Baby loves Disco!!!

Baby loves disco!! So, Nora and I went to this club downtown that opens up every so often for kids and their parents. It is totally geared for kids... food (oreos, munchies), play areas... and there is a DJ, with a bubble machine and dancing. They have changing stations and massage chairs for the parents. It's so cool. So, I took my little diva!

That night, we went to the Parade of Lights in the bay... it was COLD (all of about 45*F!!), so we got all bundled up! Nora looked so stinking cute! David kept calling her Nanuk Nora!!




This last pic is just Dad and Nora all snuggled up together!

Okay, story for the week. So, I was driving to pick up a dress at the mall they had on hold for me. David's Christmas party is tonight, and I needed a dress! So, all is good and my car starts making a funny noise. I think... I should get that checked out today, maybe on the way home. I keep driving, it's only intermittently making a funny noise.

I pull into the parking garage and was trying to get a spot right near the walkway into the mall (then I wouldn't have to deal with the elevators or forget where I parked!). I was close, and the car started making a horrible noise. People were turning to look at me! I was almost to a spot when a horrible clanking noise started! So, I parked.

I called David. He was just about to start a round of golf with everyone from work. So, I figured, I can get lunch and enjoy a day at the mall. I told him to come get me afterwards. I called our mechanic, and he thought the car would be driveable. I didn't want to be stuck on the side of the road with the baby, so I waited anyway for David to come and we drove together (I followed in his car!) But, I mentioned this to a friend, and she told me there is a guy on the loose in San Diego who has made two attacks recently on women broken down on the side of the road... he tried to kidnap one and assaulted another! So, I was quite thankful to be at the mall... I mean, if you are forced to be somewhere for several hours, where better to be??? PS... Nordstrom is awesome! The idea of a women's lounge, where you don't feel like you HAVE to buy something in order to just sit! It was great....

Alright... that's all for now! Love to you all...

a new life

nora fell asleep int he car talking to her froggy! the next picture is the bean burrito that daddy made!

i promise, when i took this video, i was stopped at a light! no traffic laws were violated! she just loves to talk! okay, so i went to a party with friends from work the other night. they kept asking, "what's new with you?". i told them what we did, how fun it was to be a mom and stay home with my baby. but, i didn't want to be the person who bored everyone with stories about their baby that only they care about! but they would still ask... "what's new with you?" again. i can't put into words how fun it is to stay home every day with my daughter. we have a great time together. she snuggles into her sling and we go shopping. we go out to lunch with friends. we go to jazzersize. we just laugh and play. i wouldn't trade this time for all the world! i just didn't know what else to say to them. it was weird to be in that place. and to not fit in well with that group. i fit in with the group that talks about what diapers are best, what homeopathic remedies work the best for different ailments, what the new best recipes are, why we don't cook or buy things with partially hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup... we talk about babies sleep patterns and our budgets! we make lunch instead of go out, cause it fits the budget better... i like my life! i love talking about all those things. i love watching nora's face when she wakes up! she just smiles... like "thanks for still being here!"

nora's lament

look at her holding her bottle!! isn't she cute! we had a fun weekend and navy won for the sixth year straight!

okay, so nora has started this new thing as she goes to bed. she will talk and talk, but she is really asleep. check out her eyes at the end of the video. she is asleep, but just talking and talking. she is so cute! it's so funny just to listen to her talk. she will do it in the middle of the night after her feeding, as well. she eventually just goes to sleep! it's so funny.