Sit Lila Sit!

Lila loves her eemo and her cousins. When I need to drop her off for urgent dental visits (I got my root canal..UGH!), she's always up to something. Her latest and greatest achievement is being able to go from the crawling position to a sitting position. She showed her eemo and cousins this move and decided not to show me until last night. It just makes me appreciate the time I have before having to go back to work next year. Can I just stay at home forever? Hubs made me buy a lotto ticket today. $333 Million. If I win, I'll buy all my readers something. lol...if only!

First haircut

Before:



Look at that mullet just screaming for someone to cut it all off!

We had to prep for the first haircut in our bathroom. Gave her a bath to calm her down, got the loudest toy we could find to distract her, sat her in the bumbo, wrapped her body with my hula skirt from the honeymoon, got my sharp eyebrow scissors, and then I snipped away.

After:



Lila did great considering it was her bedtime. Mommy and daddy have to adjust to the new do. Daddy more so...he was not thrilled that I cut 3 inches. Hello, he was sitting right next to me when I did the cutting. I didn't hear any complaints then. Men!

Lila, these soft locks are going into your scrapbook. I pray that you have daddy's hair!!!

L and C but no W

It's here! I got a C pendant from my cous as a bridesmaid gift, and I wanted a smaller version with an L. The pendants are from Majollie, and the owner is a sweet gal with great taste on jewelry. She's in her late 20's so she knows what styles the average 20/30 something gal would love to own, so all her pieces are drool worthy.

Wow, this pic makes my C look horribly scratched up and in dire need of a cleaning!!!



The hubs asks why I didn't get a W too. Gosh...how can I explain that it just wouldn't look good with three pendants hanging from one necklace. I told him to get me this gold ladybug charm bracelet from Tiffany's and add on three other charms - one being a heart with a W engraved on it (knowing full well he would never pay this much for a plain bracelet)...



No response from him!

Gymboree II

I almost got sucked into buying a membership. Almost! I decided to wait till she's in Level 3.

The class was cute. Learned some new songs. I was easily amused by the special gymbo bubble blower so I had to buy one for her. She had fun crawling down the slide but would not go up. She refused! She wouldn't even push her feet against the palm of my hands...maybe she was too scared? She also wasn't keen on crawling through tunnels. I even tried to entice her with a ball but got nothing.



The best part about the class was that she accomplished a major milestone - pulling herself up to a standing position without my help. The instructor put a fish toy on a bridge, and she hoisted herself up to get the fish...of course her prize to put in her mouth. I was such a proud mama freaking out! Lila's never done that by herself! We did that about 4x, and I think she had enough. It was a great afternoon...till next time.

btw, here is a pic of her completely amazed by all the bubbles. That's the look - mouth opened with hands held up like that and completely still like a statue! I'm so happy I upgraded to their bubble blower compared to my .99 store bought one that blows maybe 10 bubbles at a time! Edible and non toxic.

Gymboree

First class is this week! Will she love it or hate it? I wanted to wait on this till she was mobile, and now that she's crawling around every which way, I'm hoping she'll enjoy herself here.

We'll see. Hopefully the pics I post of her will be happy faces rather than sad frowny ones.

Dol (1st Birthday) Part I

Planning must start now! DIY Checklist has been created and I'm going to start asap because I don't want to be bombarded last minute while trying to build up inventory for a potential holiday fair.

DIY Projects

*Make banner for backdrop of dol table. I tried to penny pinch where I could and decided I would opt out of the rental banners and make my own. The balloon peeps gave me the measurements for the banner which will be centered inside a balloon display of ladybugs and flowers. Easiest thing will be her initial. Now what to make it out of is the big question.

*Make doljabi stuff for the guest table. I bought little glass containers at Goodwill last week (btw, it's totally my fave store at the moment) for $.40/ea, and I'll use those as the little ticket holders. I can go and on about Goodwill...lol. You can find such great gems at that place!

*Make party hats for Lila and her friends.

*Make goody bags for lil guests. Possibly use the sewing machine for this?

*Make a ladybug-ish theme garland for the front entrance.

*If I end up doing cupcakes which I'm leaning towards, I want to make cupcake toppers after seeing these online...







hmmm...this little cutie with a stamped party hat makes me think I can make one with Lila's face with drawn in antennas?

