Eleven

That's how many months it's been since my baby girl was born. I can hardly believe it, but I don't need to explain that to those of you who are moms. And those who aren't parents, you've heard the "time flies" thing so many times that it barely holds any meaning. Plus it's altogether different when you're talking about your baby. No offense, but you wouldn't get it. Not now anyway.

The whole approach to one year thing is definitely bitter sweet - at the risk of sounding ridiculously cliche. Of course I've had the time of my life watching her grow and change over the past 11 months, but having her first birthday is just the first of many reminders that my teeny tiny bebe is disappearing before my eyes and turning into a toddler who will become a little kid, who will transform into a teenager (gasp) and so on. I've said it before, I'm loving every stage as it comes. I've spent each stage in the past 11 months wishing that she'd stay that stage forever. Right now isn't any different. I simply adore everything about my 11-month old. I shall share.....

I have so many pictures of her that look like this because she loves my camera and is always after the strap. She likes to chew on it, as you'll see in a minute :)

She has recently mastered the sippy cup!

Well.... almost ;)

This is her sweet, sweet bathing suit for this summer (we didn't bother with one last year because she was way too little to be out in the summer heat). It's lavender with pears on it and a green ruffle at the waist with white polka dots. Oh, and a sun hat to match... be still my heart!

I wuv those duckie lips!

What is it about a bebe in just a diaper?

My brother decided not to shave for 3 months. Bebe wasn't a big fan.

We have tea parties with her stacking cups.

"I wish the paparazzi- I mean, MOM would get that camera out of my face!"

This expression craaaaaacks me up

Her hair grew overnight and is now all wispy and wavy, especially when she wakes up from a nap as in this photo

She had a cold in this next set of photos, so please excuse her red eyes and any snot/nose crust I may have missed in the editing process.

...sometimes the sippy cup still gets the best of her :)

So now the birthday party plans begin. This last set of pictures was taken for her party invitation since the vest she's wearing perfectly matched the one I had chosen (I used the 3rd one from the top of the set, in case you were wondering). I ordered them two days ago and they arrived today. They're perfect. I've also reserved a pavilion at the park where her party will be and booked a photographer to capture all the special moments so I can be part of them. This weekend I plan to try out my cupcake recipe to make sure it's the one I want to use. I'll let you know how it goes :)

For now it's late and I need some ice cream. I'll be back.

Funny Videos

This is my first attempt at posting videos on my blog. I will set it up for you with the background story. I took our Flip camera upstairs with me one day last week when I went to get our baby up from her nap. She is always so adorable and sweet when she wakes up so I wanted to capture it for that distant day when she may no longer do the same cute things she does now.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qs3ICf_IY?rel=0&w=640&h=390]

When I got downstairs I played the video back and she was watching it with me. She reached out and grabbed the camera with both of her hands so I had to pull it away from her and told her very gently, "no no." Well it must have just been too soon since she had woken up because she was completely destroyed over that. She burst into big sobs and boo hoos, which I thought was cute, so I turned the camera on again and recorded that also.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUPSKGrrp2A?rel=0&w=640&h=390]

Wondering about her reaction, I played back the video of her crying and when she saw that her little bottom lip went out and she burst into her heart-broken cry again. I know it sounds mean, but it was so cute. And then I did it when my sister-in-law got home, and then we did it again when daddy got home. Finally I recorded her watching the video of herself crying so I could just show people the video instead of making her cry over and over.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWgmwIkGIXM?rel=0&w=640&h=390]

Maybe that should have gone on my "Not Me!" Monday list?

Random Boredness

I should watch throwing the word "bored" around, especially after the day I had yesterday. Those babies had it out for me! My daughter has two new teeth coming in and Austin had/has some bad gas. Good thing it was warm enough to open windows :)

But alas, my boredom does not come from the babies. I mentioned a few posts ago that my computer was having trouble opening Facebook. I went to the Mac store to see if something was going on. Wouldn't you know that it worked perfectly sitting there with them. They said Verizon customers have been complaining about the same thing for about a week now and it's not my computer, it's the Verizon service. It's so weird. Out of nowhere it just won't load the page. If I reset Safari then it will open up and let me log in. I can change between my profile page and the news feed. Sometimes it lets me comment on things, and I can send messages. But if I click on a picture or a link then it quits loading. Lame. Either way, I realized how much of my quiet time I pass by mindlessly browsing Facebook. Not really sure if I need to remedy that or if it's just the way it is, but at the moment it sucks.

Without Facebook I've been looking up random things like natural cleaning products and the iphone 5. My hubs and I have some busted up phones that are less than a year old but couldn't successfully serve as paperweights. They're awful. So we decided with some extra cash we came across we're going to bite the bullet and just buy better phones. I'm seriously considering the iphone but others aren't off the table. As for the natural cleaning, you know, I've been using vinegar for a few months. I love the fact that it's not a chemical, but I'll be honest the smell is getting to me. Everything I read said that it goes away as it dries, but it doesn't. It also really makes me avoid cleaning which then makes it that much more of a chore when I'm forced to do it. After a little research I think I'm sold on Seventh Generation stuff. They have disinfectants (which is important to me) as well as the standard kitchen and bath tub formulas. I haven't tried any yet but I'm looking forward to the scent of freshness vs. vinegar.

In other randomness, I can no longer see my computer screen. I thought your vision changed when you were pregnant. Ten months later I've lost my near sight. Oh yay! I feel like a grandma. It's actually quite annoying. I have a pair of reading glasses I used when I was teaching but they're just a pair of cheap ones from Target. They don't help. Gah.

Random enough post for you? I sure hope :) Ok, I think I hear a baby. Must go...

10 < 12 (but not by much)

I know you won't believe this, but it's true. My teeny tiny sweet little bebegirl is 10 months old. And while 10 months is still less than 12 months, it's too close for my comfort. Here are some pictures I took of her being beautiful on her 10 months birthday...

You're welcome. :)

Also, as a side note, I don't know if anyone else has ever heard of this problem but my computer won't open Facebook. It opens everything else, but won't open Facebook. So if anyone has a solution to this, please share. Until then, I can only post pictures here, so you should feel lucky.