The Wait is Over

I saw "Sex and the City 2" yesterday! I made up my mind that I was going to see it opening weekend because I completely missed the first one in theaters. I have loved this series since the beginning. The clothes, the fashion, the friends... oh, and the hot guys they dated! I have seen every episode at least twice. In fact, I own seasons 1-5. (I'm so obsessed that I have the first season on VHS, and want to get it on DVD.) I still need to get both parts of season 6 so I can have the whole series. I ended up going with a girl from work. We had a great time. I wanted to dress up, but we were going to the 1130 AM show on Sunday, so that might have been a bit much. I did, however, make sure to wear my most fabulous shoes.I went in to the movie with very low expectations. The first one was good fun. The reviews for this one have been mostly bad. My thoughts?

It was way too long, to begin with. At 2 hours 20 minutes, it was just too much. Story wise, I like the more serious problems the ladies faced (challenges of motherhood, putting sparkle back in your relationship, etc), I thought the trip to Abu Dhabi was just a bit too out there. Fabulous to look at and it was a fun romp, but just out of left field.

Edited to add: How could I forget... my other beef was that all the men except Big were basically accessories. We didn't see nearly enough of Harry, Steve, Stanford, Anthony, and even Smith. I do admit, Aiden was gorgeous as always, but each of those guys was on screen for less than 10 minutes! You mean to tell me Miranda and Charlotte wouldn't have had to discuss the "drop everything and go to Abu Dhabi" trip??

I did enjoy the conversation between Charlotte and Miranda about motherhood. That was very real... I know I could relate. Especially when Charlotte said "It's really hard. And I have help? How do women do it without help." Then they raised their drinks and said "To them." I loved that scene!

I'm glad I went. I hope if they do a third, they find a way to get the movie somewhere between the first and the second content wise. I'm interested to hear from other fans of the show. What did you think? Or are you even going to see it?

Catching up, Again

So Adam is nearly 6 months old. He's been very busy since my last update.




So far he's:
- Sleeping through the night . YES!





- Sort of rolling over back to front. he did it once, but mostly gets to his side and then just lays there.

- Started solid foods. Rice cereal and bananas so far. Hoping to add a veggie this weekend, then keep adding one of each over the next few weeks.

- Laughing hysterically at his big brother. It's so cute. Adam's face just lights up when Alex is around.

Mom the Mediator

Add mediator to my list of responsibilities as a mom.

No, Alex and Adam aren't having fights yet. Alex is still enamored of his little brother and I hope to keep things that way for awhile.

This mediation session was for Alex and....


wait for it...


Lou, the sock monkey.

Apparently Alex and Lou the sock monkey have not been getting along.

For over a week, Lou was face down on the floor in a corner of Alex's room.

I never know the rhyme or reason for the placement of certain stuffed toys in Alex's bedroom.
I figure there is some sort of heirarchy, but I don't plan to try to figure it out.

Last night, I picked Lou up and tried to put him back on Alex's bed.

"No, Mom. He's in trouble."

"Why?"

"He's not very nice to me. He's not my friend anymore."

"What happened."

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Do you need me to have a talk with Lou?"

So I sat Mr. Lou Sock Monkey on my lap, and talked to him. Lou felt very bad about being mean to Alex. He even cried a little.

Lou managed to apologize to Alex, and after a few high fives and hugs, Lou was back in his coveted spot. Right next to Alex under the covers, his little sock monkey face peeking out.

Apparently the talk worked. It's been a week now since the chat and Alex reported to me last night that I didn't need to have any more talks with Lou because he was being good.

Success!

Hitting My Stride...

I feel like I'm finally hitting my stride in a number of ways.

Work is going great. Despite an interesting few weeks with a new manager, the work part of it is going really well. I'm excited about the projects I've been assigned to and really looking forward to how we're going to top ourselves as a team, because we had a great year last year.

Adam has slept through the night for the past week. Hopefully not cursing it. Alex has been doing pretty well too. Both boys had trips to the doctor last week. Alex had a sinus infection that was so bad it was causing him headaches and stomachaches. And I took Adam in on Friday with the tell-tale signs of pink eye and the very beginnings of an ear infection. So they are both on antibiotics and well on the mend.

It was a gorgeous day here today, so I laced up my shoes and went for a run. It's the first time I've run outside in over a year. I've been running at the Y when I can, usually while Alex has swimming. I'm hoping to get in some sort of decent condition so I can hit a few 5Ks this summer. I'm not there yet. So we'll see how it goes. It really felt good.

I hope the weather stays nice... it's been awfully cold the last week. But I'm hoping that we've turned the corner to spring. And I hope that both the weather and I can stay on the sunny path for awhile!