he strikes again

So the boogie man woke Natalie around 5:45 this morning (he's been doing that a lot lately), and I promptly went in to get her back to sleep. I noticed that her room was just a few degrees above the arctic, so once she was asleep, I brought her back to bed with me (something that hasn't been done since she was two weeks old). Now, why is it that a baby, that is often mistaken for 4 or 5 months when she's really almost 8, can take up as much space as she was taking up? I regret that I didn't take a picture of my sprawled eagle, but you're good at imagination, I'm sure of it. Anyway, once I was pushed to the floor, I did manage to get back to sleep and Natalie got to enjoy the warm comfort of my toasty bed. Lucky baby.

monday morning reminder of why we love having kids

I was driving to the gym and I think at some point that I heard Natalie cough, but she's had a cough for a month...so I didn't really even think about it and then I noticed a minute or two later that I could really smell bananas. Well I had fed her bananas right before we left so I thought she might have just spit up at little bit....well, a little bit would not describe even a tenth of what she did. I got out of the car and went to go get her out and she was COVERED!!!! Jacket, pants were soaked with bananas, then when I picked her up to take them off....there was a huge puddle underneath her that was soaking through where the strap comes up. I soaked up 3 burp clothes (because yes, I carry 3 with me everywhere I go) and there was still more covering the seat and her. I thought about just going in anyway and working out but at that point she was in just a onesie, and even that was a little bit damp. So I loaded her back in the banana seat and went home. I wanted so badly to be able to take a picture, or have some kind of documentation of the debacle....but I know you all can picture it. I've been waiting for something like that, or a complete poop up the back blow out so that I could really feel like a mom...and today was the day.

how 'bout this...

for adorable

such a woman

I love Jon and Kate Plus 8.  I can't help but tear up a little bit everytime I see the preview for next weeks episode, when they get remarried in Hawaii.  So sappy...I know. 

happy wednesday

I'm big!doin' my business.....so sweet......but it didn't last very long

good morning

This is what we see now every morning, and after every nap.  She loves to let go and slam back onto the mattress too.  If we don't drop it down soon, she's bound to stand and go right over.  BABY OVERBOARD!

spikety spike

Despite the fact that Natalie almost always has a bow in her hair/ on her head, people often mistake her for a boy.  Tonight, she got a bath....something that I despise doing, but had to do tonight because, Benjamin has been working like a mad man,  and I can't take a dirty child to church.  Well, apparently its been a really long time since her hair was clean, because I haven't seen her hair stick up like this since she was in the hospital.  If she was a boy....what a great hairstyle this could be.  

side note: I wrote up the blog, took the picture, and then uploaded  it, and was extremely disapointed.  You totally can't tell from the picture that she has a full on spike halo......oh well. 

She's looking up at the tv, that's why she's smiling.  ITS GREAT, TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!

no clever title

I have recently realized how frumpy I always look.  I have been wearing the same clothes since I was in college (which didn't last very long, and was a long time ago).  I was in desperate need of an update.  I have always loved the collared shirt, under the sweater look...but have never been nearly preppy enough to pull it off.  Oh well, apparently I'm pretending anyway.  So here it is...hair and all.  

a brave new world

My child now crawls. I hope all parents will welcome me into this new world.  Our house is in no way baby proofed and it looks as though Natalie is a big fan of pushing up on her hands and feet.  Which generally means that she falls from that position to one, flat on her stomach.....hitting everything with her face on the way down.  Good thing she doesn't have teeth, or those would've been knocked out by the fireplace hearth by now.

The Utah/Vegas Adventure 2008

I spent last week in Utah/Las Vegas.  It was a nice little trip, and I had a really good time.  The pictures that I took are sort of scattered, and its always hard to capture the context of what was going on...but oh well.  

Sorry that I don't have any pictures from the wedding (the real reason I went on the trip).  Thanks Elizabeth for your beautiful home, and great pool.