Ryan is coming home tonight from his work trip to North Carolina. Both Griffin and I miss him lots. I've really had fun the last couple of days though, spending time with Griffin. I was fortunate enough to get the time off from work, with the exception of today, so that I could just relax and enjoy it. On Tuesday, I was really lucky to get my mother to come over and watch Griffin. It was great to have a couple of hours to myself. I went to the movies to see Valentines Day, and then went across the street to Adagio Spa for a facial.
The time went by way too quickly though, and it really makes me wish that I had the ability to quit working. I hate the feeling like I'm missing all these moments in Griffins life. He's growing up so fast. It's so funny, but over the past couple of days, he's started calling me Mommy instead of Mama. I don't even know where it came from- I always refer to myself as Mama. It melts my heart to hear it though.
He's been learning his colors, so this week I really worked with him. He's done so well, and I think he knows pretty much all of them. This morning when I went to get him out of his crib, he was pointing to all the colors on his blanket and telling me the name of them. He was so proud of himself- he got them all right! I think it's also doing wonders for his speech as well. He's been working so hard to say the colors, that I think it's encouraged him to say more. I'll keep my fingers crossed on that one!

I read the book Push yesterday. I've been wanting to since the movie came out. Sooo soooo disturbing and just soooooooooo good. I didn't want to put it down. I totally recommend it- if you think that you can handle it!

So I never thought that I was a person who cared about technology, and gadgets, and such....until I was sitting in the living room the other night, watching tv on the flat screen- in high def. of course. On the end table was my laptop, my Kindle, and my new touch screen cell phone with full internet access. Plus just that day, Ryan installed Sirius radio in my car! I won't even talk about the camera, the Wii, the PS3, and the washer and dryer (I know, technically they are appliances, but they are sooo cool and computerized!)

When the hell did I become THAT person? It's like it's becoming and addiction. Do they have a therapy group for this? Did I mention that all of those were bought within this last year?

It's already rubbing off on my 2 year old. Recently he got irritated when a commercial came on during his cartoons, because normally everything is recorded on the DVR, and we forward through all the commercials. How spoiled is that!?

I guess that I'm just shocked that I find so much pleasure in having all these gadgets, it's really starting to rival my fondness for baked goods. Don't be surprised if you see me on the next episode of Hoarders. I'll be the crazy lady looking for the family pets and the chocolate cake that I bought the week before, buried underneath the mountain of "toys" that I can't part with.

Ok, I really have to get off this computer now, I'm feeling the itch to shop for a GPS........or maybe an iPod.