Smile time!

FInally, they are here and we caught them on film! That's right, Hannah now smiles! And it's not just gas:)

Now that I'm home....

So, as of today I am officially a stay-at-home mom. I write this with a little sadness as I hate to leave a job that I love and coworkers that I will miss. Fortunately I will be able to volunteer there and hopefully be of help to them:)

Now that I have a lot more time on my hands, I am trying to think of some things to do in my spare time. Here's what I've come up with so far:
1. Start my Christmas shopping (I know it's early, but this gives me plenty of time to really search for the best deals)
2. Become a sudoku master (I'm already pretty good, so this shouldn't take long)
3. Read the Bible (not with a book or plan, just start at page one and read it the whole way through)
4. Organize my closet by type and color (maybe Todd will let me do his side too!)
5. Paint Lilly's nails (I've seen groomers do it, but Todd won't let me. Other things he protests: knitting her a sweater, boots or any other clothing involving our dog)
6. Update my Facebook status every few minutes to let everyone know just how my day is going... all day
7. Blog.... obviously
8. Watch Oprah (sadly this is already something I look forward to most days)
9. Organize the massive mound of gift bags that I have kept from every baby shower, birthday and Christmas gift but refuse to throw away
10. Speaking of throwing away, now I have plenty of time to repeatedly call the City of Columbia and remind them about my recycling bin that they promised to have delivered weeks ago.

Anything to add?

6 weeks old!

I finally figured out the "child wearing" thing so here are some pics of me doing the dishes the other night.


Can you believe she's already 6 weeks old??

Hannah's first bottle

When I grow up....

Ok, so I admit, I am a big fan of Jeopardy! If you were to peek inside our living room on most weeknights at 7:30pm you will find Todd and I on the couch watching our boy Alex T (thats what we call him for short). And no, this is not because we now have an infant child and we are home alot. We've actually almost always made it a point to watch since we've been married. And some Saturday nights we'll even tune in (even though the Saturday show is always a rerun, and we know that because we've seen it before and therefore remember half of the answers). But I digress.

If you've ever watched Jeopardy you know that there is this small select group of fairly good looking people that travel around and read clues. This group is called the "Clue Crew"... it's catchy, I know. Anyway, I have officially decided that this is what I want to do when I grow up. I mean, how hard is it to get to travel around the world to read clues for the show? I can see it now. The boss calls, "Hey Kim, we're going to send you to Hawaii so that you can stand in front of a volcano and read this clue of the cue card in front of you: Volcano's like these behind me spit out a hot molten liquid also known as this." That's it... a hard day at work.

Do you think there are tryouts for this kind of job? Should I start taping myself in different locations around Columbia reading random jeopardy-like questions?

Other random observations about Jeopardy:
- I think I've blogged about this before, but the commercials shown during the show are completely tailored to the 65+ population. They go from Cialis (the one with the old people in the bathtub...yuck)... to Polident (bye bye paste)... to commercials about visiting Florida.
- After the first commercial break, Alex always interviews the contestants. This consists of introducing them and what they do and where they are from. Then most of the time he brings up some random story or fact about this person. This is when you realize that there are many huge dorks on the show. When you have the opportunity to have one fact about yourself told on national television and all you can think of is that you have a cat that is potty trained, you are not cool.
- Speaking of contestants, there is always one guy who holds his controller/buzzer in front of him and presses it feverishly like 10 times everytime they know an answer. It always amuses me to see the look of frustration when they do not get called on to answer as if they haven't figured out that you get called on when you buzz in first, not the most times.

Ok, I am realizing that this blog is getting long and the fact that I can write this much about jeopardy proves that I really need a new hobby.

PS. I just typed this entire thing with one hand because I'm holding Hannah with the other. It took like 45 minutes... further proof that I need another hobby. Preferably one that doesn't generally need 2 hands.

Hannah likes to put her hands up in her face. In a lot of the ultrasounds before she was born she would have them up there.

Peek-a-boo!

This is one of the onsies that I wore when I was a baby:) She wore it for about an hour before barfing on it!

Ready to go walk the river!

I packed Hannah up the other day to go to the Riverwalk and she looked so cute I thought I'd share a few pictures with you all.

One month old already!

These boots weren't made for walkin'...

Before Hannah was born I bought these cute "Ugg"- like boots. I know babies don't need shoes but I thought they were really cute. Luckilly I got them at a consignment store so they were only like a dollar. Now that I'm taking Hannah out a little more, I thought it would be great to give them a try. Here's the problem: apparently these boots were not made to go on actual baby feet. There is not way to get her little feet into them! Now I know why they were at the consignment

Great song!

Love the lyrics to the chorus of the new Brandon Heath song!


All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me you heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

To: Hannah From: Lilly the dog

Alright kid, it's been a few weeks and you are starting to settle in here and I'm pretty sure you are getting used to seeing me, the precious little brown dog named "Lilly"... or "no Lilly" as I am so often referred to lately. Mom is busy trying to get you to sleep so I thought I'd blog about a few ground rules I have set up so you and I can live in peace.

1. You may be cute, but please remember that I am also cute and I've been living here a lot longer than you. Therefore, when I am getting my well-deserved cuddle time with mom and dad there is no reason for you to start crying in order to steal them away. I have mastered the art of sitting, shaking and laying down and I have worked very hard for my spot on the couch.

2. I don't care if they are your toys, if they shake, rattle, squeak or smell good I am going to chew on them. And don't even think that this same rule applies to my bones... I'm not sharing them.

3. I am really working on the whole walking with the baby stroller thing, but until I get it down pat I believe I should always be first to be walked. And, if mom has to choose between taking me or you to the Riverwalk seniority rules! I am almost 3 and you aren't even able to hold your head up yet.

4. No crying while I'm napping. Granted I can nap pretty much anywhere in the house and I choose to always do it in the room that everyone is in, but the crying is where I draw the line. So, if you see me curled up in a blissful slumber somewhere near you put a paci in it and calm down.

5. My pouty face is always going to be better than yours. Just accept this.

I think if you start with these rules we can be best of friends. And once we are, you'll have to teach me why you are allowed to poop in the house and why I am not:(