Fine Day

Phew...that's what we needed! A day out with friends. Mika and I were late to meet Kristeen, Saoirse, and Diamond. We were just about to push out the door when Mika decided she had to poo. OK, fine..typical baby setback. Up we went for a change and while Mika's diaper was off, she decided to poo a little more. Ugh. Nasty. We finally left and were about halfway to the mall when I realized I hadn't brought my cell. Back we went. Luckily, the ladies had some shopping to do in Chapters, so it wasn't *that* big of a deal that we were late. Meeting Diamond was awesome..she is such a charmer. Mika and I are proud to say that we have a new friend! One who appreciates Dora the Explorer even! Kristeen kindly brought Mika a pack of Baby Mum Mum's to try...and try them she did! Mika enjoyed her new treat so much that as soon as we said goodbye to our friends, we headed over to the drugstore to grab a box. It's so cute how Mika and Saoirse get along. Mika rides facing forward and Saoirse facing backwards..as the Mom's stroll, the wee ones can see each other. I'm still trying to work out how I can babynap Saoirse. Kris and I did well in that each of us only made one small purchase for the girls..soccer shirt for Saoirse and purple plaid pants for Mika (Diamond's favorite colour is purple!). Damn PleaseMum and their sales!
While we were in PleaseMum, a very cute little boy toddled over to Mika's stroller. His mother let me know that he loves babies. He was charming the diaper off Mika..lightly brushing her hand and giving it kisses..the two kids were beaming at each other like mad.
After our adventure with the girls, we went to meet Auntie Amber as she's in town for work this week. Mika was pleased to discover all the fluffy pillows and jewelry in Urban Outfitters and literally danced from one end of Forever XXI to the other with Auntie Amber. The jewelry counter at Forever XXI had Mika about to implode with blingy delight. Yay Auntie Amber! She carried Mika all over the place, even though Mika was covered in MumMum remnants. Nice. Daddy came to pick us up after work and we all headed back to Grandma Jude's for some pizza and visits. Mika didn't nap all day and was crashed by the time we got there...but not for long. She slept for maybe a total of 30 minutes and was up and cranky. At least she woke up for a bit so that Grandma Jude could hang out with her. Mika was back to sleep shortly after we got home..phew. Thanks to Grandma Jude for a load of tomatoes..salsa and spaghetti sauce coming up! Thanks to Auntie Amber for buying Mika a monkey from the toy store.
We need to find a few Gund Dottie Dots kitties. Mika has one and she loves it more than anything. She sleeps with her kitty every night and is unhappy when kitty is in the wash. Mika slobbers and drools on this cat to the point where I cannot seem to get the faint smell of mildew out of the tail. Its disgusting. Daddy is going to try some tricks, but we're still thinking it's a good idea to get a couple of more..to save our sanity later. The monkey is cooler than the kitty, but I am not sure if I can convince Mika of that. In any case, I'm starting a rotation of monkey and kitty. The monkey is close to kitty in terms of size, softness, etc. and he does have a tail for her to suck on. PLUS..when you squeeZe monkey's tummy, he makes shrieking monkey sounds..how can you not love that? Gund has discontinued the Dottie Dots line...hello eBay.

All in all, it was a supa fine day. Revitalizing! Good friends make everything better. It's looking cold and grey out right now, but the weather is supposed to turn nice this afternoon...what to do, what to do?