Kiera has decided that it's cool to have a mini tude...it's simply adorable :) She knows exactly what she wants and moreso what she doesn't want and lets you know about it...quite loudly. She's also getting pickier about food, which is fun. Last week Donna was in and I made Kiera eggs and eggos for breakfast. She put a tiny piece of the egg in her mouth...by complete accident because she was going for the eggo and wasn't paying attention...and the milisecond it touched her tongue she screamed bloody murder. It was hysterical! She cried and cried and cried like her life was ending! I swept it out of her mouth, but the crying wouldn't stop and she wouldn't eat anything else off her tray for breakfast or lunch...I guess she thought I was trying to poison her. Freaking hilarious. Along with her mini tude she's also aquired the love of kissing. It's the cutest thing. She'll come over to you, lean in and put her lips on your lips...sometimes open mouthed which is super. She will also kiss the animals which I just love! Sometimes she will get mad at you, swat at you, feel bad, and give you a kiss. It's something else!We had a glorious Mother's Day. We went to Allaire State Park again, as we did last year, and the weather cooperated this year! We walked around, took her on the swings, and ate some lunch and played in the grass outside the chapel that Sean and I got married in. I just loved every minute of it! The one piece that was missing was my mom, but Kiera fills my heart so much that I actually didn't cry this year...shocking.
Sean has begun a "new job" this week. He had to leave his archaeological job because they weren't paying their employees...sooo he's back at the Fudge Kitchen four days a week and two days with his professor at Monmouth University. So there are four days when I will be a single mom and it's exhausting! Sean's been away before, but there's always a light at the end of the tunnel...we're stuck here until October!! Urg. I know that it's what has to happen so that we can pay the mortgage, but I've never ever been so tired. I got up at 5am this morning, showered, got ready, got her up and out of bed, bottle, dealt with the dogs, got all our bags together, out the door to Nicole's by 6:45, 20 minutes to Nicole's, 40 minutes to work, WORK, WORK, WORK, meeting after work until 4:30, 30 minutes home, Nicole dropped Kiera off, PLAY, PLAY, PLAY, eat, bath, bottle, bed, CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN. I'm done. He'll be home late tonight and I'll have a hand tomorrow and then he goes away again...sigh. So I have to pull it together and know that this is what our family needs right now and just smile when he actually gets paid!
I'm off to finish watching American Idol...GO ADAM...and pop into bed!! Good night!
