The Worst Mom Award

Last week, I was doing laundry while Jeremy was taking a nap. The laundry room isn't in our apartment, it's just downstairs. So if Jeremy is inside sleeping, I always lock the door behind me while I go in and out (there are some sketchy people here). After I went and got the clothes and brought them back up to hang them on the line, I went to open the door to grab the clothespins that sit inside right next to the door on a small table. It was locked. And the keys were inside. And so was my baby, hopefully still sleeping. I felt in my pockets for the keys, which I normally put in my pocket and they were not there. I ran back down to the laundry room to see if I set them down in there and no keys to be found. Shane was at school with the other key so I called the landlady to see if she had a spare. She was in a town about 30 minutes away and said her daughter was at home and could give me the spare key but she didn't have a car to bring it to me. So I had to go get the key from her. But wait, my car keys were locked inside with the house keys and my cell phone. Thanks again to my amazing neighbor and friend Kensi! I don't know how I would survive here without her! She let me borrow her car and "listened" for Jeremy, even though there wasn't anything she could do if she did heard him crying (It was nearing the end of his naptime). So I drove up to her house, maybe a total of 15-20 minutes I was gone. The landlady's daughter was on the phone with the landlady with a whole collection of keys on the table. "Which key is it mom? The one with the blue thing on it?" She handed me the key and I drove off. I was so happy I had the key finally! I went upstairs and it didn't work. Neither did the second key on the ring, nor the third. I wanted to cry. I did not want to go back to her house and try for a second time and have it be the wrong key again! Shane had gotten out of class by then so I called him, luckily my friend Kristen had her husband's number who had my husband's number since I didn't have it memorized yet. Needless to say, Shane walked home from school since there wasn't another bus for 15 minutes and the walk is only about 10 minutes. We opened the door to find our cute little Jeremy in his crib playing. That whole time I was panicking and he didn't even know I was gone! At least he was happy and not screaming! I wonder when he actually woke up? I guess Mom's have done worse things right?

Here are some cute pics of our little monster!

Jeremy found the toilet paper roll

In his little water float, he loves cruisin around the kiddie pool in that thing!

Oh and did I mention Jeremy is already 9 MONTHS OLD! 9 months and a week actually!
He has the teeth to prove it! 4 to be exact!

Measuring in at about 18 lbs and 28 in...We love this kid!