Gi-Gi Roxx - The Ravings of a Lunatic

On Sunday we spent the afternoon and evening with my family having dinner at my Dad's house.  It was a very nice get together, despite Starfish's crankiness.  She got passed around and loved on lots and seemed to have a good time (when she wasn't crying or fussing).  I kind feel like I failed at the whole traveling mommy thing though, I really should have taken something for her to sit in besides her car seat.  I'm sure she'd have enjoyed her bouncy or her Bumbo when she started feeling wallered to death.  But alas, I suck.  I am still learning that I have more items to put in a diaper bag too.  I'm a newbie, give me a break child, I don't know what you need and what you don't yet! It's almost funny though when you get somewhere and you think "oh hey I need this thing I don't have with me and now life is miserable because we don't have it".  Like I said, almost funny.  We're gearing up for a 7 hour road trip to a family re...

I had really hoped becoming a stay at home mom would afford me more time for blogging and other things I enjoy.  But alas, it hasn't.  And really I'm quite okay with how my time is actually being spent. I am way too occupied with the epic cuteness that is my little Starfish.  Where I would spend time reading, blogging, listening to music and such, I now play peek-a-boo, tickle monster and make up silly songs about my baby's body parts to elicit any and all smiles that I can get.  I am napping when she naps and changing diapers and feeding her, sacrificing (or at least postponing) my own hygiene and nutrition needs to make sure my sweet little one is getting everything she needs to grow up big and strong. I talk to her and show her things and explain things as I do them; I'm blow drying my hair, washing the dishes, folding the laundry and putting on shoes.  I tell her why I do those things as I do them and watch as she looks at me quizzically (or like I'm c...

Starfish is 9 weeks old today! Here she is being all chubby and cute before her check up with the pediatrician this afternoon. And then here she is being all cute again after her appointment.  She's completely enamored with her hands right now, they move non-stop when she's awake.  A couple weeks ago Starfish was just hanging out on my lap after having a booby snack, and I caught this little video.  She's such a delicate little flower....