Foodie Baby

I'm a picky eater.  There are a ton of things I won't touch and can't even stand the smell of.  Most of them are totally normal things that people love.  Hot dogs, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, green beans..  That said, I don't want Zooey to grow up not being introduced to new tastes and textures but how do I accomplish this when I don't even want to eat a lot of foods myself?

Frustrations and Sleepy Babies

As I sit here listening to my daughter scream in her crib, once again resisting her nap, I can't help but think back on the days when she would sleep all day.  Literally all I had to do was put her down on something soft and she'd be out like a light.  No, seriously.  Of course I'm happy that she's healthy and happy and mobile, even though she keeps me exhausted!

Our First Snow Day!

Today we got a very unexpected surprise- about 2 inches of snow!  Daniel and I were leaving Target when it started (I promptly refused to drive home-people get too crazy).  He was eager to get home so we could wake Zooey up, bundle her up, and take her out into all the crazy wet mess.  Obviously I don't care that much about snow.  Its cold, gets in my hair and melts and makes it all frizzy.  I did go out long enough to make a tiny snowman for Zooey and get lots of pictures.  I don't know that she cared much about it (just like Mommy, good job girly) but we did get some precious shots.  Enjoy!

Strawberry Chocolate Decadence Pie

Happy (late) Valentine's Day, all!  Hope you were all able to spend the day with someone special, even if it was your cat.  I got to spend the day with my sweet princess making pie for our small group get together last night.  The pie involved strawberries which resulted in lots of begging and whining and general flailing until I decided to share.  Didn't know Zooey was so enthusiastic about that particular fruit.

I didn't do a great job documenting the pie making process, but its pretty self explanatory.  You should be able to do all right without a lot of visual aid.  To fulfill my goal of posting at least one recipe this month, I give you the Strawberry and Chocolate Decadence Pie!  (Used this recipe found on Pinterest.)

Busy Day

It's been interesting around my house today.  The little nugget decided she didn't want to take her nap today unless I was holding her.  (I figured this out after holding her on and off for an hour.  I would try to put her down, she would scream, I would hold her, etc, etc....)  Obviously, I haven't had time to do a whole lot.

What Time Is It?!

I've always been a huge nerd, and I tend to get a lot of laughs about it.  I guess that wasn't enough to keep my mild insanity out of my parenting (haha!).  I went to my first convention last summer (HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC) and opted to dress for comfort rather than come up with a "LOOK AT ME" outfit or even a geeky t-shirt.  I mean, you're basically walking around a confusing maze of vendor and artist tables and trying to decide which panels, if any, to rush to.  All of this with nary a bench to rest on.  But anyway.  Now that I have a baby, things have changed.  I have a tiny human that I can dress up with no complaint from them and babies are always guaranteed to gain a few "ooohs" and "ahhhs".  I gave Zooey's first con outfit a lot of consideration, and after a while settled on one.

Giving Blogging Another Go

Mommy and Zooey grins!

When I was pregnant with Zooey, I did my best to update my baby blog each week with wonderful details about my pregnancy. What I wanted to eat, who I wanted to punch, how much weight I'd gained... That obviously didn't work out that well. Most days I was too lazy tired to fill everyone in on all the details. Now that she's here not much has changed. Instead of being lazy and big on the couch playing video games, I'm chasing a (almost!) one year old around the house, trying to keep her from chewing on wires or the dogs. But hanging out with a group of ladies who are oh-so wonderful has inspired to begin my blogging adventure anew! Here I'll try to keep up with my crafts, recipes, and fun stories of life with my little princess (and the king, of course).  So bear with me as I try to figure all this mess out!