Happy Friday

Happy Friday! Why do holiday weeks always seem like the longest?? TGIF!

Since I didn't do a damn thing last weekend, this weekend I am determined to clean my closet, dust dressers and shelves, walk dog, get goodies for baby shower next weekend, spend qt time with Nick and Josie.

Since I didn't write an update about her last Friday, I can't remember if I told you, but she has tried a few new foods. Zucchini, Apricots and Summer Squash. I also bought some blackberries for this weekend- I'm sure she'll love them. She also has a new trick. She LOVES to turn the pages when we are reading at night. I try and always read thicker paged books so she can help. After I'm done reading the page, I tell her, "turn the page", and she does it right on cue- so cute! These two books are our favorites right now and I highly recommend them. Wherever you are and Tickle Time.

Here are the phone purge pics- not too many, but goodies all the same.

And in case you didnt have time to visit the UB2 website from her photo shoot- here are my favorite shots. 

Have a great weekend everyone! XOXO

Weekend Update

What a great weekend we have had and its not over yet! We are still enjoying today ( the sun finally came out!) and its only 5 pm!

This weekend was pretty busy by our standards, and we've had a lot of fun. First, Josie is famous. Yes, that's right- FAMOUS!!!! Click here and here to see our precious in action. I found these bonnets at a small store in downtown Columbus a month ago, found the website, and fell in love. I couldn't have imagined that this adorable company would be nestled in hippie town,OH- a.k.a. Yellow Springs. I immediately contacted the owner to see if she would want Josie to model her bonnets and we had a date set that day!

Here are some pictures that I took as well- of course I like hers better. We even got to take home one of the adorable bonnets and plan to go back soon for another shoot and pick out another hat.

Taking in all the sights of long beards and the scent of patchouli

Sunflower the Hen

Sunday we ran up to Mansfield for a few hours for some bbq. Despite not sleeping all afternoon, Josie was in a pretty good mood. Now that those two teeth have fully popped, she's much  happier.

No thank you to Frankie's kisses

And some other randoms from this and last weekend.

not excited about the swing

enjoying an after lunch drink!

mmmm, whiskey sour

Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! Today's post will be a little different in light of the Memorial Weekend. I, like most kids my age, think of this holiday as just a 3 day weekend with awesome sales and little else, which is so unfortunate.

This weekend is for remembering and thanking those that have served and currently serve our country. I know it's something I would never have the balls to do, and I thank those that have the courage to risk their lives for us, each and every day.

Recently, Uncle Bob was able to go on an "Honor Flight" to D.C and we couldn't be happier for him. He said it was a very busy trip, but honoring the vets, especially WWII, and giving them the chance to see their memorial is so so wonderful. Bob said they flew them in, put them up in a first class hotel, ate a great restaurants and saw all the sites. It was truly a memorable weekend, and I know he was happy to be among veterans just like him. Unfortunately, Grandpa Don passed away right before the memorial opened, so I know Bob took that flight in honor of himself and Grandpa.

There are so few WWII vets left, and we are so lucky to have Uncle Bob who will tell us any story we want to hear. His memory is like steel trap and always has been, so hearing his stories and how things were back then is just amazing. Bob entered the Navy when he was 16.....16! He changed his birth certificate, because "he felt it was his duty to serve". My grandpa Don (his older brother) had joined as well and they were stationed on opposite sides of the world. Grandpa Joe was also in the war and stationed in Italy, but he still doesn't talk about it to this day.

Grandpa Don & Uncle Bob

When I was in the 7th or 8th grade my grandpa gave me his Navy uniform. As you can see he was quite tall, so they pants were super long, but I remember I could hardly get the pants buttoned-that's how skinny he was. They say that WWII vets are dying by the hundreds each day, any we are so lucky and proud to have have had 3 men in our family who served. 

My Grandpa was stationed in the Pacific-

can you tell??

In case you didn't know about the Honor Flights, a DVD was put together to showcase how this wonderful non-profit was started (by an Ohio man!!), and how they are making dreams come true for the few WWII vets that are still around. I have pre-ordered a few copies and look forward to watching the documentary. 

So, this Memorial Day weekend, if you know someone who has served, or is serving, be sure and honor them, or just say "Thank You", because we are all eternally grateful for what they do and for stepping up when someone else wouldn't. 

