Ok Mom-Time to Come Home!

So my mother went to visit New York this week. She left on Wednesday morning and is coming back Tuesday morning (with my Aunt Pat too-soooo excited). When mom leaves certain things naturally happen-I pretend I own the clothing in her closet (except her shoes-damn my big feet), I pretend I own her pretty sweet Mercedes and I sort of pretend I own this house. So the fantasy is fun, but after 48 hours of just Mommy and Preston completely and utterly alone, I am ready for mom. Preston is ready for Grandma back. I am a single mom and have been one since Preston was six months so this should be easy right? Well----when I was living in New York Pres and I were alone during the week, but he had school and I had work. On the weekends we would go to the Island and meet up with friends, I'd have my family, my sister, my brother, my sister in law. This weekend even Jordana was tied up so it was Pres and I. And this house is pretty big and there are noises. Every time I hear a noise I jump. Meanwhile I have lived by myself before! I am being a sissy-I just really miss my mom.

But we did have a blast together and I love this kid to pieces. Yesterday we went to the park and we were going to feed the ducks. Problem was there were also scary Canadian geese and even scarier gross looking seagulls. I have a serious fear when it comes to birds, so we did not feed the ducks, we observed them with Preston telling the very loud duck to, "Be quiet and no more quacking." We also hit up the playground for a bit but it was very chilly. Lunch was at Five Guys. We went to Barnes & Noble to read stories and Preston spent the last few bucks of his birthday gift card from Aunt Pat on Charlotte's Web. Loves the movie and they do the death of the spider quite tastefully. She kind of closes her eyes. I don't think he gets that Charlotte bought the farm (no pun intended). He just thinks all the animals talking is hysterical. Today we went to Super Wal Mart, then we played outside again. Preston loves exploring and calls a section of my parents' backyard his cave-which is really a spot between two dead bushes.

We had a few tears at daycare drop offs this week once my mother left. The teachers and I think it's because he saw my mom leave and is afraid I'm leaving too. He has been surgically attached to me this whole weekend-I get about two minutes to take a shower before interruption and I have to sneak off to use the loo-so I need my mom so I can actually shave my legs again. Although isn't it all worth it when he says: "Hey Mom? I like you." Well gee, Pres Pres I like you a lot too!

And here is Preston crawling on the floor where he plays with his Thomas trains.

Today at the store a woman approached me. Preston was in the shopping cart in the big part with all the groceries. I was figuring that I was maybe getting a size question yet she asked me, "Can I ask you something? How long can he sit like that? Because I am watching him and he is not sitting on his bottom!" Preston had assumed his Jorge Posada (NY Yankee catcher) position-you know the crouch without sitting. I smiled and told her he had double jointedness and you should see him stand up without bending his knees! She thought this was amazing and told me not only does he have some skill but he was super cute. That made me smile. Good ol' achon tricks!