Georgiaaaaa
(You know. Like the song.)
I had a teacher in high school that would sing that every time someone said “Georgia”. She was shaped like a triangle and I think there was more than coffee in her cup.
Ahem.
I mentioned our trip to Georgia to visit Coty and then never brought it up again. I had every intention of doing a full on “lookie what we did” blog filled with pictures of 2 adorable babies. But I never got to it. Mostly because, you know, Eliana went and turned one and then we had to celebrate that and get pictures taken and go visit the doctor and I was very tired. So I know it was a month ago and all, but look! pictures!
This is me and Coty. She will probably hate that I picked this picture of us since she thinks she looks like crap in this one. And to that I say, “Karma!” The picture she posted of us makes me look like crap. It all evens out.
The babies took baths together. It’s hard washing 2 babies at once. Especially when we’re trying to take pictures and convince them to not cry. Isnotsoeasy, actually.
Nothing will be in order. There are 1,412 pictures from the visit. I’m not exaggerating. They’re all jumbled and I don’t feel like figuring it all out. You don’t care anyway.
We met up with another July mommy and went to the Jacksonville Zoo. Eliana was sick that day, so some parts didn’t go as well as they could. Not as bad as it could have been though.
The zoo had a carousel. Eliana did not love it (cuz she was sick).
The zoo also had a little kiddie splash park.
Eliana also did not love that (cuz she was sick).
At least she wasn’t miserable the whole time.
We also fed the giraffes, but flickr seems to have eaten those pictures.
While we were there, Charlie turned one! He had a great birthday party. The kids loved it!
And of course the grown-ups got to hang out.
Coty and I even managed to escape for an evening for a pedicure and dessert!
We actually did a bunch more, but holy cow I’m so tired. We had so much fun and I can’t wait until Coty and Charlie come visit.
This is what rots my brain
I know I have blogs that need to be written. My Georgia trip, for instance. And I want to write it all out. It’s just. The pictures. There are so so many. And I’d have to copy and paste until my mouse falls over dead. So I’ve been putting it off. I’ll get to it. Really. I promise.
Today, you get a list! Lists are fun! So this week:
TV shows that live in my TIVO
1. Jon and Kate plus 8- Those kids are so cute.
2. Dogfights- This belongs to Tony
3. Hogan’s Heroes- Also, Tony
4. House Hunters- I love picking my favorite and yelling at the buyers when they don’t agree. Tony watches this with me. It reassuring that we usually choose the same one.
5. Ground Breakers- See #4 only with landscaping
6. Army Wives- I just added this today. I’ve only seen it off and on, but I thought maybe I’d give it another go.
7. Supernanny- This just mostly makes me feel like an awesome mom. And it gives me ideas about what to do when I am not an awesome mom.
8. The Moment of Truth- Because I love the nail-biting, embarrass your momma kinda drama.
9. Signing Time- For Eliana. Because she will watch it and shush you if you try to talk when she’s watching. And that may be the cutest thing ever.
10. Gene Simmons Family Jewels- They crack me up.
11. Survivorman- Just in case I’m stuck in the woods and I need to know which bugs to eat.
There are a few shows I would like to live in my TIVO, but my cable company kinda sucks. So I don’t get Bravo. Yes, I am quite sad.
Why do I do this to myself?
In case you didn’t already know, I’m a big big chicken.
I hate being home alone at night because I’m sure someone is going to break in a do horrible things like make me wash dishes by hand. When Tony was deployed I would sleep with a lamp on. I’m not afraid of the dark, but I figure if my light is on, “they’ll” think I’m awake and just go pick a sleeping victim. I am constantly playing out scenarios in my head. I always plan my escape route ahead of time. I picture grabbing my phone, running to Eliana’s room and climbing out her window where we run to the neighbor’s and bang on their door. I don’t know why I grab my phone. Maybe it’s just in case the neighbors don’t answer and I need to order pizza.
This isn’t really news to me. I’ve been this way for a long time. So I don’t know why I would watch a scary-ish movie after midnight. I know it’s gonna give me a creepy feeling at least until morning and maybe make it hard to fall asleep. And once I start watching, I can’t stop. There has to be a resolution. A happy ending. A funny sitcom to follow that will maybe make me less chicken.
For the record, the movie was Disturbia. Don’t laugh at me and we shall never speak of this moment again.
