Bubble boy is proving to be more like me than I ever imagined. This afternoon, he was facinated by his alligator puppet. Specifically, he liked to get really close and have me "rawrrrr" at him and pretend to eat his toes, or tummy....you get the picture. After a few minutes, I got bored. (Who says my attention span has to be longer than my 2 year old?) So he progressed to "feeding" the alligator a cookie. He came and sat on my lap and explained this to me in great detail. "Look Mom,...

Last night I was introduced to a girl...in front of a large group of other women,,,and was told (put lots of enthusiasm in your voice) "and she's already 5 months pregnant!" This comment being vital because she is stick thin with almost no tummy to speak of. Still wearing pre-pregnancy clothes too. This is said to me, "a whale standing around in what effectivly could be refered to as a mumu". thanks for the self esteem boost there. It's amazing how fast the cute round pregnant tummy ...

So facinated with wrinkles on a finger....was I ever that niave and innocent? Maybe, but I feel as though I've gained some of it back with watching Bubbleboy examine his hands after a bath. What do you think? Do you think that being a parent can resore some of the faith and joy in life? I'm not saying I'm depressed or disillusioned, but I do wonder if a little pessismism has wormed it's way into my life, slowly and unnoticably. I think of myself as a generally happy person, but as I ...

So, today Bubbleboy surprized me again. Amazing how easy that can happen. He looks over my shoulder and points out the "whale" on the cover. normally, this would be a very random, boring comment. If anyone else pointed out my book had a whale on it, I'd roll my eyes and ignore them. But coming from a 2 year old who leads a very sheltered life.....I just have to wonder... Where the hell did he learn that? I never told him. He doens't watch a lot of tv. so where did this come from? Then...