Piers Scare Me

Last week Chuck had Lasik Surgery so Brayden and I had to find a way to occupy ourselves in Newport for a couple of hours while we waited for him.  I decided to take him down to Balboa Island to ride the ferry.  On a side note, every time I say “boat” to Brayden he does this funny little chuckle.  He’s an odd boy.  Back to my story, so he loved the ferry and the water, but the Fun Zone was closed so we walked all the way over to the pier.  The only other time Brayden has been on a pier he was pretty young.  I pretty much had a panic attack when we got out there.  What happens if the pier collapses?  He can’t swim.  What if there’s an earthquake?  A tsunami?  What if his stroller falls off the side?  Needless to say, we had to leave.  Well, I for some reason forgot about my fear of piers until we got all the way out to Rubys (probably because I really wanted a chocolate shake).  While inside the whole restaurant started to shake.  I tried to stay calm and I looked to all the other people to see if they were calm and they were.  So, I calmly asked for a lid for our shake and we went on our way.  B didn’t seem to have a problem with the pier.  Or maybe he was just too interested in his shake.

Taken with my handy dandy Canon G10.

Don’t Freak Out

Remember those big changes for Mom*tog that I keep talking about?  Well, they are in the works now and we’re switching hosts and doing some other things.  So, if Mom*tog goes down or you don’t see your comment appear don’t freak out!  

Stay calm!

In other news today we are heading down to San De-Lame-O for the day to go to the San Diego Zoo.  I’m so excited to take B.  He’s so into animals these days that I really think he’s going to like it.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Brayden’s First Haircut

When my friend Jamie’s son, Aiden, was around the same age he needed a haircut.  His hair was getting long and I kept telling Jamie he needed it cut.  Just cut his hair!  It took Jamie awhile because she knew once she cut it he wouldn’t look like a baby anymore.  He would be a big boy.  Well, now I completely understand.  I apologize, Jamie, for thinking you were being dramatic because now I completely understand what it’s all about

So, I knew Brayden’s first haircut was going to be traumatizing.  But I had no idea it would be this TRAUMATIZING!   All I wanted was the iconic picture of baby sitting in the airplane, sucking on a lollipop, looking into the mirror as the first lock is cut.  That’s all I wanted.  Apparently it was too much to ask for.  We sat Brayden in the airplane and he liked it at first.  Until Zari (the very nice woman who cut his hair) tried to put the smock on him.  That’s when he lost it.  Numerous lollipops were thrown on the floor.  The screaming (oh, the inconsolable not being able to catch your breath screaming) started.  I tried to put him in my lap.  That didn’t work.  Chuck put him in his lap and poor Zari had to work around him.  I sang “The Noble Duke of York” about 27 times.  Somehow Zari was able to work her magic.

So, here’s the before:

And the after (still looking a little dazed and confused):

My favorite part?  The back of his neck.

But the front isn’t so bad either

He’s such a big boy now!  I swear today he said a whole bunch of new words and said “oink oink” for the first time too.  He’s growing up too fast!