Pinkalicious Cupcakes

Recently I decided that, since I was going to be up with the baby anyway, I might as well do something other than just watching “The Rachel Maddow Show” podcast or listening to the “Bossypants” audiobook for the nth time. I chose to make cupcakes in honor of Audrey’s newfound obsession with the book “Pinkalicious”. If you don’t know the book, it’s about a girl who loves pink so much that, when given the opportunity to eat pink cupcakes, actually becomes pink. I went out Thursday and used a gift card to buy a copy of the book for Audrey’s classroom. Then, Thursday night, I set about making cupcakes. Baking while trying really hard to be quiet is an interesting experience, one I probably won’t be doing again for a while. The cupcakes turned out well. I won’t be competing in any cake decorating contests in the near future, but they were good enough for 2-3 year olds!

Audrey’s first circus

Lessons I learned from Audrey’s first circus:

1) Bring cash to the circus. Lots of cash. Then bring more.
2) “Circus” does not necessarily mean “tent”. Bring sunscreen.
3) Don’t go to the circus on the hottest day of the year so far.
4) Bring more cash.
5) When you inevitably fail to bring sufficient cash, looking at the circus’ big snake or climbing a hill can provide alternative entertainment.

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This week

It’s so strange to think about what life will be like in just a few short days… we’re due to meet our son in just a few days (unless he decides to move that timeline up!). Last time, I was paranoid about all the typical new mom stuff– delivery, nursing, life changes, etc. This time, I keep thinking of everything in terms of what it means to Audrey (how can we make her feel special? How do we make things as consistent as possible for her?). I almost worry we’re shortchanging the baby by not worrying about him more! 🙂 She knows there’s a baby in the abstract, but I’m sure she doesn’t really get how big a change this all will be (how could she?!). In an effort to keep some attention on her, we’ve signed her up for parent/tot ice skating lessons at a local rink. She’s been really excited lately to try out Ransom’s rollerblades, so hopefully this is a good experience for both of them. Now I need to find special Mommy/Daughter activities…

Audrey tries out Ransom's rollerblades

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New words

Here’s an update to the earlier word list:

orange (pronounced “uhnnie”)

apple (pronounced “aah-puh”)

slippers (she calls them “pom-pom” because they have some ugly pom-poms on them)

star (pronounced “stah”)

sheep/lambs (said “bah”)

cow/calves (said “moo”)

In a semi-related anecdote, today I was talking with her while sorting her laundry. When I got to a dress and called it a “jumper”, she started hopping! I’ll try not to get super annoying relating cute stories like this, I promise! 🙂