GIST #36 of 365

1) Spring is in the air and on the 7 day forecast!

2) I lost a total of 6 inches this month!

3) Coffee

4) Little baby hands stroking my face while baby is nursing.

5) Das Piper mindlessly rocking back and forth despite the fact that he is not holding the baby at this time!

GIST#35 of 365

1) My little guy is growing up so fast. . . Which is both sad and amazing. . . He’s got his first teeth!

2) He hasn’t tried to bite me with them!

3) I feel great after my work out today!

4) Home made veggie pizza was waiting for me when I got home from the gym.

5) Das Piper got a hair cut, and it looks fabulous!

See Him Learning?

When I have the good fortune to witness moments like this one where you can see him learning about the world around him, all is right with the world. I know that I must be doing something right.

Gist #34 of 365

1) 50$ worth of books are ordered and on their way to me, thanks to the Christmas money my mother sent with very specific orders to spend it on myself. . . I may have snuck in a couple chunky board books for Oliver. . . But it was just to qualify for waved shipping fees!

2) Oliver has learned to laugh. . . And it is music to my soul!

3) We have been consistently sleeping 8 hours a night with only one night feeding.

4) Das Piper, Oliver and I have been able to spend every day of the last month together. It will be tough on all of us when he goes back to work.

5) All of this beautiful weather has resulted in many a refreshing walk around the neighbourhood. It is so nice to get outside after that horrible cold snap.

GIST #33 of 365

1) Oliver has finally found his thumb and can take over some casual part time human pacifier hours for me!

2) The nice Christmas-y must of the 7 foot live Christmas tree Das Piper brought home last week.

3) Pakoras

4) My blue ukulele

5) That I have been able to hold my tongue about the presents I got people this year despite my excitement. . . I usually break down and tell everyone long before Christmas.

GIST #32 of 365

1) Finding little notes of love for me in Oliver’s little pockets. I think he may have had some help from daddy.

2) Oliver likes to lick everything. . . It sounds gross I know, and it actually really is. . . But it’s wicked cute at the same time.

3) The hoarfrost on the trees today is breathtakingly beautiful.

4) Now that he’s discovered playing. Oliver is less insistent on nursing constantly and more interested in going to daddy for more that 10 minutes.

5) That I am finished all of my Christmas shopping. Except that I haven;t found a stocking that I like for Oliver yet. . . It’s an important decision, we’re stuck with it for life after all.

GIST#31 of 365

1) Big fluffy snow falling silently outside my window last night.

2) I am done my Christmas shopping!

3) Watching Oliver’s eyes bug out at a new toy.

4) The clusterf*ck of cow licks on the back of Oliver’s m akes his hair stick up like Alfalfa.

5)BK veggie burgers.

GIST #29 of 365

1) Oliver stops eating and unlatches himself then smiles a huge smile up at me before latching back on and resuming his meal, as if to say ‘Thank you mommy, this is really tastey!’

2) Breakfast in bed thanks to my lovely Das Piper.

3) Learning to skate again. er. well learning to skate, I wasn’t any good at it the first time 10 years ago.

4) 11 degrees and sunny on November 21st! So we’re still able to go for nice walks outside for now.

5) Found a free blackberry app that makes my blackberry SMS look like iphone SMS. . . Why not just get an iphone? Because I said so that’s why!

GIST #28 of 365

1)Waking up to big open mouthed baby smiles

2)Today, bulk candy will be the cheapest it is all year!

3) French toast! It tastes way better when it’s made by someone who loves you.

4) Oliver’s Halloween shirt glows in the dark!

5) I actually saw a fair amount of trick-or-treaters last night, the last few years they have been so sparse I was concerned for Oliver’s future Halloween experiences.

GIST #25 of 365

1) A little warmth after a week of cold, rain, and snow.

2) The quiet laziness of an empty Sunday after a bit of a whirl wind week.

3) Fussy baby finally sleeping. . . . Oops I spoke too soon. . . But the last 10 minutes were blissful.

4) Almost forgotten Thanksgiving leftovers in the freezer.

5) The smell of Penitin diaper cream.