Thursday, January 24, 2013

teehee

and you JUST woke up. 
so excited that a show about pit bulls is on. 
man you love dogs!
:)

:)

im pressed for time but youre napping for a little bit and i wanted to update :)
you toddle. 
youwalk on your knees. 
you babble. 
you cuddle. 
you rest your head on me. 
you love attention.
you love to play. 
you love daddy. 
you love baba. 
you love doggies. 
you love love! 
you are so engaged and so amazed and so loving. 
you are also opinionated and so particular :) 
if i have something you want: you let me know. 
if i move something you didnt want moved, you tell me :) 
you are finding your voice, your own opinions, and i love that you are going to grow up knowing just what you want :)
i promise to embrace this about you, and guide you gently. 
youre amazing, and funny, and beautiful. 
you love to share, your bottles (daddy gets a little grossed out that you try to give him mummas milk lol but its cute!) your pacifier, everything. i caught you gnawing on something of mine the other day, you smiled and offered it up to me so i could have a nosh. youre so funny! 
iim proud of you, andSO excited to see you as you grow. 
you are always going to be beautiful to me.
love you NaraeGirl.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

walking

you walked today baby girl! 

many steps to daddy...naked! you snuck away while daddy was changing you and when stood up you walked! daddy was so so proud and so was i. 
we love you baby girl!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

you know...for when you are old enough :)

im taking a page out of this awesome moms book, and its going into your life. i love you!



Greg Hoffman is a kid who just got an iPhone from his parents. His mom, Janell Hoffman, wrote these [slightly edited] rules for its use:

1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?
2. I will always know the password.
3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads "Mom" or "Dad". Not ever.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30pm every school night & every weekend night at 9:00pm. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30am. If you would not make a call to someone's land line, wherein their parents may answer first, then do not call or text. Listen to those instincts and respect other families like we would like to be respected.
5. It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It's a life skill. 
6. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs. 
7. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire.
8-9. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.
10. No porn. 
11. Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.
12. Do not send or receive pictures of your private parts or anyone else's private parts. Don't laugh. Someday you will be tempted to do this despite your high intelligence. It is risky and could ruin your teenage/college/adult life. It is always a bad idea. Cyberspace is vast and more powerful than you. And it is hard to make anything of this magnitude disappear -- including a bad reputation.
13. Don't take a zillion pictures and videos. There is no need to document everything. Live your experiences. They will be stored in your memory for eternity.
14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO -- fear of missing out.
15. Download music that is new or classic or different than the millions of your peers that listen to the same exact stuff. Your generation has access to music like never before in history. Take advantage of that gift. Expand your horizons.
16. Play a game with words or puzzles or brain teasers every now and then.
17. Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without googling.
18. You will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You & I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together.