Tuesday, January 10, 2012

How did I end up with a neat freak toddler?

My husband and I are not TOTAL slobs, but we are certainly not neat freaks.

Then comes baby Kassie. Girl likes to keep things clean and orderly.

Here are a few things that I could learn from her:

1) One day, while Kassie was playing with her puzzles, I asked her to come upstairs and eat with me. I was going to let her leave her puzzle pieces for Paul to pick up, but she said "No momma. Clean." She swiftly picked up all her puzzle pieces and placed them where they belong.

2) Kassie always has to have clean hands. She's constantly asking me to help her wash them! I'm not sure if it's for sanitary purposes or because water can be oh so fun =)

3) The other night Kassie woke up crying. She may have been having a dream but when she saw me she said "waaah-- momma, wash dishes PLEASE!"
What the heck? What kind of a two year old dreams of dirty dishes in the sink!?!!

4) She accused me of having a messy room. One step into my room and chick goes "uh-oh! Mess!"

Usually 2 year olds learn from their parents, but she's totally schooling me.

I'm blessed and annoyed at the same time . <3

Monday, December 12, 2011

CALL OF DUTY: BIRTHDAY OPS

What do you get the guy who is only impressed by prestige videogame ranks on his birthday?

Video game cupcakes, of course!

In celebration of my nerd hubby's birthday, I decided to make nerd cupcakes.

CALL OF DUTY : BIRTHDAY OPS CUPCAKES



Camo theme cake batter using a variation of chocolate swirl and green food coloring.



I decorated the cupcakes with little green army men and mini tanks. I used the "star" piping tip to give my cupcakes a grassy look.





All the guys were really impressed and had a fun time playing with the army men after they were done with their cupcakes.

I guess you can never be too old for sweets and toys!!

Friday, December 9, 2011

Adventures of Baby Kassie

As soon as Kassie started to develop her own personality, she was mischievious.

What happened to the stories of the little girls that didn't like getting dirty, who sat quietly watching their mommy cook, who were uninterested in getting into trouble or foul play?

Not my little girl.

She's always been a rambunctious little girl, always running around, always talking (even before she even knew how to talk), and always playing silly games.

Let me recap the events my two year old has gotten herself into:

1) 1 year old-

Paul lost his keys for one whole week. We searched the entire house, and we knew our little girl had something to do with it. I asked her to take me to her hiding place, but she did not want to give it away-- so she mislead me to her decoy hiding places: under the bed, under the crib, under the couch. One day, I hear her little feet scampering against my floor. I found her wearing Paul's keys around her neck. To this day, I still do not know where her hiding place was.




1 YR OLD - One day, after giving her a bath and changing her into fresh clothes, I turned around to find her lotion. The next thing I know I see her splashing around in her old bathwater, playing with muscle milk. MUSCLE MILK? WHERE DID THE MUSCLE MILK COME FROM????

2)
9 Months Old-
Spaghetti for lunch? Sure! MY baby LOVES pasta, so why not let her indulge. This picture, my friends, is only the beginning. A few minutes later, she started "shampooing" her head with her spaghetti sauce. She was completely covered in saucy tomatoey goodness. I hope she knows to do this if she ever encounters the stink of a skunk...

3) 18 months old-

I made an effort to keep sweets away from Kassie for a whole year. She barely knew what cookies, ice cream and cake was for that one amazing year. Then, before her 2nd birthday she discovered cookies and icecream. She will do anything to get her hands on it.
One of her devious little plans is to ask for a "hug" if she sees something out of her reach- that way I'll lift her up or she'll attempt to use my body as a ladder. (SIGH) Already trying to manipulate people's emotions!!!

4)

Kassie's most recent artwork. She has graduated from writing on the walls with washable ink to something shall we say more realistic and conceptual.
One night while I was cooking dinner, she was quietly watching tv & playing. I should have immediately knew that there was trouble brewing since the 1st sign is always QUIET.
I later found her paving the driveway of her farmhouse with cheese. I guess to make a softer walking turf for her horse than the roof. My little cheesehead..........


Are these trouble making signs signs for a trouble making teen? I certainly hope not.

Not my little angel!


Kassie's "innocent" face. It's as if she's saying: "Who? ME? I didn't do it. O:-) "

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Jewels!?!!! =D

Paul's phone flashed with a "new text message" next to me.

His friend Benny responded to one of his text messages, replying "If you are going to go with a jewel, you should go with one that's 400-500."

I couldn't help it, but I immediately knew this was a Christmas hint. Who else would Paul get expensive jewels for? He doesn't like jewelry, so it would def. be for me.

My mind started racing with the following thoughts:



I scrolled through the texts to get more info.

