On the second day...

Day two of my Weight Watchers endeavor...I really just want some cake. A big piece of devils food cake with super fudge icing and a grand scoop of vanilla ice cream. Is that so wrong? Whoever said, "Let them eat cake" was totally on to something...just let me eat cake!!!

Throwdown Anyone?

As I sliced and diced away at various fruits and vegetables this morning, (in preparation for my first week of purposeful weight loss since getting the go-ahead from my midwife this past Thursday)I found myself imagining that I was a Food Network Star, hosting my own show and sharing all of my hard earned expertise (HA!) with my adoring public. This is not an uncommon phenomenon for me as I am a total Food Network addict.

I don't know what it is about that Santoku knife that makes me feel like I could cook anything..anyone up for a challenge? Giada...Ina...anyone???

Labor Day Cupcake Cones

We headed over to Ryan and Jacquie's last night for Moe's burritos and ice cream cones filled with cupcakes to celebrate Labor Day.

Éva adores her Uncle Ryan and Aunt Jacquie and they are so patient with her. It doesn't seem to bother Jacquie even a little that Éva wants to follow her EVERYWHERE, and Ryan doesn't seem phased a bit when she is constantly walking in between him and his XBOX during a game of Rainbow Six. And, in fact, they seemed joyful as they watched their niece tear into her ice cream cone, getting chocolate everywhere. It seemed, wherever she walked, she left a trail of cupcake crumbs, and Jacquie would have to bend over to pick them up one by one, as I was holding Izzy (like always). But it didn't seem to bother them at all...maybe because she was just so cute!

Thanks for the pics Ryan!

Bath time with Izzy

Izzy is a baby who loves her baths! Éva used to scream at bath time, but Izzy instantly calms as soon as she feels the warm water on her back. She smiles and coos and genuinely enjoys it.

Usually after her bath, I hurry to wrap her tiny wet body in a soft towel and we scamper off to the changing station to get her dressed before she gets too cold. Last night, however, she was just too cute in her pink baby towel, talking up a storm, so I decided it wasn't that cold in the living room and that she could probably stand an impromptu photo shoot.

Hair

First, let me preface this by saying that Éva’s hair grows in a very non-predictable pattern. She was cursed with her daddy's cow licks and because of this, her hair in the front grows straight down into her face. There is just nothing to be done about it.

For the last 6 months, I've done well at keeping her bangs trimmed and out of her face, but Paul and I recently decided to let her bangs grow out so that they can be pulled back in pig-tails or a pony-tail like the rest of her hair. (Paul wasn't a big fan of the bangs...I tried to justify them by showing him pictures of Suri Cruise and her very chic bangs...but he wasn't buying it)

Anyway, this is Éva's hair after 3 months of not cutting her bangs and it's driving me nuts! I just want to cut them so bad. Every time I look at her and those bangs are in her face I have to take a deep breath...surely that is annoying for her! But I resist and tell myself that in a few more months, they'll be long enough to fit into her pony tail.

Until then, we'll have hundreds of barrettes scattered across the house and still not one to be found when I need it.

Happy?

Paul and I continue to be amazed at the things that will come out of our Éva's mouth. Everyday, it seems, she says something new that absolutely floors us! Today, my sensitive girl asked a very intuitive question. "Momma, you happy?" she asks with a very inquisitive look on her face. "I'm happy. Are you happy?" I reply. "Okay" she says and turns around to fall into her bean bag giggling as she sinks into the hot pink fabric.

Momma is very happy.

So Cool

This weekend, Paul and I went up to outlets in Waikele to check out the Labor Day weekend sales...and boy did we find them! As we meandered in and out of various stores, Éva was growing weary of shopping...she is not a shopper like her mother. But all of the sudden, she spotted something that she just couldn't live without! Pink, sparkly sunglasses at Osh Kosh.

It's been a challenge to get her to put them down.