Yucky, Eewy, Digustin

I guess I have already started using childlike phrases for my child who isn't even 8 months yet. If he reaches for the dirty diaper during a change I'll tell him, "No, Brady, that's YUCKY." Or, if he burps or farts on me I'll exclaim "That's DIGUSTIN" (my Mommy word). I think it's fun and he always seems to get a kick out of the way I say things rather than the words themselves.

Somehow or another, we got some "yuckiness" into our house recently. Fleas. Yes, fleas. Tell me how that's even possible when we don't have an animal living with us. Even when Cody lived with us he never had them and I was never covered from head to toe with bites and scars from scratching. I am MISERABLE. I am highly allergic to their bites and have done nothing but scratch myself raw for weeks now, and have been forced into wearing jeans to cover the ugliness that is now my legs. I had the "bug man" come out over a week ago to spray and the biting let up for a few days, but it seems as if new eggs quickly hatched and they were back to feasting on my flesh. I am pretty sure they're coming from my neighbor's house into my house somehow because she has them running rampant in her house and hasn't done anything about them. YUCK.

On a side note unrelated to yuckiness, I am gearing up for our trip to Detroit in a few weeks. I have been searching the internet relentlessly to find tips on flying with an infant. I went ahead and spent an extra $300 to get Brady his own seat since the flight is 4.5 hours long and I'll be with him alone. I am hoping this was a good decision! I know that I will have to be totally "un-Leah" during the flying days and just be patient and relaxed. I am bound to misplace something, Brady is bound to cry, I am bound to need a whole bottle of wine upon landing in Detroit and back in LA.

I am looking very forward to being with my family for so long and having playdates with Noelle and Jaycie. I am also looking very forward to having a bit of help! Things have been really good here for the last couple of months but I am going to enjoy giving him to Grammy and enjoying a night or two out with "the girls".