We Survived...

Well, we made it through the weekend- but not without a little hiccup. Of course things wouldn't go perrrrrrrfectly smooth while Nick was gone, no way, no how.

Friday ran as scheduled, or I should say, per usual. Got home, ate some food, did the laundry, sent pictures of new teeth to Dada, watched some recorded TV, put baby to bed, had a beer, went to bed at 10:30. Great.

see the nubbies poking through

Saturday was also running as scheduled. We got up, ate breakfast, took a nice nap, and went to meet some friends at Easton. Even though she missed her afternoon nap, she was still in good spirits, slept on the way home and I even drove around for an extra 20 minutes so she could sleep. 

Then night came and woke up the beast!!! It usually takes about 10 minutes for her to fall asleep, sometimes shorter, sometimes longer. After almost 2 HOURS, she finally fell asleep....in her bassinet...which she is too big for...and way over the weight limit...but it's the only way I could get her to stay asleep. 

I foolishly thought we were going to get through this teething period unscathed, because we have the perfect baby, who doesn't cry and is always happy...WRONG. Anytime she would roll to her side, cry. Paci was lost or she flung it across the bed, cry. You're not coming in to get me, cry. This went on until almost 10pm and mind you, I put her down at 830. Finally, I just said piss on it, and rolled in the damn bassinet, put the vibrator on, let the birds chirp and left the room. I think it also helped because its at an incline and her nose was all stuffy too. I also felt like I had to move her out of the bed because the sheets were soaked with snot and tears from her screaming blood murder. You would have thought her pinkie toe was being chopped off.

So, I finally went to bed around 11 because I had to finish the moved I started 444444 hours ago. Thankfully, she slept all night. 

Then Sunday rolls around and I think we are in the clear and going to have a nice relaxing day. WRONG. Since she missed almost 2 hours of sleep the night before, she was ready to go down for her morning nap a little earlier then usual. So at 8:30, we went up for our morning nap. Annnnnnnd the beast returned. Long story, short, she screamed blood murder for an hour, I went up and down the stairs about 20 times trying to calm her down, insert paci, change diaper, turn on sleep sheep, flip her back to her back, and do you know what that little shit did EVERY TIME I walked into the room....laughed. Yea, must be funny for your mom to want to go out and play in traffic while you are jacking around in your crib and wont go to sleep. Oh, I know if I would have held her, she'd sleep for hours.

Thankfully my parents came down that morning, so I could escape to the grocery store for a little break. I totally figured she would get at least a good hour nap in while I was gone...wrong again. Of course by 12 she was exhausted, and thankfully went down right away at 12:30. She woke up for a bit around 2, but I just left her in there and she fell back asleep until 3:15 when Dada got home. 

And I am happy to report that last night's sleep went as schedule and apparently her nap did this morning as well. Let's just hope she beast has calmed before the long weekend.

I did send a few videos to Nick this weekend because I know he was missing his number one girl. Enjoy. And since my phone/YouTube/computer/all technology is being an f'in piece of shit..click on the links to view the videos..one day I will have it all figured out.

Josie

Josie1

hoarding toys

checking herself out in the mirror

Happy Friday

Happy Friday- another week down! We are officially on our own as of 8 am! Looking forward to our mother/daughter weekend, but we will of course miss dada. We are going to lunch with a few girlfriends and future boyfriend tomorrow, so fun times ahead!

Josie has been busy this week- she tried eggplant (surprisingly, went over well), rolling in her walker, getting on a new nap schedule, transitioning to a big girl bath, and I swear those teeth are going to pop this weekend! I can now see them on top of her gums, sooooooooo any day now. AND she is officially saying DADA! If we say it to her, she will reply! :)

I'm sure you're wondering if she ever cries, because I never seem to post pictures of her unhappy. WELL, if you want to piss her off, just withhold her food! She always looks forward to her two snacks a day, and if you are not giving it to her in a timely manner, this is what she looks like...

She is also trying to figure out her sippy cup. She did really well when I introduced it last week, but since then, she just wants to play with it and chew on the nipple ( must feel good on her gums). She knows there is water inside, just hasn't quite figured out how to drink it herself.

big girl bath!

she looks like she got punched in the face, because she was

sleeping on her face

my new favorite photo