Monday May 24th 2010, for lack of a more original title.

My sister told me today that I needed to update my blog. So, here you go. It's been nice out, I've been busy....

Firstly, I just took a shower and have to say that Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap is the best. Especially the Peppermint flavor. We just ran out of the Lavender flavor and Tyler made it very clear that he preferred the Peppermint. The thing is, one bottle lasts for months and months. The Peppermint leaves your skin feeling cool and deliciously minty. Also, Dr Bronner's can be used for pretty much anything. Toothpaste, shampoo, floor cleaner ect...

We had a visit today with Abby, Sammy and Grandma Mike. We walked up to the Nokomis Beach Cafe and had lunch, then played in the pool in the backyard.

We recently found on of these Little Tyke cubes with a slide for her to play on. $10 on Craigslist. Plus they threw in a bike with training wheels and a trike. She totally loves it. Even after falling down the slide.

Last weekend I attended a Doula Training Seminar. It was pretty sweet. I met some pretty great people, and it really fired me up. Oh, I don't know if I've mentioned on here before, but I am working to become a certified birth doula. Having a baby? I'll do it for free.

Not too much else has been happening. Walks, zoo visits, park dates, grocery shopping, work ect... I cleaned the house like a crazy person. Took my first bath in a year. It was glorious.

Our TV is broken. It's been broken for a few weeks now. It's not that bad. I get outside more, sit around less. I just want to be able to play some Wii.

OOOohhhh, we got our wedding photos back. Here are some.





That's all for tonight. I'm going to go watch the Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Drama Queen

Today Amelie was super funny. I can already tell she is going to be somewhat of a drama queen. Her little personality has begun to shine through. Sometimes when she cries, it's as if she adds a little something...like a cough or a scream to let me know how upset she is. Here are some examples of what I mean...

She's chilling in her swing. I know she's tired, but she's fighting it. She's lifting her blanket over her face then brings it back down and looks at me like, "come on mom, I don't want to go to sleep."







She cracks be up. Next she eats and she places her hand over her forehead as if to say, "Ok mother, I'm famished."











But she still won't take a nap. And now she looks majorly stressed out.





And then there is my favorite. "Mother, please get me some Tylenol, I have a splitting headache."








I couldn't possibly love her more.

I just got home from work. It was a good night. Just busy enough. Tyler sent me a cute photo of her passed out on his chest tonight. They played and he gave her a bath and he finally got her to took a nap. He's such a good daddy.

I need to get in the shower because who knows when I'll be able to take one tomorrow. In the morning we look forward to a visit from Aunt Jen and Kellen, plus Abby and Sam are going to come for a visit as well. We are going to have a baby pool playdate.

Speaking of playdates, we are having a mommy happy hour on Sunday. A well deserved one I might add. We are looking for the perfect place to sit with our mom friends and enjoy a summer cocktail or 3.

I also have to mention that my arms and shoulders are super sore from the boot camp class. I think the soreness came from the wall push-ups we did. Hard to explain, but since I can't even do a regular push-up, this was a major challenge for me. I love every second of it, even though I keep looking at the clock to see if class is over yet.