I'm so lucky.........

Nathaniel's never been a very affectionate child. Even as a newborn he didn't want to be held unless you were standing up and moving around but that made the slings and Baby Bjorn really successful. Even when he started giving kisses they were reserved for dad and his teachers at daycare, not for mom. But lately he's become very affectionate. He gives hugs when asked and I can get a kiss out of him about half the time I ask for them. That's pretty good considering I'd kiss him all day long if given the opportunity, lol. Despite the biting he's well-loved by his teachers at daycare. He should be moving to another classroom next week since he turns 18 months on Friday and both of his teachers are beside themselves about it. They don't want him to leave and I think that's so sweet.

Since hot lunch at school today was tuna/macaroni salad I'm assuming Nathaniel didn't eat much but he sure made up for it tonight. He ate every little piece of pasta he could dig out of his spaghetti Kid's Cuisine and he even managed to get a few kernels of corn in there but he was having none of the meat. If he accidently got a bite he promptly spit it out. He was such a mess!! He fed the whole thing to himself and it showed. He started out well with a plastic spork but quickly realized he'd get a lot more food in his mouth if he just shoveled it in with his hands. That made for quite a mess. He even got to eat some of the brownie that came with his TV dinner although mom did have a bite or two. :) Then aunt Reecee gave him a bath during which he squatted down and blew bubbles in the water. I'm guessing he remembers doing that in swim class this summer. Unfortunately I missed it. :(

I had a rough day. Merisa got me sick and my throat is killing me so it will be another Nyquil night which is okay cuz damn, I missed that stuff while I was pregnant and nursing. I went and got my Spanx today and spent $73!!! I got it and my steam pressed dress (which cost me $25 by the way) home and tried them on and needless to say it was a waste of $73. My problem is apparently not in the stomach area, it's in the boob/back department. The last two times I was measured at Victoria's Secret I was a 40C!!! That's the problem, I'm 40 inches around!!!! I'm not that big and I don't understand!! Oh well, I'll suffer through, not being able to breathe, it's only one night.

Jason's dad and his new wife have offered to pick Nathaniel up from the wedding and take him to their house for the night so we can stay at the reception and not go through the pain of sharing a single hotel room with an easily woken baby. That kicks ass!! It sucks though because this weekend is costing us so much money. Granted I didn't have to pay for my dress but I had to buy Nathaniel's outfit, my shoes, the Spanx, have the dress pressed, buy the gift and card, pay for the hotel room, the gas for Jason to drive back from Arkansas to Wichita, from Wichita to Lawrence and back, and then back again to Arkansas, the tolls for every leg of the trip, and Jason will miss three days of work which is at least $150 a day. We're so broke it hurts and that's BEFORE all of this. I just want it to be over already.