BUT! Today is a new day. Today, I feel, dare I say, normal? (Universe, please don't spit on me again!) I was careful with my food intake. I decided after laying awake for a long time last night that I'd just turn my alarm off because that messes with my head, and I still wake up naturally only maybe 30 minutes later than my alarm. For some reason, that 30 minutes means a lot. I got home from work and didn't need a nap! I ate dinner! (Yes, it was leftover macaroni and cheese, but I ate it, and it stayed down) We went for a WALK after dinner! OMG!!!!!!!! Life will go on. I hope that I continue to have more days like today, and less days like Monday and Tuesday. Maybe, hopefully, I'll feel completely normal all the time soon.
I'm taking this opportunity (of having a rare bout of energy) to share a few recent photos and stories with you. After being on the fritz for quite some time, my kit lens for my camera has finally bit the dust after Annie dropped it a few inches. (Stupid me for leaving it on the floor - but better than dropping from table height, I guess) I took this opportunity to upgrade to a more all purpose 18-200 lens, and I'm also considering upgrading my 50mm to the 1.4 versus my kind of broken 1.8. I'm getting the 18-200 tomorrow and I'm really excited to try it out! The reviews were very good, especially for people like me who aren't hyper concerned with every detail being the sharpest possible zoomed in at 1000x, and since I use my Speedlite flash indoors I think it'll work great. I'm excited to have that extra zoom. Now I just have to keep Annie AWAY from my camera, and be more careful with it so this one doesn't break too! So that's my little photography update.
A few photos from the weekend...
My nephew and niece! My how they've grown since this...
Grace at the baby shower that I pictured briefly in my 13 Weeks post. I ROCKED the baby shower games - I won BOTH the baby trivia game, and the guess the belly size, but forfeited my prize for the 2nd since I am kind. Didn't bring Annie because of the long drive and interference with nap time, and plus sometimes outings sans toddler sure are nice...
Oh how I miss this! So excited to get to cuddle a wee baby again (even though Sam is not so wee anymore)
We had lots of fun at Rett's 30th birthday party on Sunday
This little toy for 6 month olds enthralled these 3 (1.5, 2.5 and 3.5) for a LONG time :)
Family portrait!
Annie and I had fun coloring. Why yes, Annie CAN draw and label all of her shapes. OBVIOUSLY!
Annie has been obsessed with this tiny little animals from the $1 bin at Target lately - we got them for favors for her birthday, and had one left over. She cares about no other toy in the house other than these right now!
She arranges them in various places. Then picks them up (sometimes wrapped in an old rag) and arranges them somewhere else. What a strange child.
Whenever I bust out my 50mm, I'm so glad I did... and am reminded that it's still broken (focuses only like 50% of the time and VERY slowly) so I need to get a new one... joy.
Still a psycho with the lens cap!
On Monday, when I was feeling horrible, Ben took Annie on a bike ride to Izzy's... she looks like a total hot mess, but clearly she loved it :)
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oh no, not the nifty fifty! I'd die without it and never even use my kit or anything else. I say go for the 1.4!!
Also we have those little animals from a long time ago, even before T was born---and I just found them and became obsessed with them again. The joy!
I was just surfing the net and saw those pics you have on your blog, and I have to say those kids are adorable.
Love the photos and so glad you don't feel like crap today. :)
Milo is also on a small plastic farm animal kick. We have a cow and a pig and they must go everywhere, including the bath. The cow receives more kisses that me lately.
Dude, really hope you're feeling at least 70% better soon. SUCKS to feel like crap all the time and just wish for time to go by quickly. It'll happen soon enough I'm sure, but SUCKS.
Also, I LOVE your new hair cut! Super cute. I don't think I've had my hair cut for about 6 months, I should probably get on that. I am so LAZY about my hair. LAZY. I'm afraid if I go in, I'll be tempted to get bangs again and they are finally just sort of grown out. Me and bangs = ridiculous love/hate relationship. I obsess over getting them, and then never maintain them and within a few months I am cursing their very existence.
Whoa. Tangent.
Ginger! Have you tried that? It's a cure all!
BWHAHAHA. Oh morning sickness jokes.
OK, for reals, I am commenting to say that a yoga instructor told me that morning sickness is worse with less sleep and much better with more sleep. I 100% found that to be the case, but there is a little any mom-of-a-toddler can do about it, you know?
But yayayayayayay to feeling good! Even to have breaks in between the pukes is enough to keep you soldiering on.
I can't believe I stumbled upon your blog while looking for first birthday ideas. I recognized Annie and Ben.
Hi, I'm Angela! Your neighbor! I met your husband and daughter the other day while they were walking down the block, exploring the boulevard. We had a weird conversation about acorns, squirrels, and how each baby stage to come is easier than the last.
Feel free to say hi anytime. We're the yellow house.
Angela - Crazy that you found me on here! My friend was just telling me about how she was googling bday parties and my blog came up too.
Anyway, we'll definitely say hi - always love to meet other families in the neighborhood! Don't be shy if you see us around too :) We're the house directly east of the rain garden :)
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