~ZoO tRiP~

On saturday i took addie to the zoo! she loved it!! we had such a good time! we got there and there was absolutely NO parking. drove all over and still nothing...we had to go park and ride the shuttle up to the zoo. that was ridiculous. but it was addie's first school bus ride. so it was fun watching her expressions! she LOVES giraffes. and so when we saw the giraffe and we left she was crying cuz she didn't want to leave him. she thought he was her giraffe. it was so cute, but so sad for her little heart.

we also waited in line for 40 minutes to see the new baby elephant...sammy...addie kept saying it stinks! but he's so cute!

addie also got to sit on the tracter - which she too loves! she has a little tom boy to her :)

alright, i'm just gonna try and jot down things that have happened to get this up to date!
ok, so addie's now a 2 year old! can not believe it!? last week i took a couple days off work to focus on potty training with addie. she's been ready for awhile, knowing and telling us when she has to go. so i bought little prizes from the dollar store and some then some treats and tons of liquids! so friday morning we woke up and started tho whole thing. a few accidents due to not wearing pull ups-which was expected. the next day same thing. she was doing better. i needed out of the house since i had been couped up for almost 2 days focusing with the training. and so we went to bailey's(nick's step-son) football game. addie did so good with her big girl panties! she said she needed to go so, we headed to the nearest porta-potty, she was like it stinks! yes, even 2 year olds hate going to a porta-potty! but she went! it was so exciting! so needless to say addie was potty trained in 3 days! her big prize was getting the movie, "the little mermaid". she LOVES princess ariel!...maybe cuz they have similarities...red hair and fair skin?!! lol!
it's a joy to not have to buy diapers/pull ups! i just feel like i'm doing laundry a lot more...but i'm so excited for her!
also addie is a poop at times! i seriously don't get the atttitudes she goes through. we were in teh store and she is completely content and having fun. but wanted to get down and run. which, hello, not gonna happen. well she is very independent. she has to everything for herself. you go to help and she says, "NO! addie will do it." and push us away. it's frustrating. but so i wouldn't let her get down to run. so she literally, feel to the floor screaming. ...the worst has happened. you start to get the looks from others. and i just want to say, you're kids weren't perfect either! errr. it's frustrating, cuz it makes it so hard to want to take her anywhere. which is sad cuz i work all day and then when i pick her up she turns into this little terror and so i get home and am cranky cuz of her behavior, which makes me feel like the worst parent. i haven't seen her all day, go get her hoping to have a fun time and then it's turned upside down...
ok, what else...steve and i are still not together. we do talk/text everyday and hang out on ocassion. he wants very much to get back together. but i am still iffy. we had a huge blow up last nite that has definitely made me question EVERYTHING. so i'm not sure of him or dating or if i'll ever get married. i feel like i can never make time for a boyfriend/friend due to my schedule. it's very hard to date as a single mom...so if anyone has advice on how to make it work, i'm all ears! also brad and his girlfriend of 2 years broke up....i was shocked.! i mean i love brad and always will to a point, i mean he's addie's dad. so we had talked a little bit and i asked if he would ever want to try dating again. he said he wasn't sure but it's not a no. he just needs time to figure out things, as do i...
oh, addie starts swimming lessons on monday!! i'm so excited! i hope she enjoys it, but we'll see. if so i'm gonna keep her in it! lessons are 3 weeks, so mid october, i'll know if she'll move up a level!!