Upon arrival Charlotte fell asleep and since naps are hard to come by I let her nap in the car for 45 minutes while surfing the internet on my phone.
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She woke up at noon so we stopped at the boardwalk for pizza and coffee. I've never been to the boardwalk shops before and they are expensive! First I had to pay $2.99 fee at the ATM, then $4.25 for a slice of pizza and $4.50 for an iced latte - where at least they had a decent baby changing station! Ever try changing a diaper on the beach - it's like handling a greased pig! Seriously, if you are somewhere as cool as the beach would you want to be striped and held down for 30 seconds? Neither does she.
Onto the beach:
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She found some kind of blue thimble thing that fit perfectly on her index finger:
We left at 2 and spent the rest of the afternoon waiting for nap time to arrive. Defeated at every turn I finally made a fruit smoothie at 4. Charlotte's Mema taught her to drink from a straw in Texas and it's proven very beneficial. I used to spoon feed smoothies which resulted in her getting bored after a few bites but today she sat on my lap and drank the entire smoothie with me!!!
MANGO, STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
1 ripe mango, discard skin (potato peeler works great to remove skin), cut off all mango from core
5 frozen strawberries
1/4 cup milk
1 Tablespoon wheat germ (has fiber and folic acid)
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream (can substitute plain yogurt if needs to be healthier)
Sprinkle of cinnamon
Blend in blender for 1 minute.
If you try the smoothie, let me know how it tastes! I couldn't even taste the wheat germ.
5pm - out of desperation I put her in bed and shut the door. Five minutes of howling and then silence. See mom knows when a nap is needed! I have no idea if she's in her bed - probably on the floor.
ps. found on floor in yoga child's pose at 6:20
3 comments:
hi there, rachel!
iPhone pics are always great. your daughter is adorable and now, another on the way?! wow!
yes, i do believe it is FINALLY spring here, thank goodness. it's been LONG winter which, as a former Northerner, I feel foolish complaining about, but still. I am!
I've missed seeing your comments. Glad to see you again :-)
Hi Jeannie - it takes me awhile to get caught up on blogs sometimes! Glad to see you over here too!
Sounds like you had more than Mommy brain going on there. However, I am so glad that your mother called and you went to the beach. Sounds like you just needed to rest your mind for a little while.
Pictures are so sweet!
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