McKinlie Anna Mackay is now officially part of the Nephi & Shandie Mackay family. Oh, and did I say she was beautiful?
I am here holding down the fort while Mom and Baby are at the hospital. I had totally forgotten how exhausting being home with a two year old is all day. Right now, I am so grateful for Walt Disney. Did he know he existed to give moms and grandmas stolen moments of quiet?
Anyway, Maddie will be a great big sister. Nephi sent a picture of the baby to my cell phone. When I showed Maddie, she looked at it, said in the softest, sweetest voice, "Baby!" and gave my phone a hug. She was mesmerized when we were able to show her the baby through the nursery window. That's the closest she could get with the H1N1 virus scare. When Nephi came home after a long day yesterday, she met him with, "Where's the baby???"
Tomorrow is the day McKinlie and Mom get to come home and it can't be soon enough for Maddie and me; Maddie because she misses her mom, me because I can't work the remote.
I'm a gonner as soon as this Disney DVD is done!
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I checked her out on Laurie's blog. She is amazing. Beautiful.
And I totally understand how frightening it is when you can't figure out the remote when you are with someone under the age of three who either (a) can't believe a grownup doesn't know how to make the tv work, or (b) understands better than I do about how to make the tv work.
I'm so envious and happy that you get to spend hours and hours with sweet little Maddie.
That is such a sweet story about Maddie hugging the picture of McKinlie on your phone. It makes me want to hug her!
And I know (because it gets beaten over your head now-a-days as a mom) that you shouldn't let your child watch too much TV, but honestly, Sesame Street has saved me a number of times. Sometimes you, as a parent, NEED Sesame Street to simply go to the bathroom without being followed or when you're making dinner.
Does that make me a bad mom? If so, I see no alternative!
I love Disney, Sesame Street, and that old British VHS of Nursery Rhymes!
My friend and I talked about Sesame Street just the other day! We were surrounded by kids, he has a small agency, is president of the state chapter regarding youth education (I am his treasurer) and we both love Sesame Street! They know that the moms are out there, and much of their entertainment is aimed at the caregiver! TV plays a huge role in our environment... defines in a great part who we are!
I'm with you Joey! Lost in a world of remotes I can never figure out!
Remember the days when we had three channels, the world was in black and white, and you had to get up and turn the knobs! Ah yes...
I wonder what your grandchildren will tell their kids!
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