First Day of Daycare...

Today is the first day of "big girl" day care for Lily. She goes to Oaktree (Papa's school) where my dad teaches. Since she was three months old, she has been going to a family friend, Pam West. Lily loves going to Pam's and she is the only child there so she gets super spoiled! We decided a couple months ago that we should start putting her in daycare one day a week with other kids so that she gets some social interaction and lots of quality play time.

I would have never considered this when she was younger, but I'm okay with it now. She is getting bigger and loves playing with other kids. Plus, my dad is at the school in case she ever needed anything and he can pop into her room anytime he wants to. And, it's only one day a week and my dad will bring her home right after school.

I had to keep reminding myself of the second paragraph over and over again last night. I made five copies of the classroom phone number that they said we can call anytime to check up on her. I had total anxiety and needed to make myself feel better. I made Casey drop her off today. If she started crying, I would definitely start crying and I don't think I would have left her there!

Well, I just got an update (No, I didn't breakdown and call the classroom. I didn't want to hear that she was upset if she was.) One of the teachers e-mailed me (I didn't even ask her to!) and said she had no problem with the "drop off" and during the buggy ride this morning around the school, she waived and yelled "Hiiii PaaaaaPa!" to my dad in the gym! Then she went back to the classroom and was playing babies with her new friend, Zoey. She also informed me that Lily ate 4 of her 5 popcorn chickens, all of her peaches and dipped them both in LOTS of ketchup!

I think Lily is in heaven! I hope she wants to come home tonight.

Woo-hoo!

80 degrees today and it's Friday!!

Friday Night Dinner...

Tonight we went out for a special dinner...








at The French Laundry. The food was okay. The dessert was awesome!

Mmmmm...We love bug bar ice cream sandwiches!!

One of my favorite things...

I have a bad habit that I can't seem to break. I let Lily into our bed most morning around 4am. I have to admit I love it. I love her hugs, warm cuddles and watching her sleep. Sometimes, she doesn't wake up on her own to come to my bed and I go in and get her. Yup, I admit it, I walk in her room and grab my peacefully sleeping baby to come sleep with me. Sad, I know. But, I know I won't be able to do this forever. I get up around 7am and leave her in my bed sleeping until she wakes up and then I turn on PBS. She loves Curious George. Most days she stays in bed, watching cartoons, until I'm ready to get her going. Not today.

I was in the bathroom drying my hair this morning and the door pushed open. Lily came barging in and grabbed a hold of my leg extra tight and said "Hiiiii Mummmmmma!"

What a great way to start my day!

Oldie, but goodie...

This video of Lily was captured almost two months ago. Whenever I need a smile or quick laugh, I always turn this on.

I love it! More nights than not, you can find us in the kitchen dancing with the radio on. And, I do think my Lily is a wonderful dancer!

What a Wednesday...

I love Wednesday's. For about three months now, I've been fortunate enough to have four day work weeks and take every Wednesday off. I spend the whole day with Lily. We can stay up later on Tuesday nights and stay in our pajamas just a little bit longer in the morning! Some weeks I plan field trips or play dates with other friends, some weeks we visit Nana and Papa for lunch at school, most weeks we go shopping at Target and some weeks we just stay home and hang out. But no matter what, the day is always about me and Lily. I love it. I also appreciate it. Other than the first three months of her life, I've always been a full time working mom. I had a little mental breakdown earlier this year (on my 28th birthday to be exact) and realized my life is moving way too fast! My baby is growing way too fast and I'll never get this time back. I picked Wednesdays because it is right smack dab in the middle of the week. It's not thrown in as an extension of a busy week-end that we usually share with others. It is a day for me to stop, take a break and enjoy my daughter. And that's exactly what I do.

Today was a stay at home day with the exception of a quick trip to Target in the morning. It rained from the time we got up until about 3:30. We got lots done today and checked off my list! I even got to vacuum and mop my hardwood floors while Lily was napping (Bonus for me! I love the smell of Murphy's oil soap.) Lily woke up in a great mood just as the sun was starting to dry things out a bit so we headed outside for some fresh air. Today was a great day. I love my Wednesdays with Lily.

Tagged...

Wow! It is really sad that it took me being "tagged" to get back on here and write something!! I promise to make a better effort at this! Thanks for tagging me, Renee! It gave me a little bit of motivation and guilt to get back on :)!

Anyway, back to my blog...Renee tagged me about my nightstand! How funny! I'm supposed to take a picture and tell you what's on it. Well, here it goes!

When I moved to college, I rented a new, "furnished" apartment. My parents offered to pay for the furnishings because it was way easier to pay an extra $25.00 a month than to haul it back and forth from home every year. Plus, where would I sleep when I came home to visit???! After I graduated, I moved in with Casey and we bought a new bed! How exciting...a new big, beautiful bed and mattress set we probably couldn't afford at the time! Actually, I know we couldn't afford it because we couldn't afford any of the matching accessories like a nightstand or dresser. But, oh, well...I love my bed. After living for about 6 months without a nightstand my mom thought it would be a great idea to go the antique store and look for a night stand. Antiques are so not my thing, but, I decided to go with her anyway. What do you know...we found a night stand that I love. Well, it's actually not a real nightstand, but it's my nightstand and that's what counts! Plus, it reminds me of my mom and how much fun we have together and that sometimes (okay, most times) she is right!

My night stand is an old Martha Washington sewing machine cabinet. It has lots of character and it matches my cherry wood bed. It has lots of handy drawers and cubby holes. I have a lamp from Ikea on my night stand. I bought it on my very first trip there with my mom and sister. It doesn't give off much light, but it does project cute little flowers on the wall. I also have my very favorite framed picture of Lily when she was 3 months old. I love when she takes it off and gives "the baby" kisses. I wonder when she'll realize the baby is actually her! I have my alarm clock, that is usally telling the wrong time because Lily is tall enough to reach it and loves to play with all the buttons. I'm not kidding, I have to check the time and reset the alarm every night before I go to bed! I have a video baby monitor. A lot of people think they're crazy and not necessary, but I love being able to watch her as well as listen to her sleep. I also, at all times, have three binkies next to my bed. That way I know right where they are when I have an emergency situation on my hands...you know, like when Lily misplaces one and she can't find it!!