Mommy's Birthday Bumps

Oh my! 

Turning thirty-five was not uneventful.

There were some really lovely parts to my day,

but there were also some very "not-so-lovely" parts as well.

Lovely part:

Climbing into Piper's bed with her in the morning

and having her sing Happy Birthday to me in her sweet little voice. 

 

Not-so-lovely part: Having Piper have a full blown epic meltdown

over not wanting to get dressed.

And I mean FULL BLOWN with kicking, hitting and screaming!

Lovely part: A birthday breakfast at Nanny and Poppy Lynch's house

with Aunt Cindy and Uncle "Sill".

(Piper is still struggling to say her "Ph" sounds.

Not-so-lovely part: Both girls decided not to nap for the entire day.

We had some shopping to do,

but they will usually pass out in the car for at least one hour

or for the commute home at least.

Not today.

Lovely part: Shopping with my mom and having both girlies

act like polite little ladies for 99% of the time! 

Not-so-lovely: Having Elliotte fill her diaper past capacity

and Piper crying for a snack

as we're stuck in a brutal traffic jam

with traffic virtually at a standstill.

Lovely: Picking up Swiss Chalet to take home for supper.

SO-not-lovely: Having Elliotte reach out and grab my lovely birthday supper

and yank it off of the table.

Yes.

My chicken, vegetables, roll and sauce 

were splattered all over the floor.

I honestly used my hands to scoop all of the food into a pile

and then placed handfuls back onto my plate.

Thank goodness that my mother keeps her floors spotless,

since at this point in my day,

my options were to continue eating

or start drinking!!!

Lovely: Despite my dinner's unexpected flight and crash landing,

it was delicious!

Not-so-lovely: (yes, there's more!) though it was beyond lovely 

to have my family sing Happy Birthday to me

and to watch the wonder and excitement in my girls' eyes

at the sight of the birthday candles,

it was a little less lovely to watch the beautiful cupcakes get devoured

when I could not partake.

(My doctor has asked me to remove dairy from my diet again for Elliotte.)

Sigh.

At least the day ended on a lovely note.

Piper went to bed early

after we read some new stories and had a wonderful cuddle together.

Elliotte was overtired and was giving Nana and Poppy some heck

while I was having quiet time with her big sister,

but she immediately settled down and fell asleep

after Nana gave her my pajama top to snuggle!

Love!

I finished the day with a bowl of frozen grapes

(I'm amazed I resisted alcohol)

and a chuckle about the day.

Thirty-Fifth year, please be kind!

xo

xo