When you can have pickles for lunch?!
Arden has been in a pretty foul mood for the past two weeks. Foul might be harsh. How about clingy? Demanding? Loud? And, generally speaking, hard to get along with. Everyone has ups and downs – for sure – but this kid is usually so incredibly happy and easy going that the past two weeks have been a bit alarming. And I'm no going to lie, there have been a few times when I have found myself at the end of my rope – putting her down on the floor somewhere reasonably safe, or in her crib, and walking away mid fit.
Today I found salvation in a bottle. And it wasn't labelled Johnny Walker. This bottle was labeled “Strubs full sour kosher dill pickles”. Maybe it was the cold feel. Maybe it was the crunch. Maybe it was the savoriness. I'm not sure i care.

