I thought 'Friday' sounded like too boring of a title.
Today we ventured to the mall. I am showing sooo quickly, and while I thought I would be happy with my previous maternity clothes, I'm not. They all seem too frumpy. I liked them three years ago, but now, not so much. So I wanted to get at least one cute outfit so I can feel better, and less frump-like (which I did, and I'm wearing now, feeling much better:)).
But first, we made a stop in Gymboree, where I saw there was a BIG SALE :) going on, with GymBucks. Can't resist the GymBucks. Shopping with Ansley these days is interesting, to say the least. She does pretty well, but she enjoys the whole shopping experience now. She's no longer content to sit in her stroller and let me shop. So she wants to walk around Gymboree with me and pick out some clothes. We're walking around, she's pointing things out "Oooh, this is cute!" "Can I take this home?" "That'd look sweet!" (I don't know where she gets these phrases) and then we come upon THE item. It was apparently SUCH a find in her almost three year old world, that she was never the same after she saw it:
She picks them up, holds them in both hands and starts twirling around the store, screaming (and I'm not exaggerating here) "FAIRY PANTIES!!! I'VE ALWAYS WANTED FAIRY PANTIES!!" Since when? I'm not sure. I thought we might have to leave the store, but there were only a few people in there, and they were all chuckling. We add them to our stash and then go and get some lunch, but Ansley does not stop talking about the fairy panties. In hindsight, it was really quite humorous. And if fairy panties are all it takes to potty train her, then I'm all for them. :)
I made a small mistake of promising her a ride on the horsies if she was a good shopper. Don't all malls have carousels? Apparently not this one. Oops. And she was such a good shopper, and I felt so bad, so I got her an M&M cookie instead, and she was happy with that.
We also got this adorable outfit. It's kind of hard to tell, but they are Bermuda shorts, and the headband is my absolute favorite. It is SO cute on her! :) And she loves it, which is key. I figure I better enjoy all this picking out stuff for her while I can, since it seems we are headed to the "I like that" vs "I don't like that" stage quickly.
So today was a better day. :) At 3:00 our neighbor, Grace, is coming over to watch Ansley for a couple of hours so John and I can pick out some stuff for the new kitchen. It is getting underway, so we are excited. The cabinets still take 3-4 weeks to come in, but at least we've started the process.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
The things that come out of the mouths of babes! Enjoy the moments. Fairy Panites are pretty neat. Wish I had some too.
Posted by: Wendy | July 07, 2006 at 02:10 PM
As soon as she finds Cinderella panties make sure to send me a pair ;) So glad it was a better day! Good luck with the cabinets...can't wait to see the finished product.
Posted by: Ashley Jansen | July 07, 2006 at 02:48 PM
That is so funny! I showed the blog to Tim and we were both cracking up about the fairy panties, and also her cute comments. Glad you had fun shopping! You should put a pic of the belly on the blog as it grows!
Posted by: Sara | July 07, 2006 at 02:54 PM
Just wait - soon she'll be lifting up her dresses to show everyone these fantastic fairy panties! Enjoy your new maternity outfit and choosing your new kitchen stuff.
Posted by: Renee | July 07, 2006 at 02:55 PM
I agree with Sara, you should have a 'belly cam'! And yes, I know I spelled panties wrong.... saw it after I hit post.
Posted by: Wendy | July 07, 2006 at 03:22 PM
Hey... thanks for the barn swallow picture... now we know! Gosh, they look to be pretty big!
Posted by: Christina | July 08, 2006 at 12:46 PM