Lil' Update

How cute is this baby girl?! I obviously didn't get around to posting on Valentine's Day, but better late than never. Her Grandma sent her this shirt and its quite true. She tends to pick and choose what guys to flirt with but its hilarious to watch. I am laughing now, but I hope this isn't a sign for what's to come!

Last month we visited Utah for a week and Elsie got the chance to play in the snow for the first time! She absolutely loved it. This lil' girl loves being outside--rain or shine, it doesn't matter. Sometimes she bangs on the door while inside yelling in her own gibberish clearly stating that she needs to get out doors. Her snow suit in this pic was a bit snug. When I got her all layered up she lie on the floor unable to sit up and it reminded me of the boy in the movie "The Christmas Story. Too funny. It was nice to visit Grandma and Grandpa, my sister, some friends and my sister in law and brother in law.

My mom and dad were there for while too. I got to sneak away to Vegas for the weekend for a girlfriends reunion and left Elsie with my mom in UT. It was so fun to catch up with all those girls. I sure miss them. We are all over the place now, so only a couple of us are still in LA, but we have managed to stay friends over these past 6 or 7 years which is amazing!

Lil' Chubber Buns

Elsie truly loves to eat. I think this is a blessing. She doesn't seem to be very picky and when she really enjoys something she follows her bite with a "mmmm". She is my lil chubbers and I love it. I can't believe how fast she is learning! I am running out of body parts to have her identify...that sentence sounded odd...anyway she has all of these down: Head, hair, eyebrows, eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, nose, tummy, belly button, legs, knees, feet and toes. It is a great distraction game while quickly trying to change her diaper. She is 13 months now and about 30 pounds...I think she outweighs a lot of 2 year olds... She does wear size 2T quite often. Hearing her talk is the best. Watching her little face study and figure things out is amazing to me and when she does accomplish something she becomes quite proud and often claps for herself. She can point out many objects and animals in books, ones I don't even recall working on very much with her, she'll find it and point to it...never guessing. If she doesn't know she will usually look for a bit then, look at me to help her. She surprises me daily and I just love being with her and being able to witness all her firsts and teach her things. I just taught her to put her hands on her cheeks and cock her head when I ask her if she's cute....hah, cheesy, I know but I LOVE it!

Why I love it here

The sun is setting and Elsie and I are finishing up at the park when I took this pic. I love living near a park we can walk to! I also love that today was a flip flop and t-shirt kind of day. Its JANUARY! Yay for LA weather. I love you and appreciate you. I can always visit seasons elsewhere, so I am glad you stay quite nice and sunny most of the time. So thank you.

And someday Elsie's hair will appreciate the weather too because it looks like its going to be pretty curly!! Cute!!

Sleepy girl

Elsie has been starting to get a little upset when its time to go to sleep...she thinks she has too much to do and too much too see. This is the first time I think she has fallen asleep like this! Hilarious! And I dared to take a pic...I know...But I felt like I had to lie her down on her back...wouldn't her legs fall asleep??

Time--Yeah, I know it flies, but how can you make it walk?!

Oh happy day!! NO pain and pure JOY.

It's the kind of love you never knew existed until this very moment.
Sweet lil' girl 10 days old, you forget how tiny they start out!
Sleepy Elsie--How grateful I am for such an amazing sleeper, I know I am LUCKY!
3 months old and such a happy baby
Who knew such a big personality could fit in such a little baby:) Elsie 6 months
She got her little poses down! Hah! 7 months
9 months!
Halloween--BABY GAGA!!
Christmas 2011
Elsie turns 1!!
Life is good. Doesn't mean it doesn't have its challenges, but all in all I am truly, amazingly BLESSED.

New Year, room for plenty of new things to go down.

Well it is a new year. Who thought 2011 would fly by so fast? I resolve to do a lot of things this year, one of which is to start up this whole blogging thing once again. So here we go. I'll update this past year gradually so that I don't overwhelm everyone within a single post. But who am I kidding? I don't think very many people read this blog, so I will just try to keep it up as a way of journaling.

Elsie turned one last month. I can't believe I have a one year old. She is the size of a two year old and I swear she just keeps getting cuter and smarter. She says mama and dada, buh bye, nana (banana), more, and nuh nuh for no no. She is a good litter signer too, always using her please and thank you signs, but more often 'more' and 'eat'--what can I say? She's my little piggy going on 28 pounds:) Love it.

Jordan is at UPenn-- Yay Ivy League schooling! Its hard and expensive but it'll be worth it--I mean hey, he'll have a Masters Degree in a little over a year plus he is still working full time, which makes for a hectic life, but monthly income is always a plus!

We moved out of our home for 6 months to rent it out to pay for school. We lived with our good friends in their home, renting out a room from them. Our tenants moved out a bit early and our friends moved away as well, so we decided to move back into our home. A lot of moving in under 6 months, but its good to be back, and it was nice being able to rent out our home for over 4,0oo buckeroos a month...I love my house but I must say I'll miss that monthly check! Plan is to work--soooo, that is what my fingers are crossed for. How about a commercial or two this year?! Pretty please? These past few months I have worked for MaryKay, Target, Oil of Olay, Silpada Jewelry and I did a segment on E news--not sure when or if it has aired yet though. So, it seems to be picking up! I also starred in my first feature length film in December--more to come on that! Elsie also starred in the film:) I may shoot another feature this summer--another lead role! It would be shot in Texas and will be incredibly different from this last film so that would be amazing and exciting to shoot two films in a year. So, things are looking up (I think) career wise for me. Its fun to work again, to be acting more--I may even try to do a play this spring...we'll see.

So there is a little update--I want to put up 12 pics of Elsie, one for each month of this past year and include some Birthday and Holiday pics as well in the next few posts. I'll get better at this blogging business...hopefully...

Here's to a Happy New year!!

You know you're pregnant when...

You know you are pregnant when:

-Everyone looks at your belly instead of your face

-Things you used to pride yourself in you now suddenly suck at...for example the other day I was asked to bake a cake for a birthday (I normally just take cupcakes orders but here and there I will do a cake) and it took me three tries and a trip to the store to get more ingredients. The first one fell apart, the second one was just right and then I dropped it on the floor. I sat on the floor, amidst the chocolate mess and sobbed. It was 1am and I felt sick and tired and, well, obviously hormonal and pregnant. An awesome sight, really. Luckily I have an amazing husband and he practically made the whole 3rd cake for me. Then I got a great tip from the gal that ordered the cake, which I am not quite sure it made it worth it, but it helped:)

-You don't seem to talk as eloquently as you used to.

-You think you crave something so you make your husband go out and get it and when he returns and you take one whiff you want nothing to do with it anymore.

-You wake up constantly in the night because your baby thinks that night time is party time.

-You make sure you know where all the public bathrooms are if you are running errands all day.

-You throw back tums and milk like your life depends on it (freakin' heartburn)

-You have the most bizarre dreams....I had one the other night where I dreamt that my baby's foot busted right out of my abdomen and it was all bloody and skeleton like....creepy.

-You watch those birthing videos and want to cry, scream and laugh all at the same time.

-You wonder if your back pain will ever go away.

-It grosses you out when you are finally big enough that your boobs can just rest on top of your expanding belly...super hot.

- You think your girls can't get any bigger and then the next thing you know you are a double D...also super hot...but only according to your husband ;)

-You hate all the uncomfortable stuff that comes along with being pregnant, but you can't help but love the little one you are growing with all you have.

I just want her OUT so that I can hold her and tell her that in person. 9 more weeks...why does that seem like such a long time??