How Im Feeling These Days...

Happy First Birthday Angel

Dear Evie,

Just one year ago you came into this world and into our lives. I can't believe it has been an entire year since I was blessed with meeting you. I want you to know how proud I am of you for being so strong, so determined and with such a beautiful spirit at just 1 year old. You are truly the light of my life. I know that everyone who is blessed with the opportunity to meet you in this life will be better off for doing so. I pray that you will dream anything, want anything, achieve anything and be anything that you put your mind to. I will always be there for you to protect you and guide you and be your friend. I love you. Happy First Birthday Angel.

Love,
Mommy

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I Woke Up with Nick Lachey

You know you are a real fan when your camera battery dies within five minutes of Nick coming on stage, ha ha. And when your friend's camera battery dies also.... too funny.

Anyways, this morning I "Woke up with Nick Lachey." At least that was the name of the event I won on the radio station. It was actually really cool to be part of such a small event meeting a celebrity. There were only about 30 or so winners, so really it was a small event and we were really up close and personal with Nick. He sang about three or so songs and the audience got to ask him questions. Then we all had our pictures taken with him. My friend Stephanie and I were among a few "Nick-fanatics" in the small audience. Who suprisingly traveled from other states just to be at this event. It was pretty crazy.... I mean, I didnt know where Nick and Vanessa spent Valentine's Day, but most of the other girls did, ha ha. The girl next to me had a Pringle's can with her that had Nick's face on it and it said "Happy Birthday Nick." That will give you an idea of the fans at this thing. Just check out http://www.nickfanatic.com/.

Anyways, I got to meet him... kinda.... and our personal conversation went something like this....

Nick: "So when's the big day?"

Me: "Oh, ha ha, June 27th"

Nick: "Your First?"

Me: "Nope, it's number 2."

Nick: "Well Congratulations"

Me: "Thanks" (with a smile and a bright red face)

Here is the link to the pics and podcast that the radio station made, http://www.mix1073fm.com/Article.asp?id=1169688. And here are a few pics from my camera... although it was dark in there and so I had to take the pics with the flash off to even see his face in the photos, which on my camera came out really crappy. They were short on time so we didnt even get to take pics with him with our own camera, so I will have to get the picture of us and him off the radio station website when they post them. Grrrrrrr.

Yes, thats my pregnant belly sticking out and suprisingly I wasn't the only pregnant girl there!!!! There was one other :)

Happy Love Day

The Baby Einstein Trance

Every so often... probably more often that I should...I allow Evie to watch some Baby Einstein videos. She has her favorites from when she was a tiny infant (she has always been into them) and now her new love is "My First Signs." Hopefully she is picking some of them up and I am not just cooking her brain with television. Anyways, I put an old one on for her today when she was getting fussy before her nap- it was the first one she ever watched, and she was literally in a trance. It is literally a 20 min video of spinning tops, ocean water, the sun shining, and it's all set to classical music. I just dont get it- what do they put in these videos, some kind of sublimal messages???? What makes her so obsessed??? She would barely look at me when I called her name.

Why Wouldn't I?

Yes, I did call into the radio station to win 2 tickets for breakfast and a private concert with Nick Lachey. Why you ask?? Why not... I NEVER win anything and I like to meet famous people. Especially when he was married to Jessica Simpson who I was obsessed with back in the day when she was cute and innocent. I even bought her wedding book before my wedding so that I could copy her hairstyle. Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention - I WON!! 2 tickets for me and a friend. Anyways, I will of course post pictures when I return next Monday :)

Sarah Olivia Farhat

She looks beautiful already :)

She Loves Her Daddy

The Balance

Today was my first real day back at work and officially in the office. With that said, it was the first time EVER that I have left Evelyn with someone for an entire day, except for her Daddy. It was quite a big step for me, or for "us" for that matter. I only called to check in twice with Ashleigh (our part-time nanny) and although I thought about her all day long... I did manage to get some work done and focus on something else for a while. I even went to lunch with a coworker and when the waiter at the restaurant dropped a glass, I jumped thinking that it was too loud for Evie and that she would likely cry (she startles easily)... then I remembered that she wasn't there. It was definitely a strange feeling. I realized today that it will take me a while to get really comfortable with having someone watch my little girl, but it is really refreshing to separate myself from time to time and be the woman that I was before motherhood. I love being a mom and I love being me- I am just now learning how to do both. Its that "Balance" I guess we are all looking for.