby at the busy shopping center are steering clear of the crazy hillbilly poop lady! Sooooo, embarassing... Well, at least the poo was finally contained, but Jace's adorable outfit was trashed, beyond recognition, so here I am with a diapered, naked, sockless, shoeless laughing baby in January in the backseat of my Civic, surrounded by a miniature mountain of poopy wipes and streams of snickering onlookers! I had no blanket, of course, just a baby jacket...hmmm, I needed more than that. Luckily, I had some old clothes in the backseat that I had been meaning to take to a resale shop. Unluckily, they were all newborn sized and no socks. So I located the largest and least ghetto of the bunch, a blue jumper that came up above Jace's knees, put on his little jacket, hoping that would make up for the bare feet and plowed ahead into the doctor's office, late, smelly and exasperated. And you know what, I don't know if I've ever seen Jace have more fun! Go figure!

Gallery du Jour - Baby Jace

I always get a lot of flack for not sending baby pictures out, so I will post more here, that way, I've done my part and you can all visit as often as you like! If you want even more beautiful baby goodness, there's more where these came from!

GOTTA LOVE THE JUMPEROO

For Christmas, Jace got a Rainforest Jumperoo; it is awesome! He just turned 6 months old and needed a better outlet for his boundless energy. This thing is great and keeps him busy for at least twenty minutes at a time. Hopefully, it will keep him occupied for longer stretchs as he gets older! But, for now, I'll take what I can get! Check out this video, and you'll see how much he digs it!