Hats off to you

We 3 peeps spent Turkey Day in Tahoe. It was cooooooold yet there was no snow to be found anywhere. But it was gorgeous.

Do you think we brought enough hats to keep Melia's head warm? She is just too damn cute, dont'cha think?














Click here to see more pictures from our trip:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=ejd5ehd.1xueywht&Uy=-e205y7&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

Like my mother before me

SLEEPY HEAD

Melia sleeps with a blanket on her head. I know, some of you out there will think: "Ooh, bad mom. Aren't you worried about SIDS?" Of course, but it really isn't that common. And I have a cool crib alarm that my dad and Marcia gave us- if Melia stopped breathing the alarm would go off.

Here is the funny thing: did you know that I sleep with my head covered? Always have. My mom used to tell me that she would check on me constantly throughout the night to be sure I was still breathing. Good thing I have that alarm.

This picture was taken this morning. Ryan said to me, "Well we know she has your DNA for sure."

POOR MOMMY

I have mommy burn-out. I feel like I am losing brain cells daily. My memory is shit. So much for grad school, eh? Seems all my college education is good for these days is how to successfully change a poopy diaper. But, to my credit, I could kick any mom's butt at diaper changing. Bring it on. And folding teeny-tiny onesies used to be cute. Now it is just laundry. Which in-and-of-itself is annoying. My only saving grace is that we bought a really cool new high efficiency washer and dryer set...we will see how long it takes before the novely of that wears off. I can't even bring Melia to the gym anymore because she talks too much and is considered a liability. I need some SERIOUS adult stimulation where the discussion consists perhaps of philosophy and aesthetics instead of baby's inconsistent sleep patterns. Blah, blah, blah. Poor Mommy. Enough whining.

HELLO TURKEY

We are off to Lake Tahoe tomorrow. This is our 5th year going to Tahoe for Thanksgiving. Only this year I am not pregnant (hello chip-shots!) and we have our cutie pie with us. Have a fantastic Turkey Day, everyone!

Go with the Flo

So Aunt Flo showed up. Ladies, you know who I am talking about; Men, don't ask. 13 months! It's been 13 months since she was last here! This is sooooooo annoying.

I am always caught off guard by how much my love for this little lady grows each day. Each morning, no matter how little sleep I get the night before, there is just something about seeing her adorable smile in that little crib of hers when she awakes. Ryan saw it for the first time last week. He says to me "Is she always this happy when she wakes up?" My response: "Doesn't it just make your day?" How could it not.

I have car envy. Or should I say crossover sports utility vehicle envy. I really want one.

You've read the headlines, right? The ones about PVC-this and PVC-that and how it is bad for our kids and our environment? I guess you'd only know if you have little ones running around. Well, the stuff stinks. PVC's that is. Think "new shower curtain" smell. Yah, I don't really want those poisonous gasses around my little one. So a fellow mom and I are inventing a new product. I can't tell you what it is quite yet because I KNOW one of my devoted readers will steal the idea. But just know that something big is coming to the world of baby. The PVC-free world, that is.

Our little girl is sick again. Poor baby. I think she caught my cold.

We didn't really take any pics this week but watch this video- her new facial expression is just hilarious!

All it took was one tomato...

Boompa (Ryan's dad) came up this past weekend to visit. Melia LOVED playing with her Boompa and laughing at all of the funny sounds he made.

On Friday, Daddy and Boompa took Melia to swim class where Boompa got to meet Melia's friends. They had the BEST time! That evening we hosted a Mom's Group potluck at the house- 7 babies and their parents! Boompa got a real taste for Berkeley-esque Vegetarian Organic delights. But thank goodness for late hotdogs. :-)

On Saturday we had breakfast at our local cafe, then came back to the house to relax. I had thrown my back out so we were trying to not do too much. That afternoon we all went to the park, and then picked up some Zach's pizza to enjoy. That's when it happened: Melia grabbed a big, chunky tomato off of Ryan's pizza and tried to shove it in her mouth. Now she has grabbed at food before, but never with this much passion. We put the tomato in a bowl and Melia was adamant about getting that tomato into her mouth! At least she has good taste in food.

So the next day Ryan bought her some rice cereal, just in case she was hungry.

Sunglasses are da bomb

Guess who came to visit? Grammy! And she brought the coolest present! SUNGLASSES! Check 'em out...don't I look cool?

We did lots of fun things while Grammy was in town. We went to a b'day costume party that Melia's friend Connor threw for his mommy, we went for a hike at Tilden Park, we went to some yummy restaurants, and there were lots of cuddles.

Right now Melia's favorite thing to do, besides sucking on her toes, is drinking water from a glass! She LOVES to drink water!