A Series of Unfortunate Events.....

for Daley. A series of really comical pictures for mom!!!

Sometimes she just doesnt want to have her picture taken. This was one of those times. These pictures were taken in this order with about a 30-45second time frame. I know I shouldnt laugh at her during times of distress but this was just too dang funny. Sorry sweetie!!! Just thought I would share! I am sure you will get a kick out of it too :)

Family Time

This weekend we got to spend some much needed time with Jabins sister Janay and her fiance Casey! We had a blast. She was so surprised by how much her little neice had grown. Janay & Casey bought Daley some really cool 'squishy' blocks. SHE LOVES THEM! They are great to chew on:)

After Casey and Janay left yesterday I played around with my new camera and found some really cool features that I am excited about getting to use. Daley was tired of me having the camera in her face so I gave up for the day. The blog picture at the top was one of the ones I snapped before she finally let me know that the photo shoot was over. Here are a few more cute ones!!!

Look at me!!!

I am sitting pretty all by myself :) YAY!!!

Random Rant

So this blog will be very very random! At times like these when I have a lot of stuff swirling around in my head I feel the need to share :) Even though some of you could care less! Oh well here goes:

I want to start off by saying I am sooooo excited that I will be joining that privileged group of folks who are proud owners of DVR's. That's right....As of tomorrow by noon we are getting Dish Network and I will have DVR in my house. I am so excited but also a little nervous. I was driving home last night thinking of all of the shows I want to DVR on a regular basis and I wondered if I would become one of those people who was always trying to "catch up" on their shows. Here are just a few things that I look forward to when I (we) get our DVR:

#1 I will no longer have to be ticked off cause I missed an episode of The Bachelor, Greys Anatomy, Big Brother or The Biggest Loser. All shows my husband refuses to watch but I am in love with. All I have to do is set my DVR and watch when he is away.

#2 I will no longer have to sit on the couch with my husband watching YouTube videos of some random British dude who (by the way is a little funny) test drives the latest and greatest foreign cars. All my dear husband will have to do is set the DVR to record Top Gear on BBC and watch it while I am away.

#3 I have been known in the past (last night) to ignore phone calls from friends and family members so that my fave show wont be interrupted. Well now that I can pause live television and take that call. I invite all my loved ones...Call me anytime cause now I can answer.

#4 Now on Monday nights I wont feel guilty when I feed Daley her "nite nite" bottle in front of the TV. You see her bedtime schedule falls smack dab in the middle of one of my guilty pleasures. Now I will simply set my DVR to record the Bachelor & resort to her room (like I do every other night) and enjoy those last few quiet moments I have with my angel before I put her down to bed.

#5 Commercials (enough said)

Now I will be the first to admit there is nothing like Live TV. Especially for contest finales like American Idol. I could go on and on but I will drop it there. I am sure you get the point.

On to Daley.....

She is officially sitting up by herself. I cant believe it :) She is getting SOOOO BIG SOOOO FAST! I know she was late with this milestone but when I see her sitting on the floor like I big girl it brings tears to my eyes. Literally. Am I weird?? Do all moms cry when their kids have important milestones? Hopefully so cause I said out loud last night "Good Lord Kim you are crazy" Anywho I am so proud of her she is such an awesome little girl and I will post some pictures of her 'sitting pretty' very soon.

I am looking forward to this weekend. Jabin's youngest sister and her fiance are coming to visit. The haven't seen Daley since September and we missed spending Christmas with them so they are gonna come to town on Saturday. Wine and good conversation will be had by all I am sure :)

Ok and this is the part of the random rant that I feel the need to get off of my chest: Here goes and please forgive me I have to be vague to protect the not so innocent! I am one of those people who is very rarely surprised. When I hear crazy things on the news or even crazy stories about people I know I am hardly ever SHOCKED. But doing something to intentionally put your child(ren) in danger is beyond me. Up until about 7months ago I could only guess what I might do but NOW I can say with intense certainty that I would never ever do anything to intentionally harm (physically or emotionally) my little girl. I see people who make mistake after mistake never once thinking of the damage that it does to their children. I think about the selfishness involved with those actions and wonder where in the world is your conscience? I really wonder sometimes if these particular people have that little voice in their head that say "Hey....What the hell are you doing?" I guess not otherwise they probably wouldn't be acting with reckless abandon. I think about the fact that these innocent children did not ask to be raised by this unstable, dangerous, & selfish parent nor did they ask for the insecurities that must come with being a child of this environment. I only hope and pray that they help is there for children like this to sort through the demons that are sure to appear after the trauma that has been thrust upon them. At times like these I cling to my morals and values and understand that with parenting come many many sacrifices. Sacrifices that I am willing to make for my child and my family. I am glad I know that parenting is about selflessness not selfishness! And to those parents out there who think only about themselves.....May God have mercy on your soul!!!