Okay, the pics of NYC are coming, but I wanted to post again so my feeble brain doesn't forget certain things.

I had one of those incidents yesterday in which I just didn't know if I should laugh or cry (but I laughed, so it's all good). As most of you know, naptime is a sacred time in our house, especially during the week when it's just me and the girls. As I was running around the house during yesterday's nap, my level of annoyance was escalating because Kate and Julia were not sleeping. They were babbling and giggling and engaging in their "yah yah yah" wars--basically, doing anything but napping. Finally, at 3:15 (45 minutes early), I couldn't take it anymore and decided to go and get them.

Now, I'm generally pretty klutzy, so it didn't surprised me when I tripped and almost fell after walking into the nursery. What did surprise me was what I tripped over.

Julia.

Naked Julia.

Sitting on the floor in nothing but a diaper (thank God she kept that on as she had pooped). It took me several seconds to realize what was going on.

First thought: oh, it's just Julia. she's reading her books.

Second thought: oh, s-h-----t, it's Julia. she's not in her crib. SHE'S NOT IN HER CRIB YOU IDIOT, HOW DID SHE GET OUT!!!!

Third thought: oh, s-h--t, did I forget to put her in her crib? Is my mommy brain that bad? No, no, I definitely put her in her crib because she wanted me to cover her with her blankie.

I now know what it's like to be in a state of true shock. I really kind of did want to cry, but I looked down at her and she was beaming, absolutely beaming. Modest, she is not. As sweet as can be, she said, "hi, Mommy." I started to speak, and she looked at me and said, "no nigh-nigh." Really, Julia, no, really........you didn't nap? I never would have guessed!

Kate was just standing in her crib giggling and pointing to Julia, smiling and saying "dees, dees." Sidenote--Kate likes to call Julia "dees", which is her way of saying "this." I think Scott and I confused the poor girl as we used to always point to Julia and say "who is this, Kate, is this your sister?" Anyway........

So, I guess we need to maybe buy a crib tent? I don't want to. They're ugly. And expensive. I'm going to play the wait-and-see game, and if it happens again, I guess I'll give in.

In other news, the girls have had a great week--we went to Wee Play on Wednesday with Michelle and Jake (Kate's boyfriend), and we had a blast. I wish somebody would have told me about this place sooner--it rocks! It's basically a huge open room, all baby/toddler-proofed w/sandboxes, jungle gyms, pretend grocery stores, and mucho mucho toys--the girls were in hog heaven. They have a little dining area so you can feed your kids if need be, but even better than that--they sell coffee! And it's good coffee--there are like 10 flavors to pick from and they can do latte's and cappucino's!! So cool. The girls ran themselves ragged and just had so much fun. At one point, Kate came up and threw her arms around me, and I really think it was her way of saying "thanks, Mommy."

Okay, need to bust it out.

Heart hug.