So much DRAMA for her MOMMA

Yesterday was the toughest yet
All Leeza wanted to do was fret

There was NOTHIN Mom could do at all
Which made Leeza scream and bawl

Cranky Leeza with a "tude"
Tried hard to get me to match her mood

Tatiana and Ivan were scared and made a quick escape
I've never seen them leave so fast with their mouths all agape

Tatiana called me later and asked me, "What is wrong with Leeza?"
I said, "oh that's been our day, she's not a people pleaza"

However, today, has been much better!!
It's been chilly outside too so we'll need a sweater!!

I guess learning to walk makes a girl super cranky
I felt like crying myself but I didn't have a hanky

My girl Leeza-she's got a mind of her own
But I guess that's better than some mindless clone

I may be checkin out those "strong willed" child books
Or we may be out and public and we'll be gettin those "looks"

I may be that mom with the frazzled face
But I still love my Leeza Grace!!

Since I don't know how to reduce the size of my the video on the camera I have, I haven't been doing videos cuz they are like 37 mg and my computer is about full, HOWEVER, I found this one from back in the days at the baby house, on Sept 8th, over a month ago, before I sat on my Canon camera and broke it. :) This is a brief sampling of how our day went yesterday, but turn up the volume about 10 degrees, if you please.



Jennifer Robinson reminded me that when kiddo's are reaching major milestones (like, oh, maybe living with your mom instead of at the baby house where you spent your first 10 months of your life, or , maybe eating new food, shopping at the mall, LEARNING TO WALK, etc) that they often are cranky and sleep less. That makes sense because Leeza woke up at 7 this morning, where she has been sleeping until almost 9. Now her naps are all way earlier..in fact , she is down for her second nap already at 1:00, which is 2 hours earlier than normal. At least she is a happy camper today, cuz we are going shopping when she wakes up!

We did go out to dinner last night, and met Ivan, Tatiana, Kelly and Doug and Natasha at a new place called the Nautulis. It was pretty cool and Leeza did pretty well-and Kelly helps out with Leeza so I can eat something! Leeza ate half my greek salad and some chicken noodle soup. She is not such a picky eater anymore-maybe she is learning to trust that even though our food is different, it's still good stuff. She is lovin yogurt, cheese, apples, bananas, and pears. Ivan and Tatiana ended up driving me home because I needed to go to the grocery store. They helped me up to my apt and I set Leeza on the potty and all HELL broke loose. She was having a total spaz attack. Tatiana and Ivan looked semi-horrified and left rather quickly. Tatiana called me later to make sure everything was 'ok'. I said, oh yeah, that was our day today, Leeza was fine, just asserting her independence. After a poop on the potty, a bath, and some warm milk, she was sound asleep. All in a day's work as a Momma I suppose......but I prefer the happier ones myself. :)

Joe is IN TRANSIT, on his way to Frankfurt right now. Yay! He will be here in less than 24 hours!
Leeza has stood on her own today, but hasn't walked a step without falling. She gets too excited and loses her balance. It's really cute to watch her though!