My first ever blog post....here goes nothin!

Welcome to my blog, if there is anyone here to welcome that is. Lol. I have never been a Blogger, but as I sat in bed after a very late night hanging with a girlfriend that turned into a very early morning with my daughter, I thought it might be nice to have an outlet for some of my insanity. Maybe it will be entertaining for someone. And if nothing else, at least there will be a record of my life if I do completely lose my mind. This possibility is seeming very likely by the way. Lol. So I guess I will begin this blog with a little history.

Before I had my daughter, I was very much NOT a kid person. I was the youngest in my family and I never babysat. Like, never ever. I don't think any parents were knocking down my door to have me watch their kids either. I think I just gave off that non kid person vibe. But when I got pregnant, I was ecstatic. I was even more elated when I found out it was a girl. I was completely sure that I was going to get this sweet, innocent, little princess. Sugar and spice and everything nice, right? Well I think they added a few extra ingredients with my little one. I would imagine they added a little tobasco, maybe some lemon, and they must've spilled the whole package of caffeine in there. My dreams of quiet tea parties and mommy daughter pedicures definitely are nowhere in sight. And don't get me wrong, my daughter is incredible. She's strong and determined and so smart. And she has her sweet moments that are that much sweeter because they're so rare. She is definitely one of a kind. But from day one, she has challenged me. Sometimes past what I thought I could handle. I have no doubt this little girl will teach me more in life than I ever imagined.

This blog will often be stories of the madness that has become the norm in my house. My husband's friends came up with the nickname Audzilla (her name is Audrey) when she was only 10 months old. And I can't think of a nickname much more fitting than that. As an infant, she would cry for hours because she just wanted to go, do, and see everything, and at 2 months, she was usually stuck staring at her hands. She was frustrated to say the least. Once she became mobile, the crying slowed but she certainly didn't. She was all over the place, getting into everything she could, and stopping at nothing. Now that she is coming up on her second birthday, she has only gotten more wild. If I could bottle the endless energy she has I'd be a millionaire. She is nonstop. At 18 months she could climb on every counter in the house by just pulling up and climbing her feet up the wall. Now, she climbs up and over 8 ft chain link fences. And the amount of destruction she creates is incredible. My days consist of lots of chasing, scolding, time outs, and just general craziness. I'm sure many moms can relate. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry, and sometimes you just wanna lock yourself in your closet and wait the the chaos to stop. I will probably be blogging about all of those days.

Today was most definitely a "hide in the closet" kind of day. I stayed up with my friend until almost 4am and I anticipated being tired today. I just didn't know quite how tired I'd be. As soon as I got into my nice, warm bed, miss Audrey wakes up and comes bounding into my room. Apparently, 4am seemed like the right time to start the day. Too bad my previous day hadn't even ended yet. I spent a couple hours trying to get her to go back to sleep but she was not having it. Finally I gave up and grabbed an energy drink. I think the worst part about it was how chipper and excited about the day she was. Nothing makes me grumpier than people being bright and happy as I'm pondering selling my soul for a few hours of rest. And I'm not sure if it was the energy drink or if Audrey's sunny mood rubbed off on me, but I did get out of my funk. Hopefully it lasts till bedtime. Wish me luck!!!