Mischief

I'm sure I'll have a lot more posts in the near future titled this way!
Greg and I were preparing for our trip to the post office when into our bedroom toddled Charlotte with a train of toilet paper behind her! (And she came all the way from the bathroom in the hall and not the one in our bedroom.) It had to have been at least 15 feet of toilet paper! The best part (besides the laughs that it gave us) was that it didn't break, which allowed me to write to the company to say how strong their product is (Charmin). Anything for a chance to get free toilet paper!!!!! Also, Charlotte loves blowing her nose, which you can see she does with the T.P. (Thanks mom for teaching her that skill!)

I Heart Matt and Al Photos

Here are the long awaited photos!

The Conniver

Sounds like a good movie, right?!? Only if the star is sweet, but conniving Charlotte Devyn Foster. We're at Gigi and Bopa's and Charlotte wanted a banana. I didn't want her to sit in the death chair so I asked her to sit on the floor. No problem. There she sat, asking for bites of her banana which I would then give her. She even said "banana please." Then I decided to just give her the rest of the banana. She then promptly got up and I said "Charlotte you have to sit down to eat, otherwise I will take your banana away." Good, she sat down. Then she got up again and walked towards the fridge. So I said, "OK, give me the banana." Does she give me the banana? No! Does she sit down and finish it? No! She stuffed the rest of the banana into her little mouth!

I Heart Matt and Al!!!

Today we braved the alarm going off at 5 am and headed down to NBC Tower to see Matt and Al and of course get on national TV. It was crazy! We didn't end up being interviewed by Al (or Matt) although I would say Charlotte was the cutest baby out there!!!! Looking for us was like Where's Waldo! Kimberly called from MN and said she thought she saw us, but when I looked at the spot she said she found us, I couldn't even see us! Must be that super big screen TV they have! :) We did tape it, and yes, there are glimpses of us (more of Greg due to the 10 inches he has on me), but you'd have to know where we were. Now, although we weren't interviewed on The Today Show we did have some good interactions and photos (photos will be posted when I'm not so tired!) Charlotte at one point was crying in the background when they were showing the clip of Second City (thus you couldn't hear her) but someone said "Oh, a baby's crying!" (Not sure if it was a producer who was upset or just another fan). Matt Lauer then turned around to see us and I said "Sorry," and he said, "It's OK, we're used to it, Al cries every morning." At another point Greg had Charlotte on his shoulders and Al said, "That's a really tall baby back there."

It was a fun, crazy morning, especially since Charlotte did not take it very well for the first 2 hours we were there, but then she totally was hamming it up. One time we are on TV behind Al and Art Smith, she was clapping (and pulling the girl's hair in front of us!)

Oh, and yes, we got individual pics of Matt and Al. They are both so sweet! Lots of people were calling Al's name for photos including me and he looked at us, and said "Yes, with the baby." For Matt, we were afraid we missed our chance, until he came back out to do the intro for the west coast, and then he quickly got out of there. I started following saying "Excuse me," He turned slightly but I don't think he saw me. I was turning away dejected, but then a producer said, ""Go after him. He will take a photo with you." So I did and said "Excuse me" louder, and he saw us, stopped and took his photo with us!

We're Gonna Be On National TV!!!!!

Tomorrow, Monday, Matt and Al are coming to Chicago and we are going downtown to see them. (For those so not in the loop, Matt and Al are on The Today Show!) I LOVE The Today Show, so when I heard they were coming I said I would be there! And of course, because we have an adorable daughter, I'm sure we'll get on camera and Al will probably ask what her name is and how old she is since he does go ga-ga over cute babies! And the best part is that The Today Show is national so friends and family far away can see us! So check us out and tape us if you can!

Saying Goodbye

Today was my first (um, I mean second) day back at work. And of course, this would have to be the day Charlotte decided to sleep in. At 7:10 I decided to go wake her knowing that I would have to leave in 5 minutes. I gently explained that I had to go back to work and that I would miss her tons and to give me a kiss. As I walk towards the door, I prepare for the worst, expecting her to cry and scream. Well, the worst DID happen. As I was about to leave standing by the open door Charlotte saw her Elmo balloon. STUPID ELMO! Charlotte did NOT cry, scream, or say goodbye to me and instead ran towards the Elmo balloon! I even stood outside the condo door waiting for her to cry. I know, it's pathetic. It was hard to leave before when she would cry not wanting to leave my baby, but then I knew she missed me. Now when I leave she runs towards Elmo, not caring one bit that her mommy was going to leave her.

(I'm justifying that she did not cry today because Greg was home with her and of course Charlotte knew she was in good hands with daddy, but I swear, she better put on the water works tomorrow when I leave!)

Answer to prayer!

I am going back to work!!!! I received an email yesterday saying that everything is in order for me to start next week! I don't know if I'll believe it completely until I am actually in my classroom at St. Malachy! The learning center was supposed to call today with final details and protocol, and didn't, so I am a little worried. Just have to continue praying, I guess!!!

For those who live on a one income budget, kudos to you!!!!! I like to think we are pretty frugal and spend wisely, but it is difficult!!

Let's also pray that next week's posts aren't "Argh, I hate being back at work!"