The Attack

He may be cute, but he's sizing up his conquest..


















Getting ready to pounce


















There's no holding back this drool monster...



















Almost got it...


















Triumph!

cute...

I think it's time to start baby-proofing...(video)

We Got Skillz

The Butcher

So...Dave and I met in a bar. A karaoke bar. Sometime around 10 pm on a Saturday night. Yes, it was that cliche. And guess what his pick up line was...?

"How you doing?" As he channeled Joey from Friends.

We exchanged numbers and I labeled him in my phone as "Butcher"-- representing his occupation. It was charming to think...the vegetarian and the butcher.

He is still "Butcher" in my phone to this day.....although he tells me to change it to "Butcher Husband", which I have yet to do.


He texted me not too long ago this evening: "How are my monkeys?"

- "One is asleep. The other is enjoying the former being asleep"

- "Ha!"

I can't say enough how peaceful and liberating it is to have my evenings to myself again. He also took a long nap from 4-6, where I was able to complete a work-out video, make dinner, and spend some time doing absolutely nothing productive aka "me" time (i.e. what I am also accomplishing now). We also took a long walk around the neighborhood this evening and I discovered a huge park about a mile from our place equipt with swing sets, merry-go-round, jungle gym, teeter-totter, basket ball court, baseball diamond, dog run, soccer field, and football field. Did I say it was huge? HUGE! I'm so excited. We also have two grocery stores within a short walk, a couple coffee shops, bars, restaurants, gas stations, and a couple shops. We're also really close to the max stop (double Yay!)

Oh heck! The little guy is awake.

The battle rages on

The one with my gut that is. So apparently a ton of wedding cake, vino, and various sweets a plenty from certain mini-moons can have a damper effect on efforts to return to pre-pregnancy body types. Sigh. It's much easier to gain ten pounds than lose ten pounds. Double sigh.

Anyway....

Slight mishap at work today. I forgot to bring extra breastmilk storage bags :0!!! I usually use the Lansinoh storage bags and tape them to the machine so I pump directly into the bags. They're perfect for storage since they freeze flat and they're high quality plastic and BPA free. The medela bags are good too but incredibly over-priced. A box of 20 runs at about $10 compared to $6 for Lansinoh. And in general, that's my experience with the two brands: Lansinoh makes the same exact product for nearly 2/3 the price. I digress...

Luckily for me, my office has a supply of plastic sandwich bags in the kitchen and...oh yes I did...I used them in my desperation. I washed it out thoroughly and later transfered the milk to more...ah...appropriate storage. I came close to pumping directly into a plastic cup! *shrug* If there's anything you learn how to be in motherhood, it's resourceful!

Well, tonight I am going to my first post baby band practice. Babysitter is lined up and my violin is sitting at a ready. I'm so excited I could sing and dance except for little sleeping things are in the next room. Instead, I'm twiddling my toes and fingers in anticipation.

Wriggle Worm