Dear… world,
If you have called, texted, emailed, messaged, or otherwise tried to get a hold of me in the last month, I am not ignoring you. I didn’t even lose my phone. It’s just that I have a one-year old, and I have been busy teaching her not to
grab Logan’s tail
pinch her fingers in the piano cover
unroll all the toilet paper
fall and hit her head on the bed frame (elliptical, kitchen chair, book shelf, etc.)
lick the floor
stick food up her nose
poke the dogs’ eyes
open the DVD tray on the computer
stick her hands in the dogs’ water bowls
put the end of the phone charger in her mouth
eat her own poop (yes, that actually happened)
feed the dogs onions or grapes
And I have been busy teaching her to…
laugh at silliness
eat
crawl
walk
love
live
drink from a cup
pet the dogs nicely
climb
sign
play on the piano
watch movies
make blanket forts
swim
read books
enjoy food and cooking
play fetch with the dogs
pick up dirty clothes
put things away
SO, I will get back to you— during nap time. And if nap time doesn’t happen, my response may come the next day. If it doesn’t come the next day, you might want to send your message again. It’s not that I don’t love you. It’s just that my response doesn’t prevent your
diaper rash
hunger pangs
electrocution
attack by angered dogs
drowning
pinched fingers
mental underdevelopment
social underdevelopment
spiritual underdevelopment
physical underdevelopment
choking
suffocating
and the like.
Love,
Denise (A.k.a. Mommy-still-in-training)
Career of Choice 
Love, love, love! Adorable. I remember those days. But I forget what I learned from those days because my grandkids get away with all kinds of stuff I never notice. I’ve lost those ears that are finely trained to know exactly what the child is doing and what cupboard they’re in. 🙂 You’re an awesome mommy.
Thanks Mindy <3. If I become half the mom you are, I will be proud :). They told me my life would change all over again when she got mobile and boy did it ;). Tandis says the first child is the biggest adjustment, so I'm just rolling with it, but I just want the rest of the world to know that I still love them too. Hahaha 🙂
My MIL warned me that when I started having kids I would lose ten years off of my life. I wouldn’t know what was going on in the world with news, styles, etc. At the end of ten years, she copies the decade in review off the nightly news and gave it to me. She was right! But, it was time well lost. 🙂