*INVITATIONS! Gosh most important thing. I have no clue...

That's it for now. Piece of cake, right? haha NOT! OMG I'm getting the sweats thinking about this stuff.

Picnics

I hate the cleaning days. I seriously go crazy "cleaning" my house before the day my house cleaner comes. Does that make sense? I start by putting all the dishes and pots away, Lila's mats and play gym tucked away in the closet, all the knick knacks in the office stashed in the drawers, etc...

Anyhow, we were stranded today. Usually the cleaners come during her nap, but I had to switch it up because of my dreaded dentist appointment. One of three this month. Ughhh why are my teeth so jacked? lol. Regular cleaning, two new cavities, one crown because my back molar split, and *cross my fingers* I don't need a root canal. I swear I thought root canals were for grandmas and grandpas. Sheesh, I got the bad teeth/eye genes from my parents.

Ok so back to my title topic. I decided to have a picnic at the park. I got the thick beach towel and lugged everything in the stroller. It was such a beautiful day, and the best part was she had a lot of fun. So it seems. She was flapping her arms, touching the grass (first time she felt grass), screaming her head off which was A-OK with me, and eating her food while watching the Arrowhead truck, cars, mailman, people walking their dogs go by.

I need to have picnics more often and invest in a picnic blanket. Here are some cute ones I found and all are waterproof!



Biggest one I can find that's affordable



Cute one from PicnicTime. Same one that Courtney Cox has :P



Best bang for the buck

tummy + toes + booty

She's on the move! Lila is crawling around with her tummy and her toes with her big ol booty sticking up. When will she realize that her knees can do all the work? It's the funniest sight I've ever seen. She's like a slithering worm.

Ring around the Rosies Toddler Dress

Before summer ends, I want to make this dress. Hubs had an obsession of finding glam rock onesies for Lila a couple months ago, so I'm hoping to surprise him by making the dress below from his old ACDC shirt.



The Ring around the Rosies dress can be found here!

Teeth

I guess they do come out in pairs?



Two chipmunk teeth are erupting!!! :P

Go Baylor Bears!

I was a cheerleader all four years of high school. Some of my best memories of high school came from my cheer days...the first one was me having a crush on the only Asian instructor at cheer camp. Anyhow, I even took a picture with him and stuck it in a frame. Little did I know, he was gay. What a surprise, right?

The hubs came back yesterday (yay!) with a gift from the Rasmituths.



Freakin cute. Not sure where she'll wear the cheerleading outfit...maybe to Chicago grandma's house? I think the hubs was even more into it than me because his alma mater is all over those outfits.

The katiedid dress needs to be put on hold. I made a smocked dress instead and came to the realization that loose straps, buttons, flowers, anything that can be put in one's mouth will be a major distraction. She could not focus on anything cause of those straps. What a mouther.

Saturday night

Alone and alone. I triple check that all the doors are locked before I go upstairs for the night. I FREAKED OUT when I realize I didn't close the side door in my garage. I took out the trash today and prob forgot to lock it. Imagine if I didn't double check. I need to stop!

I got to see Emily again this week :) Cute as a button with the fullest cheeks in town. Lila was screaming for joy when she saw her. Literally screamed the whole time she was there. Maybe it was cause she was happy to see Bebe the dog too? Who knows?



Bebe is such a great dog...my kind of dog. Doesn't bark, sits a foot away from you, and is like a bodyguard for the baby. When Emily cries, she runs on over to the owner to alert her.

Sorry Bebe, Lila didn't mean to yank on your floppy ears :(



Today was a good day. The lil one enjoyed swimming today, and we actually stayed out for a full hour in the pool! It was quite nice putting her down in the evening because she was completely knocked out, and I had some time to put the laundry away in her room without her waking up. I should be more careful about putting sunscreen on my feet because they are black. Not tan but black! It's gross because my body is sooooo 5 shades lighter. Not a pretty sight. Who ever thinks about putting sunscreen on feet though??? Is it just me?

Our play area is halfway completed. I'll get to finally check that off the list. She has a blank stare when I plop her in...at least it's not crying, right?