WHERE'S THE BABY?

So as I was checking my email today I lost my child. Well not really, but it did take me a second to find her. She's such a goober!

I also had my first experience of my child "locking" herself in her room. (I really didn't think this would come until she was older!) We were in the living room and Brianna was playing on the floor. She rolled herself into her bedroom, but she was happy playing so I just left her in there and just checked on her every so often. I went to see what she was doing and that's when I noticed that her bedroom door was closed. Weird? So I got up and tried to open her door. She had pushed the door shut and then rolled herself in front of it so I couldn't open the door. Luckily I was able to get it open just enough (without smooshing any fingers) to stick my arm in and push her out of the way so I could get in. What a little stinker! :)

Speaking of stinkers - along with hiding under her crib today, she also decided to rearrange her dresser. The bottom drawer was open just a little and she actually pulled herself up which opened it the rest of the way. BTW this it the first time that she's pulled herself up on something - Wahoo!!! She only did it that once though - I was trying to get her to do it again for a picture but she wouldn't. (That's why you can see my slipper bracing the drawer so she couldn't pull it open any more)

LAUGH REAL HARD & ENTER TO WIN

Check it out -

http://seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com/2008/12/on-1rst-day-of-christmas-my-moprah-gave.html

SCARY SANTA

I took Brianna to see Santa earlier this week - she HATED him!!! I really wanted to use a picture of her with Santa for our Christmas card this year, but we ended up having to do something else (you'll see in a couple of days). But she usually is so good about other people holding her, so I didn't think it would be a big deal. I think the tears started before he even took her, and as soon as he had her in his arms she was screaming. She was so sad and had big tears running down her cheeks. Poor thing! I guess I can't really blame her - he is pretty scary. :)

But I had to go back to Santa's House tonight to pick up a few things that I'd forgotten - so we tried again. I remembered a trick that a friend told me, she said to not let them see Santa before you hand them off. Just back them in still facing you, sit them down, and hurry and snap a picture. We got these two before she turned her head and realized who was holding her and the tears began to flow again.

Too bad I already mailed out our cards, I could have used these ones. Oh well - I think the picture we ended up using in the card is pretty stinkin cute as well.

WILD THING

Wahoo! I actually think her hair is growing! I was getting a little worried that she might be bald for forever. :) Although it's not very impressive it's at least long enough to attempt the hairstyle.

JABBER MOUTH

I was talking to my parents last night and they commented again on how much they liked the videos of Bri talking. So I got a couple of more for your viewing pleasure. :) I apologize for my stupid voice in the background - I sound like a goober.

She just learned how to "click" her tongue a couple of days ago. I think she learned this from me, I always do this when I'm tickling her.

BTW - I put a light on the floor to help you see her better. That's why she keeps looking to the side and at the cord running across the floor. So no, there is not usually a cord in the middle of her bedroom floor - she so wanted to play with it.

WELCOME TO EARTH

Some days I really wonder about what's becoming of the world we live in. For lack of a better way to say it - people are just so STUPID these days! I went shopping at the craft store today with Brianna. I needed help finding something and went up to an employee to ask for her help. Bri was sitting in her car seat in the cart playing, and she has one of those fleece covers over her car seat to keep her warm. As I'm talking to the employee I first started to realize just how dumb she was by the vacant stare that she was giving me as I was showing her an example of what I was looking for. Oh but I sure underestimated this one. As I'm in mid-sentence talking she jumped back, grabbed her chest and gasped really loud looking horrified. I looked behind me to see what was the matter, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. I turned back to the employee, and she says, "Oh that scared me! There's a BABY in there!" Brianna had reached her hand out of the fleece cover - ooohhh very frightening! What? I stood there smiling trying not to bust a gut in front of this weirdo. I mean hello, what planet are you from? Maybe I'm wrong here but how many people do you see carrying around car seats without children in them? I mean what was I supposed to say to this girl, "Yeah I know. It totally freaks me out every time I see a baby in a car seat too!" WOW - is all I have to say about that!

DADDY DAUGHTER FUN

Justin and Brianna had a lot of fun last weekend together. After a little bit of coaxing on my part, Justin took over meal times with Bri. He had never fed her solid foods before, mainly because she had barely started right before he left. So when I asked him if he wanted to feed her he was really hesitant. But after convincing him that she is a really good eater he decided to give it a try. And he loved it! :) He said he surprisingly had a lot of fun and from there on out he volunteered for every feeding. He also helped me out a bunch on Saturday. I got really sick with some stomach ickiness (no it wasn't my Thanksgiving cooking! :) I think it might have been the shrimp cocktail we ate on Friday), so basically I was laying on the couch or in the bathroom the whole stinkin day. Anyways, Justin noticed that we needed to make more green beans for Bri, so we made me a whole weeks worth. And when he told me that he'd make more, I told him not to worry about because she was due to start peas on Monday. So the great hubby that he is whipped me up a whole weeks worth of peas too. Is he a great guy or what?

He also was very nice and braved the crawl space and got out our Christmas decorations. So while we put up the tree we threw on a Christmas CD. After we were done he picked up Brianna and started dancing around the house to the Christmas tunes. It was so adorable!!!

You know, I always thought that I melted Justin's heart when we got together - but oh was I wrong. :) For those who know him know that he's always so rough and gruff. But never did I imagine the big pile of mush that his big heart would turn into when we brought our little angel into the world. We LOVE YOU DAD!!!