kids win, mommy fails

crazy day. we decided to go to church this afternoon so we could look forward to a lazy sunday with nothing to do. i dress the girls up in their flowy maxi sundresses (and i of course wore my maxi dress as well) and we're in the (usual) mad rush to get the kids in the car and to church on time. e's hunting down bulilit's other shoe and i'm hunting a sippy cup. belly is, surprisingly, waiting patiently outside by herself while bulilit watches me running around the living room like a chicken with its head cut off. finally, in utter desperation, i look to bulilit and say, "where's your juice? where did you leave your juice?"

she looks at me and points to the living room with a grunt. i say, "i just looked in there, i can't find it." she gets the most determined look on her face and starts toddling toward the living room, pointed finger up and not moving as she walks. "bulilit, i've looked in there three different times, i can't find it." (and yes, i'm fully aware i'm trying to reason with a 15 month old.)

she looks at me like i'm totally blind and continues walking, pointing now at the fireplace rather than the general direction of the living room. and that's when i see it, sitting on top of one of her toys, colors blending right in like a chameleon. she looks to me as if to say, "see? stop looking with your mouth and start looking with your eyes." then promptly drops the pointing finger, turns around and toddles determinedly back to the front door.

bulilit, 1. mommy, 0.

mom fail part 2 happened at the restaurant we were having dinner at, with e's brother, sister-in-law, sis-in-law's parents and my parents. (WARNING, the next part is seriously TMI about body fluids so skip on down to friday if you're uncomfortable!) belly is sitting at one end of the table with her grandparents while e and i sit with bulilit at the other end. grandparents start to look concerned as belly stands up in her high chair, holding up her dress, complaining she is wet. grandpa says, "her chair is all wet! i can't find anything that spilled!" that's right, belly wet herself because mommy & daddy were too distracted to change her (apparently already full) diaper. i guess this should prepare us for potty training?