:) Pink Lady Maynard (:

.... do not exist anymore. I'm ready for beach or pool time + yummy BBQ's + daiquiris + bonfires + surfers + concerts + roller coasters... I guess, I can probably have a slither of those pleasures this summer....? Personally, with Noah in tow, life is a bit more exciting & surprisingly filled with spontaneity... a different kind of spontaneity. The other day, I told Lane that it seems like just yesterday we were scared newbies in this baby-raising business. I recall the anxiety of preparing to go anywhere with baby. Did we pack enough diapers? Wipes? Extra outfits? Socks? Extra burp cloths? Extra receiving blankets? Swaddle blankets? Antibacterial? Diaper changing pad? Breast milk? Formula for supplementing? Vitamin drops? Bibs? Ghost bear lovey? Eeyore lovey? Bottles? Nipples? Infant Tylenol? Pump? Bottles for storing breast milk? Cooler bag? Ice packs? I had this check list of items that I assumed were necessary. It was very much like that Luvs commercial with the new m...

Philip Philips is one of those artists that I had never heard of until I saw his video on Jump Start - VH1. Noah seems to like his single For You, specifically the line like a drum, baby don't stop beating . The music video & lyrics are sweet & make me smile. So, every time the song comes on, I tell Noah that his  song is on. He tends to grin & giggle with delight. It has been one of those long & tiring weeks. I find my patience growing thinner as I continue to hold things together. I am grateful for a handful of small things - family, friends, Lane & Noah. Things could always be worse, right? I hate complaining, but sometimes a girl just needs to vent or unload. My brain feels mushy. My back aches. I'm suffering from a visit from Aunt Flo & she brought the unpleasant visitors, Mr. Migraine & Mr. Cramps. Noah woke up around 11:45PM the other night with a shrill scream cry that made me leap out of bed & nearly have a heart attack. Ever since I...

Since music is one of those things I am "passionate" about, I figured I'd take some time to discuss one of my all-time favorite rock bands: 30 Seconds to Mars  They recently released a new album. I feel like many of the tracks are musically similar to those on their previous album - This is War . Speaking of the This is War album, The video for the song  Hurricane  is one of my favorites. It's another one of their lengthy, mini-movie-like-videos. The video is rather kinky, unique & raw. I believe it even required a censor, due to controversial scenes. Personally, I think the video is brilliant. To be completely honest, I did not give the This is War album enough credit when it was first released. I tried comparing it to their sophomore album - A Beautiful Lie . It's only natural to compare albums, but sometimes you just need to look at each album as a separate project, or entity. A Beautiful Lie  is one of my all-time favorite records to date. I can li...

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The other day I went into full on "mama bear" mode against what I thought was a spider crawling on my sweet baby's face. He was napping in the stroller, while we were visiting/working at the grandparents' store. All of the sudden I see him start squirming, with his eyes still tightly shut, and a medium sized bug crawling over his nose towards his eyes & forehead. I jumped up & shouted something about a spider on my baby & attempted to grab it. Those of you who know me, know that I am deathly scared of spiders. Seriously, I have broken out in hives from the mere sight of a spider in a movie & have gotten irrationally angry at my mother, who once decided to grab a LARGE spider from a window sill & walk towards me with it. Any ways, the spider-like bug escaped my desperate grasp & started crawling on Noah's arm. I immediately grabbed his Eeyore lovey & swatted the bug off of my sweet boy. It fell to the floor & I stomped on it several ...