Me? Germaphobe? NEVER!

Having a kid has caused me to become LESS selfish which is a GREAT thing but it has also caused me to look at the world in a whole new light especially concerning GERMS!!!

Don't touch that menu, please don't put your mouth on the table, please don't touch her hands, please don't kiss her hands, PLEASE DO NOT KISS HER ON THE MOUTH are just some of the things I've said in the past 9 months. AH my baby is 9 months old today! I'll have to do a separate post on that milestone but back to the germs.

I have numerous bottles of germX and I find myself constantly washing my hands, her hands, her toys, her blankets, her face. Well, not CONSTANTLY but I do it frequently and I only wash her toys when we take them to a restuarant and lay them on the table because I'm not that crazy....yet.....haha!

HOWEVER, I do not understand the need for this

or these

because you touch the faucet handles to turn it on before you get soap and you wash your hands AFTER you touch the soap pump but you touch the faucet handles AFTER you wash your hands and you dry your hands AFTER you've washed them so really what's the point of an automatic soap dispenser and dispoable hand towels?

However, a touch faucet is the ticket

and I have one of those in my kitchen! SEE!

I am becoming less of a germaphobe the older EA gets but I still wipe her hands after people touch them and I cringe when she plays with toys other than her own. I also bathe her after a lot of people hold and touch her ( I usually bathe her every other night but if we are around alot of other people two days in a row, she gets bathed both nights.) and Yes we've made people mad about not kissing on her lips but who kisses a kid on the lips anyways? NOT US! and NOT YOU when we are around! It is just nasty. Well, I've been planning this post for awhile because everytime a commercial comes on for the automatic soap dispenser and Kleenex hand towels, I think "what's the point in that". So if you have a clue ENLIGHTEN ME because even the germaphobe side of me has no desire to own either one of those! However, the faucet comes in handy in the kitchen especially after cutting up chicken or patting out hamburgers. YUCK!

Here is a pic of EA playing in her wagon yesterday enjoying the awesome weather we are having!

Sweet Tea=YUM!

My baby girl loves sweet tea. It is so funny watching her lick the tea from the straw like a rabbit.

38 weeks 4 days

EA is 38 weeks 4 days old TODAY which also happens to be the same length of time I was pregnant with her! Let me just say that pregnancy seems to last way longer! EA is such a joy! Check out how fast she's grown!

38 weeks 4 days:

The next 38 weeks 4 days:

One word: AMAZING!!!

EA and Her Daddy Walking and Singing

First Birthday Blues

 EA's first birthday is causing me to loose sleep because I can't decide on a THEME!!! Some people have it all together and have already ordered OUTFITS like my dear friend over ON MULLET ROAD. You should check her blog out! I've contemplated a Seuss themed party (red white and blue) because she was born on Memorial Day and we are having her party on Memorial Day BUT I'm worried that I will regret not having her a party filled with pink girly stuff.

http://stylishchildrensparties.blogspot.com/2010/07/dr-seuss-inspired-first-birthday-party.html

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2242551/candy-land-birthday

HELP!!!!!

Somebody help my Mama because I'm too little to care.

Headache Smeadache

I hate migraines. I've had them since I was in the third grade and they whip me every time. I guess I haven't been getting enough rest so my body made me cave because I can't function with a migraine. I've slept all morning and I now feel human again finally. I agree with whoever said that a migraine is worse than labor (or my labor anyhow). Migraines make me nauseas and labor just made me hurt. I need to find that video of me while I was in labor before drugs. Bruce was documenting the room while I was dying having contractions. He tells me to tell EA hey and I just wave. It is quite comical especially if you know me. haha! Anywho until I find it, I guess you'll just have to enjoy these pictures of EA (she is way prettier than me anyways).

BLW

EA is 8 months old and I decided it was time for her to try real food. I know most people start between 4 to 6 months but I know of people that their breastfed babies don't eat anything until after the first year. After some research, I also decided that I wanted to try BLW or baby led weaning because it is more like the way I breastfeed her. I let her eat until she doesn't want to eat anymore and because she won't take a bottle, I have never known how much milk she drinks. It works and I like it because she's learning to stop eating once she's full which is what I've started to do in order to loose my weight. (Who says you can't learn from babies?) BLW is similar in the fact that you put the food in front of them and they eat what they want, when they want, and how much they want. No shoving spoons full of mush in their mouths. They eat whole food no mashing or mushing. It also teaches them to chew then swallow "food" as opposed to learning it later after the "mush". After reading reading and reading some more, I liked it. I knew I would wait until the 6 month mark which BLW does follow the APA recommendation of waiting until 6 months to start food.

So last week I decided that I would let EA try a banana. She played with it, held it, and it even came close to her mouth one time but in the end it ended up in my tea when she dropped it. haha! Check her out:

We've tried baby cereal for the iron (no go), banana (no go), and mashed potatoes (no go). HOWEVER, one night I was eating a teriyaki chicken wing from Zaxby's and she wanted a taste so I let her and homegirl tried to take the thing from me so she could eat it! Crazy! This is definitely my child because I love chicken wings! mmmgood!

It's Friday Y'all!!!!