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.

Finally

It's the day I have been waiting for.... Evie's hair is long enough to be put in two pigtails!!!!! Ha ha. I am so happy :)

The side smile

Evelyn has a million and one different expressions. It has been something that has made us crack up since she was old enough to smile. The funniest one has to be what we call the infamous "side smile." Most people say that she gets this from me, since both me, my dad and my sister tend to do this to some degree, but some also say that she gets this from Isa. Either way, I love it and its the best when she does it to new people who try to make her laugh. It looks like she is faking a smile or cant decide whether or not she wants to smile. She's the best.