Cleaning out the clutter
My sister is pregnant. She’s due in December with a boy. I’ve already sent one box of baby stuff (blankets, a nursing cover that was useless to my gigantic boobs, a sling, some books). I decided to go through Eliana’s clothes (I cannot call them “baby” clothes because that insinuates that she is no longer a baby and I refuse to accept that!) to send some to my sis. When I was pregnant, I was SURE I was having a boy, so I bought boy stuff. Because I am impatient. And now I can send them to someone who is not impatient. Also, someone who is having a boy.
I think I’m almost done. I have everything laid out in 4 piles: Send To Sis, Sell, Donate, and Keep. The keep pile is small. We move too much and I hate clutter. I saved her coming home outfit, what was supposed to be her coming home outfit (no one told me my 8lb baby would need preemie clothes for the first week), a Christmas dress, a Halloween costume, and a few other things. I’m sending a lot of boy stuff and gender neutral stuff to my sis. The sell pile is the largest since I had a girl who never wore dresses except, oh yeah, I bought a lot of dresses and I don’t know why.
I’ve also been going through my flickr in an effort to organize. It is messed up. I have over 11,000 (no I did not add any extra zeros) pics and while I have an OK system, it could be better. I’m setting up sets and trying to label and tag more. Not that it matters since they’re all set to private and unless I say so You Can Not See Them! Ha ha ha (evil laugh). But this is helpful to me and I assume I’ll appreciate it even more when I have newer babies and don’t remember this crap anymore.
Ok, I’m posting this before I change my mind. This posts sucks.
Eliana poops a lot
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Let’s Party!!!
In celebration of Eliana turning one (I can’t believe MY BABY is ONE!!), we had a little party at the house. We did a luau theme because those were the decorations on sale and I am against characters. Someday I won’t be able to escape Dora or Diego or Barney or whatever the “in” thing is, but for now, I make the rules! Ha ha ha ha (evil laugh)!!
So party. Right. We invited a few friends and BBQ’d some hotdogs and hamburgers. Nothing fancy. My aunt and cousins were able to come which rocked since we don’t see them much and they’re the only family we have around here. There were no party games or anything like that since Eliana was the only kid (ok, my cousins are 15 and 10, so not babies). Eliana ran around like a crazy girl soaking up the attention while Tony BBQ’d and I ran around like a crazy lady trying to play hostess. And really, it went great. Just what I wanted and I wouldn’t have changed a thing.
I’m lying. There are a few things I would change.
Exhibit A:
Note the shiny-ness that is my face. I put on the invite that the party started at 12 noon. Who shows up on time to a party? Everyone. Everyone showed at the EXACT SAME TIME. Which was right before I was going to put my make-up on, so I skipped it. I would have changed that. I would have made everyone show up 10 minutes late like a good party-goer should and then I would not be shiny.
Exhibit B:
Not the queen of smash, my daughter. She’s so friggin’ DAINTY and I had to shove her hand in to get a “smash” picture and it wasn’t even a good one.
See? WTH kid? You’re supposed to get messy! That’s why I got a CHOCOLATE cake.
Good thing she sure looks cute.
Exhibit C:
There is no exhibit c. Cuz my camera battery died during the present opening portion. I got a few, but not many. Here’s 1.
It’s a tomato. Or tomahto. Your choice.
Happy Birthday, Eliana!
The first year
Today Eliana is one year old. It makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. On one hand, we made it past the first year! I kept her alive and mostly uninjured I am the best mom ever! But then, awww. She’ll never ever be a baby again. She’s getting big so fast and I can’t stop it no matter how much I want to. Just for a minute.
I love this stage. I love seeing her learn new things every day and I love how fun she is. Her personality is quite obvious. She’s stubborn and strong-willed and hilarious. I can’t even believe I made her. I am so so lucky to be her mom.
To say the year went by too fast is an understatement. Yesterday she was sleeping in my arms, a tiny little thing. All new and perfect. Today she climbed up on the coffee table. I’m almost afraid of what she’ll be doing next year.
Minutes old:
1 month old:
2 months old:
3 months old:
4 months old:
5 months old:
6 months old:
7 months old:
8 months old:
9 months old:
10 months old:
11 months old:
12 months old:
And another one!
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Still busy
Odd how one can be running around accomplishing things and lazy and unmotivated at the same time. Hoping things settle after the big 0-1. Now to distract you with smushy baby pictures. (Yes she is still a baby shut up!)
