Wordless Wednesday

Music Monday

Good Morning, Monday Soldiers! Another Monday at hand and what have you got to say about it? Well, I made banana pancakes and looked at my dirty dishes. How's that for accomplished?

Sophia and I listen to music every morning before we have breakfast. It's a nice little routine that gets us awake and ready for the day. We listen to Sirius Top 40 Hits, because it's mostly pop and she likes to dance to it.


We were listening to the radio this morning and they said that in Miley Cyrus' new song "Party in the USA" she says "And the Jay-Z song was on". Apparently, she stated that she has never even heard a Jay-Z song and that she didn't write it but needed a fresh pop song to go with her clothing line. I was kind of shocked at first, but then quickly realized I didn't care. Ha.

Call me sell out, not hard core, but truthfully, I don't care where they get their lyrics from; if they write them or not. If someone else wrote their song then good for them, they probably can't sing so that's why they write instead. Everybody has to get paid. If a song has a good beat and great lyrics then I'm sold. I say good for her to know a good song when she sees it and kudos to the writer.

Now, if you did write your own song then I know it's coming from your heart and it does mean a lot more especially if I can apply it to my life. I'm not, though, going to write someone off and diss them if they didn't write their own music.

Needless to say I can't get that song out of my head.

Going Viral

My Tiny Love

My daughter brings so much joy into my life on a daily basis.

When I went to get her this morning from her crib she grabbed her bunny and her lamb, shut off her rain forest soother and held her arms out wide for me! When I picked her up I gave her a big kiss that she didn't flinch from. And then, on the way to the living room, she gave me a kiss! This is a rare thing, so I relished in it. I tried to get another kiss from her, but I was approached by her turning her head and pushing away from me to get down. It was worth it.

She talked with Sassy Auntie Caroline on the internet today. She wanted to understand why I was wearing headphones so I let her try them on. She listened intently to what Caroline was saying and she waved to her! She didn't want to get off and was very mad when I took it away.



Then this afternoon as Ernie was mowing the lawn, I decided that we needed some fresh air too. So, I got some bug spray on us and we went down to the garden. I looked around for some fresh veggies to pluck while Sophie crawled around. I usually don't let her crawl around in the grass/dirt for fear she will eat dirt or something containing protein and 6 legs.

Low and behold I turn my head and see her spitting out dirt. All I could do was laugh because it was so funny and cute to see ehr discover something new. Even though it was unpleasant for her (and me) she moved onto discovering more weeds and clumps of dirt.

And even though she gets mad at me for keeping her out of the garbage, taking away the pizza sauce packet she found in the cupboard, and not letting her hold the phone the whole time I'm on it, I wouldn't change her for the world. Every little precious thing she does, no matter how tiny, makes my heart melt.

We've been trying to get Sophia to fall asleep in her crib alone. And ever since we started we've had sleepless nights. We've tried the Crying it out thing. Doesn't work for my kid. The pick up put down method has the same result. The both end in tears from both of us. About three hours of straight crying until exhaustion pulls us both down into a night full of tossing and turning.

So, now we've gone back to letting her fall asleep in my arms and transferring her to her crib. We started that back up last night and she didn't wake up until morning! She got a full ten hours of sleep. But I didn't trust that she would stay asleep so I didn't go to bed until midnight.

For the first time ever I cut up and boiled a whole chicken. It was nasty and more disgusting than I thought it ever would be. I decided to do it to save money. I might do it again. I'm not really sure I ever want to see all that fat, skin, blood, bones and miscellaneous parts though. If I wasn't so grossed out by chicken germs being everywhere it might become routine. I'm so afraid I will touch something and forget to wipe it down and infect my family with salmonella poisoning.

Ernie got me a webcam for Easter. I've been wanting one so my Mom can see Sophia. She gets really sad thinking about her growing up and not being able to be here to see it. Considering everything my Mom has on her shoulders currently, I wanted to lighten her spirits. Plus all my online friends and Sassy sisters will be able to see my little chunker! Add me on MSN. I'm on all the time.

We're trying to get Sophia to be more mobile. When she is on her tummy she can roll onto her back, move around in circles, and slide backwards. Although, I'm sure the later is not on purpose.

My friend from high school that I haven't talked to in ages just had her baby girl. We are going to meet up, hopefully, on Wednesday. I can't wait to see her and her little bundle!

I've been trying really hard to eat well and exercise everyday. I have the treadmill in the living room now so I have no excuse not to use it. Sophia has been coming with my on my walks. She likes to fall asleep as I am sweating my ass off trying to climb up all the hills. It's really fun actually. I wish I had a work out buddy.

Now I am not so patiently waiting for my husband to get home. I miss him and can't wait to snuggle him and talk about our day. Plus piggy has had only one real nap today, so I won't mind the break he will bring.

I will leave you with new pics of my love:

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

She's finally down. Hold on a minute, let me take a deep breath. I swear my sweet angel baby girl drives me nuts sometimes. She is so inconsistent with her sleep patterns. As soon as we get into a routine she changes it. I think she thinks it's hilarious.

She was on the boob from about 2 hours until she went to bed at 10pm. I think she may be going through a growth spurt. I hope bedtime will get easier as we introduce solids next month. When I'm feeding her at night I feel like I am being held down and can't move. I love her, obviously, but having to sit down for that long drives me nuts. I feel a slight panic attack coming on sometimes.

On the other hand, I am not ready to have her on cereal. I mean I can't wait to see her with the food all over her face. And all the weird little expressions she will make when she's trying new things out. But it's a huge step into not being my infant anymore. And I'm just not comfortable enough with that. Before I know it, she will be leaving for college and never looking back.

I guess for now I will soak in as much of her as possible and be severely thankful to have her in my life. And that I get to see her grow into a smart, strong and self knowing woman.

Just thinking about her makes me want to pick her up out of bed and snuggle her. I must be nuts to put myself through trying to get her back to sleep again tonight!