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| You suffer? Look at what that vile woman did to my hair! |
Faith wasn't too pleased to be woken up early, but she wasn't too cranky about it. Once we almost got home (it's an hour round trip), she was demanding "Snack? Snack? SNACK!" so maybe tomorrow I should bring breakfast with me. We had time for a quick 2 mile run/walk with the dog outside before heading to Target and then a prenatal appointment.
Even though Target is normally a black hole of time, we managed to get out of there early for once, so we had to kill some time at Payless so we wouldn't be too early for my appointment. That little diversion resulted in these:
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| Pink SPARKLE Toms ripoffs! |
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| If only these came in adult sizes |
Once we got to my doctor's office, I noticed something disturbing: the waiting room was packed. That's usually a sign that the doctor is running behind. Faith was doing absolutely fine in the waiting room, but I knew it wouldn't be too long before she would start to get unhappy (it was almost lunch time).
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| Whatever Mommy, this magazine says eating lunch is for fatties anyway |
She is wearing my sunglasses (upside down for some reason) because I had to barter to get my pee cup from her. The lab tech always hands the cup to Faith, which is nice because it makes her happy, but then it's bad because she doesn't want to give it to me. [Side bar: for the non-procreating readers, when you're knocked up, you have to pee in a cup every time you go to the doctor]. I swear she's going to be so confused about potty training because she randomly sees me collect pee in a cup and put in a little window. I can't wait for her to decide to start collecting her own urine at home.
Eventually they called me up and let me know that the doctor was running behind, so I just asked to reschedule for tomorrow. That seemed much easier than testing the patience of a 2 year old just for a routine visit. I was glad I made that choice because Faith actually dozed off on the 10 minute drive home. This is noteworthy because my kid does NOT sleep in the car.
She was so tired that she took an almost 3 hour nap and I could barely wake her up at 4pm.
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| I don't need no stinkin' pillow...or covers |
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| Mooooommy.....leave me ALONE |
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| I'm sleeping....SEE? |
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| Do you need my licking services? |
I'm not sure Faith is going to be happy when I have to wake her up early to drive my husband to work again tomorrow. At least it should be just one more day of this since my husband has Friday off and then his truck is supposed to be done. This has reminded me how much I don't miss the commute to get on the base here for work. Nothing backs up traffic during rush hour like having to go through a gate and have a gate guard physically hold and inspect your ID. Yes, that's the actual policy here. They used to just let you hold it up and wave you on in quickly, but apparently that's what the terrorists would want and we can't have that.
I don't think I'll ever be comfortable getting saluted when I go on base (technically they are just saluting the blue officer stickers on my car, but they still look right at me and say "Have a nice day ma'am!" which makes me laugh). It's going to be funny to one day explain to Faith that Mommy gets saluted just because she's married to Daddy. That's going to give her a hilarious worldview.
How long is your daily commute? I think the longest commute I've ever had has been 45 minutes each way and that was no fun (D.C. traffic is a pain in the butt). I know people who drive much further on a daily basis and it boggles my mind. I'd rather live in a tiny house close to work than a huge house far from work, but that's just me.
Charlotte has those shoes in silver! And Toms makes the same ones for me. seriously considering it!
ReplyDeletemy commute is about 13 steps down to the kitchen.
More proof that Charlotte and Faith would get along...if Faith actually liked other toddlers :)
DeleteThose shoes! I want! Faith has the best shoe collection. I never knew I could be jealous of a 2 year old's closet.
ReplyDeleteMy commute is about 40 minutes. It sucks, but I don't live in the city and there is a bar and grocery store by my house so it all evens out.
I'm jealous of Faith's shoes too. I almost wish my feet were still growing so I could get new shoes as often.
DeleteMy boys thought that the pee cup was juice once and practically screamed themselves to death begging to pee in the cup so that they could drink it. Those were confusing times!
ReplyDeleteOh man, Faith is same way about insisting that my pee is "water" and getting upset when I won't let her drink from the cup. Haha, kids!
DeleteIt kinda depends. It's 30 minutes every morning bc of rush hour, but heading home isn't as bad....except, sometimes I have to head farther south to meet with clients and when that happens, it takes at least an hour to get back!
ReplyDeletemy commute is 30 minutes on a bad day, and I consider myself pretty lucky to have that. It used to be over an hour on a bad day, 30 min on a good day. All that just so I could chat with Kara on IM all day long. Man, the govt are such suckers.
ReplyDeleteShhh...you mean I was a model employee who only discussed work related things at work.
DeleteI think it's weird when I get saluted too. And I feel old when they call me ma'am. :P
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one! I would enjoy going to my little brother's base when he's on gate duty and making HIM call me ma'am, but beyond that, it's just awkward. :)
Deletewhile off work, i got majorly spoiled with sleeping in too! one time we missed library story time that started at 10:30 because we slept through it. OOPS! my commute now is a whopping 2 miles; another reason i could not give up my job!
ReplyDeleteMy commute is 20 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes back with traffic. I actually live kind of close to work. My running commute is 20 minutes. Woe is me. I can't just run out the door anymore.
ReplyDeleteWell, about the 6:30 AM wake up call, that's when I'm half way to work. But I was actually thinking that you should get as much sleep as you can now before you have a baby who may not think 2AM is sleeping time.
It's pretty creepy but I love watching the B sleep. She looks so sweet. Faith looks like she is really loving her new bed. So cute! I think I mentioned before that my 8 mile drive takes me 30 minutes to get to work. But it's not as bad as my husband's 14 mile commute that takes him 1 hour on a good day and 1.5hr on average. It it completely insane.
ReplyDeleteMy commute is 4 miles. It usually takes me 15 minutes. Thank fucking god.
