The Calm Before the Storm?

Things are going surprisingly well. Court has regressed a little with the bottle in that she seems to want it more often than before we took it away. We sweetly tell her no, only at night-night time, but then she wants to go to bed even if it's like 5PM! So, we give her milk in a sippy, and she forgets that she even wanted milk in the first place!

She's sleeping great at night and naptime. She slept for like 3 hours on Sunday and I honestly didn't know what to do with myself. I toyed with the idea of doing some chores, but decided on a short nap instead! That always seems to win out over the other options. After an hourlong snooze, I proceeded to watch the NFL playoff games and catch up on my celebrity gossip magazines. I treasure those moments!

I know this seems negative and ungrateful, but I can't help but feel like things may just be too good to be true right now. We always experience peaceful times like these, and then BAM! The other shoe drops. Teething, stomach flu, temper tantrums, sleeping issues, you name it. This time, I'm almost certain the good behavior will not last because my husband is leaving this Sunday for 13 days to Florida for training classes for work. I'll be a single mom for 13 whole days! I'm actually in denial right now that this is even going to occur, but I will try to avoid any sort of breakdown this time when reality sets in.

Latest cuteisms:

She asks for peas, pickles, supita (chicken soup) and all other kinds of inappropriate foods for breakfast every day. How do you explain to a 17-month old that they shouldn't eat olives first thing in the morning? You don't! You just give it to them.

She's taken to calling my name from the other side of the house when she is demanding my immediate attention. Not mommy, but "MONICA". My husband insists he didn't teach her this, but I sure as hell didn't. This one is not as cute. I've insisted she call me mommy or mama. She thinks it's hilarious when I "insist" she do anything.

She's recently stopped eating her crayons. I couldn't understand why such a "genius" child would do this, but she sure thought they were yummy. It's much easier to keep her entertained in a restaurant now that she loves to color the child menus at the table. However, she's now started to color on things besides paper, so coloring is only an "outside of the house" sort of an activity for now.

She's still obssessed with boobs, which I think is strange since I never nursed her, but she's taken it to a whole new level. She asks me to show her my "chi-chi's" or put lotion on my chi-chi's in front of company as if it's a party trick. I'm sure it's not the last embarrassing thing my child will do.

And last but not least, when I get home from work, she's so happy, she literally runs around in circles with her head back, claps and says "yay!" If that's not a wonderful welcome, I don't know what is! She's also begun putting her hands above her head and twirling in circles to music on her tippy toes. Do we have a future ballerina on her hands? I hate to say this, but I hope not!