Not-A-Lazy Sunday

I had every intention of making today a relaxing Sunday. The only things we had planned were seeing Gram for breakfast and seeing Cousin Emily and her family in the afternoon. Other than that, we were going to play and nap. Ha!

Megan woke up at 5:30--not unusual. But unlike yesterday, where she napped like a champ, today she only catnapped--about three naps of 30 minutes each. So she was not a happy camper for a lot of the day, and we scrapped the trip to Emily's. (We actually traded it for laps around the mall to try and calm her down.)

There was one funny moment when Megan was upset, though. (Megan, I apologize in advance for documenting this!) We went to Target today, and I bought a Fisher-Price baseball toy that made noises when you hit it--things like "Home Run!" "Safe!" etc. (It's actually a tad lame, but for $9.99 I thought I'd take a chance on a baseball-themed toy.) Anyway, Megan was very tired and crabby by the time we played with it.

She started out pretty happily...Then it freaked her out a little bit. So, not wanting to give up on a baseball-themed toy, I hit the ball again.

Bad decision.And yes, I snapped pictures of her freaking out.

(I'm sorry, honey. But it just made me laugh so hard, because when you were born the UCLA softball coach called to find out if you were right- or left- handed, and there you were today, screaming at a plastic ball that cheered when you hit it. I'm sorry I took pictures. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.)

So I put the baseball toy away...we'll see if it comes out again...

But we also did happy things...

We did go to Target (as I mentioned above), and Megan took her first ride in the basket of the cart!

I totally love the cover you can put over the seat, although I know I put it on really wrong...but it served its purpose. Megan loved riding backwards and getting an "up high" view of the world. She was smiling and giggling the whole time.

We also went to the drive-through car wash. Megan loved watching the machines. Here's my "very artistic" cell-phone-camera shot of her through the mirror on the back of the car seat. (Look at those cute shoes, which my 93-year-old grandmother bought for her.)

We also took a nice walk and played with bubbles. And we had a great brunch with Gram. So even though naps weren't bountiful, we still had a good day. And I still wouldn't trade her for anything in the world (I'm sure you're all breathing a sigh of relief! :-)). I was telling her that today while I was changing her diaper--that one of the happiest days of my life was the day I found out I was pregnant with her. And that another one of the happiest days of my life was the day she was born. And that now, each day is happier than the one before, because she's in it, and that just keeps getting better and better.