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Andy's broken heart (and our broken car)
Sorry for my novel.
Andy's most prized possession is gone (the above picture is the best I could find). The monkey fell out of the cart the other day while he and my H were grocery shopping. My H noticed as they were in the checkout line. He looked all over the store for an hour, had every person in the store on notice of it, we have called several times since, and made a repeat visit to search. Gone.
This all happened on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday night, Andy screamed for 2 hours before falling asleep. Nothing we did would help. He finally fell asleep for a few hours, then woke up again screaming. I was able to get him to come to bed with us, but my H had to go sleep on the couch because Andy kept kicking him (Yep. We were those people that night).
Since then, Andy has done really well. He is sleeping as per usual. Since the disappearance, he hasn't sucked his thumb once. So, maybe, it is a good thing.
However, as unbothered as Andy seems to be, my H and I are acting like a family member has died. It's pathetic. I think we made this damn monkey far more important than it was. Andy still is asking for him, but when we tell him that Monkey (or "E" as we called him) is gone, he looks a little sad for a second, and then finds something else to play with.
All of this has far overshadowed the fact that we got into a foffing car accident yesterday on the way to work. It wasn't that big of a deal, but Andy was in the car, so I am now hyper paranoid about being on the road. As we were going straight through a green light, a girl took a left turn directly into us. She said that she is from Texas, and all lights in Texas have left turn arrows, so she is just used to going. Um, k.
Re: Andy's broken heart (and our broken car)
I'm sorry for your loss. E will be in my preyers.
It's hard to get back on the road after a car accident! My friend was in a multi-car accident and couldn't drive for about 3 weeks afterward while she waited for her arm to heal. Her first time out driving again had her all freaked and panicky. That same day, she was in a parking lot getting her son strapped into his carseat when she saw a person backing up toward her. She was so afraid they weren't going to stop and crush her that she ended up slamming her thumb in the car door in her effort to close it. The person who had been backing up just looked at her like she was crazy.
People from Texas are stupid. This is a proven fact.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I can't even imagine what the ifrst 24 hours without neyney (Lila's blanket that goes everywhere with her) would be like.
And sorry about your car!
Yes, we have magical stop lights in Texas. I thought those were everywhere.
Sorry about all your recent heartbreaks
you are dead to me
oof! that's tough (both situations)
someone once told me that if your kid takes a-liking to a particular item, to go buy 1 more just like it and put it away.
Yes Tasty. Do it! I just bought this stupid little $5.00 monkey from Target on an impulse purchase when Andy was a month or so old. He (obviously) didn't take to it until he was a bit older. Once he did start favoring it, I went back to get another one for exactly this reason. Couldn't find it anywhere. We have searched the internets only to find that there are pages and pages of posts from people looking for the same monkey.
There is one on ebay for $130.00. Wish I would have known that we had a freaking valuable collectors item.
And thanks to all of you for humoring my whiney mood today.
That might be the craziest car accident excuse I've ever heard.
Sorry about E.
What a stupid thing to say.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
vinny- what does the monkey look like? do you have a pic from ebay or something?
http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about655335.html
Here is one of the blogs with a good picture of him.
Edited: Sorry slow poster, haven't clicked the link yet.
Pink - yes it is. Carter's First Year or something like that.
Edited - it is Just One Year.
I told Lorne about Andy's missing monkey, and we both exchanged looks of horror. We're really concerned that Will is going to lose Mr. Lion someday (it's a lion head attached to a small, square soft blanket thing, and he WILL NOT sleep without him). We don't even know who gave him Mr. Lion, let alone where to start looking for a second one - he just started sleeping with it one night and was immediately attached. I'm sorry for Andy's loss, but it makes me feel better to know that he's doing okay without him now.
Will once lost his sandals while we were in Target. I wandered the store for an hour trying to find them, then bought him another pair so he could have something to walk to the apartment from the car in, and then found the original sandals as I was leaving the store.
How broken is your car? I'm glad you're all okay.
let me check when I get home, but I think I might have that one. I know I have a plush monkey from Target that is Carter's For the First year or whatever it's called. It still has the tags on it. I found it in N's closet the other day. He's never played with it.
But if it's the right one, and you want it, it's yours...
Although since it's such a hot item, i might just have to sell it on the black market. LOL. Kidding.
OMG. Dude. Have I ever told you how pretty you are...and nice...and smart...and, um, anything else you want to hear?
I'm not even sure where you live, but I would be willing to drive there (that is only sort of a joke).
Let me know. You may be making Andy's year (actually, more my husband's. He has been near tears since it happened.)
And Noisy - Not really sure about the damage to the car. The external damage doesn't look too bad, but the driver's door won't open, and she hit very close to the tire. Our dashboard inside is all jacked. There could be damage to the axel. Weeeeee! So excited to deal with insurance companies for the foreseeable future.
Mine was Pal, too! I had Pal and Pinky. I thought I lost Pal somewhere but then I found him in a box when my uncle sold his house when I was in college. Now I have no idea wheretf Pal is anymore. He was a mangy old hand-me-down bear stuffed with socks and I took him everywhere. There are tons of pictures of me pushing him in a swing and pulling him and Pinky around in my little red wagon.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
Whoops, I got so excited about finding another person with a toy named Pal, I forgot to address Vinny's post.
Was the girl at least apologetic, or was she a biitch about it? Ugh. Car trouble/accidents are my worst fear/stressor ever. I hope it turns out okay and I'm so glad you guys are unharmed.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
I know you are right, but I just can't help to imagine how excited he would be if we handed him E again. I know it is best, if for no other reason than he has stopped sucking his thumb. But...but...happy kid!
Moo - she was strangely nice. It was almost as if she was a witness that had stopped to help out. No real remorse, but super nice. If I had hit a car, with a kid in it, knowing that I had a ticket coming my way, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be all "Oh, man, that sucks. Well, have a nice day."