Happy Halloween!

While we weren't able to get out and enjoy the Halloween Festivities for ourselves, that didn't stop us from dressing Little Lucie up and taking too many pictures. So here you go.....  

The Red Hot Chili Pepper Sweet Pea.

Lucie's 9 month video update.

This one is a little bit longer than the others, but stay with me; the best stuff is at the end. Enjoy!!

She's growing up way too fast. 

Lucie and the Glare Off, Part 2

Remember that little thing I mentioned called the Evil Baby Glare Off? Well.... after a week of campaigning like a stage mom on Toddlers and Tiaras, the competition is over and the winner has been announced!! It was a close one, the final vote came in at 52% to 48%. Want to see who won? Check out the video below.

Evil Baby Glare-Off Results from Ilana W on Vimeo.

Nine Months

It's kinda crazy what nine months can do. It can make a baby. Then it can (and will) take said baby from newborn infant to a crawling, babbling, laughing, opinionated little person.

Lucie & the Glare Off, Part 1

There's an Evil Baby Glare Off happening at MommyShorts.com and Lucie is in it! These are the top 32 contestants:

Beach!!

I put this little slideshow together after our trip to Port Aransas last weekend......

........It's really such a shame that no one took any pictures of my Lucie Jane. It's like she wasn't even there.

Father's Day

I made this little slideshow in honor of my husband on his very first Father's Day. I have had the distinct honor of watching this man on his journey into fatherhood, and I must say, I am quite proud. He is so amazing- not only to me, but to our little girl as well.

So Happy Father's Day, Jon and cheers to many more!

The Princess and the Puke

In my three short months as a mommy, I’ve been peed on, pooped on and puked on more times than I’d like to count. It’s part of the job description and I don’t really mind at all. But yesterday, my sweet little Princess puked on me in public for what I can only assume will be the first time of many more to come.

Reflecting

Exactly one year ago today, my husband and I were soaking up the sun and the culture in Negril, Jamaica. As I sit here today, baby napping, I am awe-struck at how incredibly different things are now from this time last year.

Finding Peace

    Having Lucie changed everything. Seems like a pretty obvious statement, I know. I don’t know that anyone with half a brain thinks that having a baby won’t change their lives completely. I knew it would. I went into this with my eyes wide open. Yet, I have been trying over the last 3 months to make peace with the fact that I am, in every sense of the word, a mom, and a stay at home mom at that.

Lucie's Birthday

I still had three weeks until my estimated due date but I was ready, I was so ready. However, in spite of the fact that I had been waiting and hoping for labor, it took me a really long time to believe I was actually in it when it finally started. And by a “really long time,” I mean 3 hours, because my entire labor lasted all of 4 hours and 49 minutes.