Mama Speaks

We survived (and enjoyed) 2 days at Sea World for A's 2nd birthday.  One perk about a 2 teacher household is that we both got into Sea World for free and Ayla did, too.   This morning, I asked her, "Who are we going to see today?" She replied, "Shamu." Sorry kid, not today.  She really enjoyed herself during all the shows and whatnot, but she kept this serious face on her look at almost all times. Except when we sang, "Happy Birthday" to her. Isn't she just the cutest?   Of course, being away for her birthday means that we didn't get to spend it with all the family.  We look forward to enjoying time with the grandparents and my siblings (Ayes' aunts & uncle) for a meal of spaghetti and french bread, followed by a cake made and decorated by Ti-ti Lexi. We might go for a swim.  And of course the grandparents have some little gifts for her.   We kept the gifts to a minimum, just a few little Target dollar items-they...

So, in celebration of Ayla's 2nd birthday, I've decided the first thing we're going to do is turn her car seat around forward facing! NOT! Seriously folks, unless you're new to Mama Speaks, you know I am pretty passionate about car seat safety, especially in regards to the benefits of rear-facing until 2--OR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE! I wrote about it in my wildly popular post (one of the most read out of the 97 posts prior to this one) here . I also mention it in "I'm That Mom."   My wonderful friend and fellow bloggin' mama Amanda wrote about it in her wildly popular post here .  I mention my favorite car seat links in "I Like It."   My passion and commitment to car seat safety includes two attempts at trying to take a CPST (child passenger safety technician) course, the first of which was too far away to drive to and fro for 4 days in a row, the second canceled at the last minute due to low enrollment. It pains me to see how people...