Holy Crabbiness Batman!!

Well, we were able to finally make it to church this morning. It's been a while since we've braved it. During the summer the child care area is not staffed as fully as during the winter, and we weren't able to get Kaleb in. If I go by myself I don't mind hanging with the munchkin in the lobby area (with a bunch of other little ones), but the chaos out there drives Martin nuts, so we really haven't been going much as a result. Everything worked out this morning, though, and we were able to get Kaleb into Hero's Gate (the children's ministry). He screamed like a banshee when I left him, but was fine when I picked him up.

We went for a little drive after church and tracked down the Extreme Home Makeover house they did on the West Side. It was just finished late this week, so the street was still pretty busy, but the house fit right into the neighborhood. Can't wait to see the episode when it airs. The Home Makeover team just finished a house in my old hometown this summer (it was featured on the season premiere), so it's kind of cool to see a finished house in person.

The extra driving around gave Kaleb just enough time to fall asleep for a quick cat nap (which, really, who named that? our cats sleep for days on end, but I digress...), but not long enough to not be crabby. We tried to lay him down for a nap after lunch, and he went down fine, but never fell asleep. He just laid in there talking to himself and "singing" along with his music box. Which led to an afternoon with the World's Crabbiest Baby. Ever. Ok, maybe not ever, I mean there are times he's been more crabby, but I can't recall them right now. He was just that crabby tonight.

How crabby was he??? Well, he was SO crabby that he would start giggling (at nothing)....WAIT a minute, you said he was crabby....Well, yes, inner monologue, he was crabby, and if you'll let me finish.....ok it must be really really late if I'm arguing with myself...in print. Anyway. He was so crabby that he would start giggling at something, or nothing, and a couple seconds later he'd be bawling. As in crying, as in well, I thought it was funny, but turns out it's pretty darn tragic, so I'm going to cry hysterically instead. And this was happening every 15 minutes or so. Sheesh!! We had planned to put him down early, but that didn't really work out. But at least he was in bed by his normal time (8) although he didn't get a bath or his teeth brushed. I know, I'll be expecting the mommy of the year award any day now. Did I mention we had McDonald's for dinner?? Tomorrow will have to be bath day instead (btw, am I the only one with a toddler who loves (LOVES!!) taking baths and brushing his teeth?)(and yes, I know I parenthesied inside a parentheses)(and i think I just made up a word). Anyway...

I was going to add some pictures to this post, but now it's time for ME to get to bed before I start giggling/crying hysterically about something...or nothing. I'll throw some pictures up tomorrow. Not as in I'm going to regurgitate pictures, more like I'm going to put some pictures up tomorrow. Or maybe not, since tomorrow's Monday, and I might just do a Not Me! Monday post a la MckMama. So we'll see. I'm unpredictable like that--it's just how I roll.

Holy cow am I tired!!

Oh all right, you twisted my arm, I'll throw in a picture. Here's the munchkin chilling on the couch watching a little Elmo's World. Again. I know, mommy of the year.