Lazy Mommy

i'm baaack. i had a fun ride on babymohseni.blogspot.com. but since that time, we have another furry addition to the family: anais pari mohseni. age: 23 months old. my cousin (well if you want to get technical, she is the sister of my cousin's wife, but if you're persian and you feel a closeness to someone, you call her your cousin) inspired me to start up again. she is documenting the lives of her beautiful twin baby girls at mamaloves.ca. i don't want my youngest daughter to feel left out and "you kept a blog for dina and took a million pictures of her and did nothing for me and took only 100 pics. wah wah." hence the title of this blog entry. i am guilty as charged. no need for a trial. here is the evidence against me:

1. by the age of 2, dina (my 5 year old) could recite the alphabet and count to 10 in 3 languages.

2. my youngest's vocabulary probably consists of 20 words - all connected in some way to food.

3. by the age of 2, dina was enrolled in 3 kiddie programs.

4. anais is enrolled in 0 activities.

i will say that anais is 95th percentile in height, weight, and head circumference. but sadly, i cannot take credit for these feats. it's the latvian genes at work. so from here on out, i vow to be a better mommy to anais. i will potty-train her on schedule. i will become vigilant about teaching her the ABCs and numbers. and i will sign her up for some swimming lessons and little gym classes. if she gets anything less than her sister, she will forever hold a grudge. (did i mention i am the queen of resentment and holding grudges? my sister lived the dorm life, college apt life, and sorority life throughout college while i lived the commuter, live-at-home-with-your-parents-all-4 years-life.) sigh.