ReplyDeleteThat's weak. You should run to the base. That would be good exercise. Plus taking into account how you're a fatty now, and would have to push a stroller, it would be GREAT exercise.
ReplyDeletePS: Very good photos & captions.
ReplyDeleteSeeing Faith sleep makes me tired. Also, she looks so comfortable.
ReplyDeleteMy last steady commute was NJ: 13 mi; took half an hour.
I have had many CA commutes already. Running store? 10 miles, but can take 15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on the time of day. Old P/T job? 20-25 miles and up to an hour away for a job where I was underpaid(crappy). New real job? Varies, but requires travel, however I'm paid for drive time and mileage.
Maybe some day I'll have a sweet work-from-home job!
My commute is 20 feet. Sometimes it takes me 30 minutes to get there, but that's because I detour past the kitchen. Winning.
ReplyDeleteI did not get a cup when I went to the OB. I got these microscopic test strips I had to aim for. That's really hard when you are super fat.
My commute is 3mi - which can take about 15min or upwards of an hour if I leave at 5:30 in bad weather. Stupid DC.
ReplyDeleteI used to get saluted on the base too and it was awkward. Uh, thanks? Also, please stop calling me m'am...it makes me feel old.
The other thing that made me feel old was running into the new enlisted kids on the ship. I wanted to be like "Are you 12?! Who gave you a gun?!?!"
My commute used to be 15 minutes, but now it's non-existant and glorious!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, i can't wait til Faith starts collecting her own pee and just dumping it out your windows. That will be the best blog post ever.
I have a 40 minute commute each way. Which sucks but it was more important for us to live closer to family than our jobs. They make you pee in a cup every single time? I'll be screwed. I can't pee on command.
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are amazing! And also, I love the Peanut picture. She definitely looks like she's giving you her mischievous look.
ReplyDeleteI HATE peeing in a cup. It's not an exact process and is never clean. Why do doctors want our pee so much anyway?
I have an hour commute each way, but it's mostly due to the distance I travel, not traffic. It has to be this way because my job is about 90 miles from my husband's job so we're splitting the difference because neither one of us can afford to quit our jobs on what the other person makes -- and selfishly/stubbornly we both kinda like our jobs so we don't really want to give them up anyway. So, them's the breaks. I get to listen to a lot of podcasts this way, and if it wasn't for the occasional traffic, I'd say it's a nice way to get some alone time. (Yes, I only live with one person and still need alone time).
ReplyDeleteMy commute is 3 miles (15 or so minutes). Close enough to go home for lunch if I want.
ReplyDeleteFaith's shoes are adorable. I would be dressed head to toe in sequins if it were socially and professionally acceptable for a 35 year old female lawyer.
Reader request for more Peanut pictures please!
I think I might win this game ;)
ReplyDeleteMy commute is 3 hours a day total. I think the most it ever took was 4.5 hours, but that's only when there is 12" of snow and the plows haven't been out yet.
I drop my son off at before-school care, my daughter off at daycare, then I park in the cheapest lot downtown possible and walk 15 minutes to work. Repeat at the end of the day. I leave the house at 6:30 a.m. and get home around 6:00 p.m. But my company doesn't lay people off, so it's hard to risk finding something closer that probably wouldn't be as stable...
"Only" 10 more years until my son can drive himself and my daughter around ;)
That pic of your dog is so cute:) I am a stay at home mom too so no commute for me. Unless driving the kids to school is a commute, then it's 2 minutes:)
ReplyDeleteLove the shoes!! I think my niece needs a pair. I live in the city and drive out for work so my typical commute is 22-25 minutes, which is totally doable in my book.
ReplyDeleteI do not have the patience to commute. I did it for a year (45 min-1 hr commute) and feared I would go postal on someone on the highway one day. I DEFINITELY do not have the patience to commute in DC. That traffic is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteGetting up super early is really hard if you're not used to it. I had a job for awhile where I didn't go in until 10 am, so it was a rude awakening for me when I had to start going in at 8 (and fitting in a workout beforehand).
The pink sparkle shoes are the bomb.
I have a short commute (12 miles). It's just enough to need an audiobook but not enough to really feel like you got to listen to enough of the audiobook.
ReplyDeleteMy husband works for the federal labs (NIST) in Boulder and that's where my kids' preschool was. I had to show an ID to get in and out to drop them off etc. One time I got caught trying to get in to use the parking lot (school was not going on, and my badge was "childcare only"). But yes we do have to keep the terrorists out.
I have an hour and 20-30 minute commute each way. That's at a minimum, 3 hours a day I spend in my vehicle driving to work.
ReplyDeleteIt's sucking my will to live.
I used to drive 80 mile roundtrip ("reverse" commute - each way 1 hour on a good day, 2 hours on a bad day, 3 hours on the worst day ever). Now I drive 15 mins :)
ReplyDeleteMy commute involves me walking down a set of stairs every day - and that's it! I love working from home. It gives me lots more time to read blogs.
ReplyDelete30 to 40 min which i think is acceptable. anything longer interferes with my AM run :)
ReplyDeleteWow, first getting woken up from a nap by the gardener, and now this? Your strength in the face of adversity is an inspiration to us all. :)
ReplyDeleteMy commute is 3.5 miles, so, 5-10 minutes. I'm really spoiled and can't ever imagine living further than that. The running store is like 20 minutes away and I feel like it's way too far.
Being saluted sounds awesome. I would think you would enjoy it.
My commute is about 10 steps...from my bed to my office across the hall. It's a rough life.
ReplyDeleteI was the WORST at peeing IN the cup. ugh, poor nurses.
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