4.26.10

Here is Maggie's new bed and bedding! She is very proud of it and yesterday, requested that she be able to eat lunch up there. So, she ate upstairs by herself and David and I sat downstairs and stuffed our faces full while watching "How I Met Your Mother."

Tonight was one of those times where I wished I had a How to be a Mom book. Maggie burst into tears while I was combing her hair after her bath. She said, "No one wants to be my best friend!" Oh, dear. Then she pulled out the big guns and said, "I just miss you when I'm at school!" I'm not entirely sure what brought this on. She was running around the playground with another little girl when I got there today and they were giggling together. Sometimes when I step back and watch Maggie, I think she might be the kid that thinks she's friends with everyone but not everyone wants her for a friend. She has such a sweet heart. It breaks mine to think kids are being mean to her. I know it's all part of growing up and I certainly had my share of kids being mean to me and I survived. Sometimes I wish I could just keep her at home with me and protect her from all the yuck out in the world but other times, I know she's learning so much and having a great time. Blah. Not everything is fun about being a mom. Or maybe I should say, not everything about being a mom is easy. I felt like I was groping blindly for the right thing to say tonight. After she calmed down and we had some hugs and kisses, we came downstairs and snuggled on the couch with some books and a cookie. I can hear her upstairs in her bed talking away to her babies, so it appears this storm has passed.

Tonight while Maggie was singing away in the bathtub with her Ariel and Belle dolls, she suddenly said, "Mommy! I need a tissue! I have some nose in my water!" HEE. I do love my sweet girly girl.