Photo shoot, 6 months

this weekend we did a photo shoot for Brooklyn- we couldn't let her past 6 month without taking some shots to remember her with years from now. we had a great experience and even before seeing the final shots- we've talked about doing it every six months with her, and this photographer!! here's a sneak peek... and check out more of Erik's style of photography at http://www.twinkletwinkleimages.com 

she's pretty amazing, isn't she!


also this weekend, my mom-in-law, Gabi/Grammy/Mom moved to town!!! we're very excited she's here. and i have high hopes for her new adventure in the South!

as i type this blog, babygirl sleeps on my chest. we've been putting off sleep training while her first tooth broke through the gum. but now that's over, so we must begin.... i started today, with her afternoon nap. didn't happen. she decided she'd cry through the whole thing & basically skip the nap. tried for her late nap.. same thing. ugh! this is gonna be hard!! soooooo- that's why she's napping on me now, figured she's gotta sleep! we'll try again soon!

on that note, any Moms out there have tips on how to ween babies off of my soothing techniques and get them soothing themselves to sleep???? (she wakes up All through the night and excepts ME to get her back to sleep!)

Rachel's Green Bridal Shower

Hello. sorry i've been gone so long. it feels like ages since i've written on here. i've been a busy girl. i was 50% responsible for throwing my friend Rachel's Bridal Shower this past Valentine's Day. and had a couple of of hurdles to overcome.

For starters- the party was in Columbus, Ohio ( i live in Nashville, TN.) also, the best, and often the only way i could communicate with the other 50% of hostess (Stacey) was through emails. emailing can be tough because you have no verbal reference to how the words would be said by the author. sometimes you read it with inflections that don't really exist. sentences can get missed when reading quickly which can lead to confusion and frustration. once we spoke once on the phone- all those feelings where cleared up and happiness once again ruled the land. 

secondly- i have a 5 month old!! the week before i took the drive to Ohio, she decided to wake up EVERY HOUR through the night, for FOUR NIGHTS in a row!!! How How How could i plan out a 4 day trip, pack for myself, my babygirl and for the shower on NO solid sleep?!?

well, thank goodness i figured it out- i only forgot a couple of things, but nothing too dire or that couldn't be purchased at Target!

Rachel recently became a vegetarian so we decided on a Go Green theme for her bridal shower (oh yeah- and her main color for the wedding is lime green.) an all vegetarian menu was easy for a 2pm-4pm sunday afternoon shower. organic veggie plate served with hummus. garlic eggplant dip served with breads and crackers. organic fruit served with natural cheeses.  all served on recycled paper plates, of course.

 for decorations we kept it simple to not waste earth's resources. stacey (my partner in crime of hosting) bought teacups and mugs for the thrift store and potted small house plants in them. perfect for decoration and sweet as thank you gifts to all of our attendees.

we wanted fun games, and nothing too cheesey- so one of the games was "guess this herb." okay, so i forgot a couple herbs, so it became "guess this spice." HA! no one did very well at it, but it was fun and got people talking. one of the funny ones was celery flakes- found in stacy's cabinet- people were guessing everything on this one, from oregano to vanilla. very funny!

for game winners we gave reusable bags, grow your own herb kits and recycled paper notebooks. good for mother earth and fun truly usable stuff. i wanted some of those bags for myself but we had some ties between winners so i was left with nothing!! oh well, at least i know where they came from if i wanna buy them for myself..

so... that's some of where i've been. busy busy busy. i'm happy to announce that babygirl is sleeping much more again! only waking a couple times a night again. whew! she's working on popping out a tooth- so we'll see how long this sleep thing lasts. haha! she's sleeping now, which is how i've had time to actually sit down and think. and write. but i'm pretty much spent. so, see you next time. and thanks for reading.

<--babygirl passed out at the shower
xoxop

III

how is it that i have so much to say, so many things i could talk about in my life and my mind is a total blank? oh right- Mommy Brain!! having a baby changes your life in so many ways! some you can see coming, some just slap you in the back of the head without a word of warning. lovelovelove my life though, even on the cranky, Brooklyn won't nap, Leia won't stop barking days.

i wrote out half a blog yesterday- Brooklyn wouldn't nap so i never got to finish it- so this morning, that was the first item on my list. 
1. Finish Blog
2. Feed child
3. Feed self, and coffee! lots of coffee!


so i did finish it. maybe not exactly picking up where i left off- but i thought i closed it out rather well. kinda cutesy. i think it ended with something like- " so go have babies people!!"  it was funny, really! i guess you had to read it in context. oh, but you'll never be able to bc blogger lost it!! as i finished i hit Publish Post and the screen went blank and said some nonsense about not being able to find that page. ARG!

and now, babygirl is waking up and i'm going to have round this one up quickly or it may suffer the same fate! so, in closing...

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