There is an App for that

Friday afternoon my sugar daddy did about the coolest thing he has ever done and I have since become about the coolest mom on the block.

You see, prior to Friday I didn't care at all about technology. I'd be fine not owning a television and I'd still own the first version of a cell phone - you know the brick looking one in a bag - if it weren't for my clumsiness with anything of value. But when Brad came walking in the door last Friday about to pull the biggest surprise he has yet to pull - my archaic ways went out the front door. I am now the proud owner of an iphone. Let me say that again - I have an iphone. I don't know how to do anything on it except take a picture and send it to poor grandmothers who have always said they want more pictures but didn't know that meant I would send them a photo every half hour of B eating a banana, kissing his brother, trying to tie his shoe, walking down the stairs, eating a snack, smiling, not smiling and everything else in between.

Granted, I was really hoping for a new pair of shoes should I have found any extra cash laying around but I am more giddy that daddy-o took it upon himself to surprise me with a gift that I didn't pick out. I have worn the same 2 pairs of shoes throughout my two pregnancies and though the condition is still pretty good - I don't want anything to do with anything maternity anymore. But the shoes can wait. In fact, I am sure there is some kind of App that will actually find the perfect pair of shoes for me and notify me when they have arrived on my doorstep. Seriously - there is an app for everything! And...I am now convinced that any nursing mama MUST have an iphone to get through the middle of the night feedings. William and I read important things about the world (ie - catch up on blogs) and we work with numbers (play suduko) in the wee hours of the morning and I know we are smarter from this activity. Then today Brooks found an app to entertain him during our walk outside and though he turns the sound off every 34 seconds - he is sure to learn some new words with the Baby Flash card app. I was convinced that this was the ultimate of gifts today when I downloaded Pandora Radio during our walk and I listened to some uplifting music for the last 20 minutes of my walk. The sun was out, the boys were sleeping, I was pushing 80 pounds up hill and visualizing my shrinking waist line all the while the iphone was on overdrive - singing to me, calculating my calories burned and miles walked, informing me when very important emails had been sent my way, and taking a picture or two every so often just to capture the perfect moment.

Thank you, dear husband, for knowing exactly what I needed to get me through this adventure with two under two. I'm forever a believer in your zany quest for the newest/latest high tech gadget of the moment. Is there an app to remind you to surprise me like that again in a few months? I love surprises more!