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Daddy-daughter moments

Of course, they happen every day, but today I made note.

#1: This morning as I went into the bedroom on my way out the door, I could see Lily happily sleeping with her head resting on her daddy's shoulder, they were all curled up together in the bed. She had fussed shortly after I got up so Corey pulled her out of the crib and into bed with him. I felt all warm and cozy, thinking of them all cuddled up together, as I trudged out into the snow and off to work.

#2: While I was in the kitchen finishing up the dishes this evening, I could hear Corey loudly singing "Hollaback Girl" to Lil while they "folded" the laundry together.



#3: Yet another tickle attack.



#4: Even though it hurts like all get-out, Corey lets Lil reach in his shirt and pull on his chest hair. This is one of her new favorite things.





And just because it is funny, here is a photo from yesterday. Her hair has a mind of it's own these days.

Special, so spe-cial

My friend Laura and I were cracking up the other day about how every mom thinks her kid is exceptional. Your kid will do something new, and you'll be all "Oh my god! My kid is the smartest kid that ever lived!". I just find this so funny because every kid is exceptional and special in their own way. Kids mature at their own pace and it really means nothing in the whole scheme of life. When they walked or talked or popped a tooth won't make or break them getting into Harvard. I hate that it can be a competition between some parents. Sure, I think Lily is just the cutest/smartest/most adorable thing since sliced bread, but so does every mom. I don't think she is better than any other kid. It is important to me that Lily not get a big head and think she is better than anyone else. Well, in truth, Lily literally has a large head, but I digress... I may joke about her being perfect, but I hope people know that I'm just joking. I want her to grow up knowing that just like her, each and every person is special and unique in their own way. I just like to document her changes here on the blog so that her friends and relatives who live far a way can keep up with what she is up to. And maybe when she's older, she'll be interested to know when she popped her first tooth -for what that's worth.

Now, to add to the sheer randomness of this post, I have to add a photo of the cute little canary-yellow desk that I desperately want to buy from an antique store in town. I think it would be super cute in our bedroom in place of the thing we affectionately call the "wobbly table" I got from LTD years ago.



I am also eyeing some cute vintage suitcases at the same shop that I would like to use for photo shoots. I think I'm going to break down and get them.

More sheer randomness in web-cam form:



Yes, I have a Colt's logo on my cheek. We wore them at work today. And, I let my kid play with heavy metal objects.

--- NEWSFLASH ---

Steps are happening!!!

Goodbye, friend

Anyone who knows my friend Susannah, knew Tess. Tess and Susannah were together for the past 15 years. She was Susannah's dog, her roomate, her partner in crime, her companion when she moved across the country. Earlier this week, the time came for the two of them to say goodbye.

Some don't understand when people get so upset about the loss of an animal, they say things like "It's just a dog". Any true animal lover knows that this simply isn't the case. They can be so much more. Susannah wrote a beautiful blog post yesterday, remebering Tess. It made me cry, but also made me happy. Tess lived a great life and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Goings on.

On Thursday, Lil and I made a surprise trip to visit my mom for a few days. Unfortunately, Lily got her first ever ear infection and had a high temperature (a little over 103). At first the Dr. thought it was just teething, then since it was so high and staying up, we took her to urgent care and they diagnosed the infection. Poor girl. She is now on her first ever antibiotic.

On Saturday we had some friends over to play poker. For some reason in this shot, no one is holding their cards.



Notice smug Mr. Money Bags (aka Jeremy) to the left.

And since I pretty much always have to include a photo of Lily, here is one of her in one of her usual spots, standing by the kitchen island playing with the onions. She is infatuated with them and has been since she could first stand up to touch them. I think she likes the crinkly noise of the skins.

My parents might kill me...

... but I just had to share these adorable photos from their wedding. Mom is in the process of converting a bunch of old family slides to digital and found these. Aren't my parents just the cutest ever?





The look on my aunt's face in that top one is almost Awkward Family Photos worthy. Awesome.

Sorry mom. This is what happens when you send me things. They might end up on the internet.