Cha-Cha-Changes

Makes me think of Shrek every time. Obviously, there is a little too much Shrek going on in my life right now. Terrible.

But my little monkey is going through some big changes. I cannot believe the attitude adjustment that came from her since quitting the day care. Really. Seriously. Wow. She just always had this attitude. This sassiness about her. She would throw fits and just would hit and act out. And eating out in ANY restaurant was hell. Pure hell. I've had food thrown at me. Silverware thrown at me. Temper tantrums. It was to the point where we did not go out at all. I was thinking it was a stage and part of it could have been. But wow.

Last night I was craving the Oriental Chicken Salad from Applebee's. I needed it. I've needed it all pregnancy. So, cringing at the thought of taking Jillian into Applebee's for a dinner, I bit the bullet. I told Andy - let's give it a shot. And WOW! The monkey ate nicely. Sat in her booster seat nicely. Drank her milk nicely. Colored nicely. Nothing was thrown. She followed directions - I asked her to taste her burger by dipping it in ketchup and just having a little taste. And she did it. She did not eat any of it by fries and chocolate milk, but she did it. WOW. I left there feeling like I had a good meal. I felt proud and not embarrassed of my little hellion.

And we interviewed a sitter yesterday. Right now, she has 2 boys of her own - 8 & 10 and is watching a 2 year old boy. She is willing to take on J and the new baby. I got a good vibe from her. She sat down and played blocks with Jillian. J was all smiles, shy smiles, but smiles and was very interested in what the older boys were doing outside. Yes, my peanut thinks she can run with the big boys! So we are giving it a shot on Thursday. I asked J if she wanted to go back and if she thought she could do it and she nodded a hesitant yes. We'll see.

Off to get ready for the day. I have a little project in the works for a friend and cannot wait to get started!! I also need to put a freeze on my scrapbooking spending. Ah, well. And my nasty virus is gone. Thanks to phone support from Norton. No chat support EVER for me. Cost me money, but it is GONE. Now I just need a refund from Norton for the crappy chat service.

Happy Wednesday! Watch Criminal Minds if you get the chance. Fab show. I heart it. :)

posted by Stephanie @ 6:04:00 AM