it IS embarrassing, really, but those of you who know me well know that i sometimes find myself endlessly entertaining. i not only tell myself jokes, but i carry on complete internal conversations and laugh at some of my own "responses" when they catch me off-guard as though someone else altogether had added input.
it's hard to explain without using the term "schizo."
but this morning brought about one of those moments. addelyn and i were having a perfectly delightful "conversation" filled with giggles and coos and polite response times followed by quite impressive insights on her part. somehow she ended up "standing" on my lap (i was holding her up, of course). she liked it at first, using her leg muscles, but got tired and started complaining after about 3 seconds.
i don't know what got into me, but i started pretending i was her personal trainer, giving her every cliche pep-talk i could think of. "c'mon, just 10 more seconds, ad. you can do it! feel the burn, girl. feel it." etc. etc. while she was squawking at me to leave her alone and put her down. sadly, her response only fueled my fire of self-entertainment.
it doesn't sound very funny, does it? it probably wasn't. and yet, it struck me as hilarious - the irony of trying to push a 2-1/2-month-old through "the wall" of physical exertion. again, i can't explain, or excuse, myself. but carson and layla came upstairs to find me laughing hysterically and addelyn resting, exhausted, on my shoulder.
sweet little addie. she's so tolerant of this crazy family (slash, mom) she's been assigned to. love her.
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Just wait until Carson and Layla are 16 and 14. They may not be quite as forgiving then. Good luck.
Why do you always explain things in the most hilarious ways?? You always know how to make me laugh.
All I have to say is "All you my fans, hush." And "I need a drink of water."
If you can remember when those quotes are from, then you should be peeing your pants right now, I know I am . . . eww, not really.
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