Okay, so the video is sweet. The morning after the video was not sweet. I wanted to go to a health food store to check prices and see what they had. Said health food store has carts without straps. Not good. Nathan does not exactly enjoy sitting, especially when there are various tempting items within his reach. However, I had taken some goldfish in my purse (a fluke, I almost never take crackers to the store), so I was able to keep him preoccupied enough to look at a few things. With that and a small screaming fit at the checkout (I took away a package), we were off to a more kid-friendly place...Walmart. ha ha Hey, at least they have straps in their carts!! In Walmart he decided that he would shriek on and off because, oh my goodness, Walmart carts have straps and he couldn't stand up!! So, after another struggle to get him in his carseat, we headed home. He now stiffens his whole body while I'm trying to put him in his carseat, and I really do not know how I would've done the whole "leaning over my seat to buckle in a bucking toddler" thing while 7 months pregnant. Granted, I don't want to hear any "maybe God took your baby because you couldn't deal with both," ummm, stuff (yes, someone has actually said that to me); but I do wonder what the options would have been. I guess I would've just not gone to the store except when Evan was home to watch Nathan, although that would be tough this week because that certain person has ditched me. ;-)
Anyhoo, I did brave the vet's office yesterday with my toddler and an 89-pound dog. Very fun. I might not have done it had I known that Gim weighs EIGHTY-NINE pounds. I saw a few chihauhaus in there which were probably more what I should have as a dog. Or not. Nathan would probably step on the poor dog. Those things shake enough as it is; the poor dog would probably have anxiety attacks from all Nathan's screaming, screeching, and shrieking. Nope, I definitely don't need a smaller dog. Good ol' Gimli is the perfect size for my boy. I just need a bigger car. ha By the way, Nathan and Gimli did exceptionally well at the vet's office, especially since we had to wait an hour before being seen.
Hmmm, what else. Oh, I bought goat's milk cheese at the health food store this morning. Doesn't that sound delectable?? I fed it to Nathan then tried it myself. :-) Not so bad. Nathan loved it. All of those living cultures aren't so bad after all. The price....well, that's another story. How much do you spend in order to be healthy? I think I'm going to research everything and decide how to eat healthy without killing the budget. Maybe I'll ban Evan from buying coffee and use all the extra money to buy my health food. Sure, then I'll sprout wings and a kangaroo pouch and transport my child that way. Not a bad idea, actually, and it would provide bonding time, kind of like a baby sling or something. Maybe that is why Nathan is a terror right now; I didn't have one of those things.
Last thing, if anyone has advice on what to do with a child who doesn't want to do anything you want him to do, feel free to let me know. ;-)
Oh, last last thing, I was holding Nathan upside-down yesterday and saw a beautiful one-year molar poking its head through his gums. That could explain some of the crankiness, anyway.
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