Gi-Gi Roxx - The Ravings of a Lunatic

So this morning I woke up feeling refreshed and ready for the day.  I stretched and then reached over to grab my phone to check the time.  It was 9:30 am!!!! What?! Something must be wrong with Leelu.... she normally wakes up and starts babbling for attention around 7:30-8.  My mind instantly went to dark places as I pulled on my sweatshirt and pajama pants. As I approached the nursery door, which doesn't shut completely thus always being slightly ajar, I spied the most adorable little face peeping over the pink mesh crib pad.  She was on all fours, just staring at the door.  As I opened it the biggest smile spread across her face.  How long had she been waiting for mommy to come in and say good morning? How long had she been awake? Why had she not begun her usual morning wake up calls? Why was she just staring at the door? None of those questions mattered really.  The only thing that mattered was that she was awaiting my arrival and was thri...

A lot of folks are doing this thing on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter where every day they post something they are thankful for throughout the month of November.  I'm too lazy to remember to do that, so I'm going to attempt to express my thankfulness via blog posts.  You'll get a handful of things I'm thankful for when I find the time to sit down and type up a post for it. Today I'll cover the first four days of the month with the following things that I am thankful for... 1) My husband, a great husband, friend and father and I cannot imagine my life without him. 2) My daughter, who has brought me more joy than I could have ever dreamed of having in my life. 3) My siblings, my big sister is my best friend and my little brother is my hero.. but don't tell him that because it'll go to his head. LOL 4) My parents, my mommy was always there for me and I know she still watches over me from the other side of the veil.  My daddy has always...

I nearly forgot, Leelu turned 7 months last Friday.  She had a doctors appointment on the 10th which I think I may have mentioned before.  She was 15 lbs and 24.5 in. tall.  We went for her 6 month vaccinations last week also.  She got the last rounds of her recurring 2 month shots and won't need more of those until she's a year old.  She also got the flu shot, which we have to go back next month for the second part of for her.  Apparently babies have to get the flu shot in two parts, but only the one time.  Not sure of the reasoning behind it but whatever.  I also go my flu shot that day.  I thought if I went first and got my shot while Leelu watched, then she would take her shots a little better. No such luck.  She couldn't have cared less that I was getting a shot but then acted like it was the end of the world when it was her turn.  Cry baby. (i keed i keed) Of course, after it was all over she was peachy.  Her 4 ...

It's official.  Starfish has chompers. The first little sharp razor blade like tooth finally poked through last Sunday.  Since then, the other has begun poking and now she enjoys biting my finger a little harder than usual, biting down on the plastic spoon at mealtime, and hearing them scrape on everything hard that she sticks in her mouth.  I can't believe she's got teeth already.  Didn't I just go into labor and have her like last week? My how time flies! Before I know it I'll be planning her first birthday party, then sweet sixteen, then her graduation party, then I'll be picking out a mother-of-the-bride dress for her wedding.  Slow down already! We're still working on crawling.  She seems to still prefer to roll around to get where she wants to be and is getting good at scooting on her belly.  I know it's just a matter of time before she's crawling all over the place.  I'm not rushing that.  No way, no how.  It's...

It's not for lack of wanting to blog, but lack of time and sufficient brain power to do so. My mind is a muddled mess.  I don't know if it's motherhood or something else, but whatever the cause, it bites.  I didn't bother reading my last entry to see where I left off  so if some of this is a repeat, forgive me. The Starfish is just a few days away from being 7 months old.  She had a check up last Monday and weighed in at 15lbs on the nose, was 24.5 inches tall and the pediatrician said she's perfectly healthy. We have been having trouble, however, with her digestive system.  She keeps getting constipated and nothing we do seems to help but in the short term. She will get back on track for a day, maybe two and then bam, she's all backed up again.  We've eliminated rice/oatmeal cereals from her intake, thinking that might be the culprit, but alas, it hasn't made one bit of a difference.  So every few days we're finding ourselves breaking out ...

It's honestly the most amazing day weather wise today.  But I'm sitting in the nursery on my behind doing nothing more than surfing the interwebs and bouncing my little sleeping Starfish in her bouncy seat trying to keep her in nap mode for as long as I can.  But I feel productive.  Or that is, I feel like I could be productive.  Something about the onslaught of autumn makes me feel like doing stuff.  Typically, people get that urge in the spring time after a long, hard winter.  But me? Not so much.  At least not until that crisp air, light breeze, and the scent of summer dying off fills the world around me. I was sitting here looking at another mothers blog and started on the seemingly endless search for ideas for someones First Birthday which is just a little over 6 months away.  Seems like I have plenty of time for planning something photographically fabulous, but really one can never have too much time to plan for something that will o...

I may have already "lost it" but I will stick with my trusty old friend Denial for a little while longer. I get an e-mailed weekly update about views and visitors to my blog.  My numbers have dropped dramatically.  I suppose that since I'm not trucking any more and just about every mom out there has a blog, my little corner of the interwebs isn't really that special any longer. I guess that means I'm off the hook for frequent, clever, interesting updates.  Which is good since I've been neglecting my blogging duties in exchange for playing with my sweet little Starfish.  I mean, I'd much rather spend time tickling this adorable little booger face than tickling the keyboard on my laptop.  I will keep blogging, of course, because I do love doing it.  It's a great way to keep my thoughts in a place I can look back at them any time I want without straining my brain.  Plus, I think it will be neato when Starfish is big enough to read it and wil...