Paul : "I'm about to conjure some jewels in jewelcraft. 'bout to LVL."

..............................

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WORLD OF WARCRAFT THIS WHOLE TIME??????

FAK.

I guess this is what I'll be getting for Christmas:



=) I guess I can't complain. I knew what I was getting into when I married a gamer.

Gotta love my nerd hubby anyway.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The ghost of Halloween's past

I've been lucky enough to be blessed with a beautiful child who I can dress up in embarrassing costumes. What could possibly be more adorable than dressing your kid up in something you wouldn't be caught dead wearing, but is so deliciously delectable that you just can't help putting your kid into it.

To honor good ol' American foods, Kassie has spent two halloween parties dressed up as something yummy:


There's no better way then to spend Halloween dressed as a signature food of the land of the brave.



Let's hear it for that tootsie roll, that tootsie roll!


As my dear sister, Suburbanette () would say-- "diagnosis delicious!"

Even Mommy's can be funny too...

Because everyone loves a good pun....


Monday, February 22, 2010

omgosh, im outdated

I can't believe so much time has passed since Kassie was born.. it's already been 5 months and it feels like it's all happened in the blink of an eye. Parents always say "Oh, my baby is growing up so fast", I guess I never really understood until I had a sweetie of my own!!

In the past few months Kassie has learned to smile, to giggle a little, to eat from a spoon (well, it's a work in-progress), and roll over. (The doctor said that she learned how to flip over the hard way first... overachiever! LOL)
I've also learned that she LOVES fuzzy teddy bears, she loves being tickled on her neck and tummy, and she likes it when i squish her fat cheeks together.

Paul and I are so ridiculously in love and we can't believe how blessed we are. I'm nhonestly a little sad that she's growing up, because in no time she'll be running around and she won't want to snuggle with me as much =(

I'll update again with some more pix!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

5:27 pm, sept 14th


She's finally here and I'm so happy!!

She decided to come almost 2 weeks early and I'm thrilled! Holding her and seeing her and smelling her little baby head was the best feeling I've ever had. In my eyes, she's the most perfect little thing I've ever seen. She is 6 pounds and 10 oz with big dark brown eyes like her mommy and a little dimple on her smile like her daddy. She didn't even seem upset about being forced out of her home that shes had for the past 8 months, the first time i held her she smiled at me and stared. =)

Paul and I feel so truly blessed to have her in our life. We want to do the best we can to make sure that we are good parents. Paul hasn't had a cigarette since she was born-- a hard thing that even I thought he couldn't do since he has been addicted since he was 16-- all for Kassie. We're so in love. I can't even describe the feelings I feel when I watch my true love holding our baby. It's overwhelming, and I feel like the luckiest person alive. =)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

baby love..

Sarah threw me an awesome baby shower over the weekend =)

She hosted it in a private room at Mon Ami Gabi- a 1920's themed french restaurant.

We played a lot of baby shower games-- fairy tale jeopardy, word scramblers, and a lot of girly chit chat with my friends. It was a good time & a lot of yummy food!

I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life to support me. It makes me feel all warm and mushy inside! I'm sure Kassie was squiriming with excitement to and can't wait to wear all her new clothes and be wrapped up in all her new blankies and play with her new toys and books! =)

The week prior, Paul and I went on our first trip as a married couple. We had actually been hoping to go on a cruise but I was advised not to travel over seas just incase. We opted for Myrtle Beach and Georgia, and it was SO FUN. I love spending time with my hubz and exploring. We went to the aquarium, explored the boardwalk (it's really not that fun at night when you can not drink and everyone around you is wasted and sloshy), and laid out on the sand. i think i was the only pregnant woman at myrtle beach that weekend, everyone else had tan sexy beach bodies. By next year, I plan to have one too... Unless Paul knocks me up again, but lets hope he's learned his lesson!!

In Georgia we spent some time at the pool and Paul put on an awesome fireworks show for us with the fireworks he bought at "South of the Border". We spent that night with Paul's sister and her family, and it really makes me look forward to the family I'm going to soon have with Paul. They started off on a rocky road just like Paul and I but have made such a great life for themselves and have such a wonderful loving family.. I hope our life will be as charmed as theirs one day =)

Paul and I are starting to clear out the room for Kassie's nursery. I get more and more excited for her arrival everyday. I guess I can't wait to finish putting her nursery together because it'll feel like we are one step closer to holding her in our arms. =)

I can't wait to see my little baby daughter. =)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

I've seemed to lately notice...

I always think back to last year, when I had first started dating Paul and how many changes he's brought into my life.. and how clueless I was to what my future had in store for me.

Around Spring of last year, Paul and I had just started dating.
Paul ended up being the most perfect person in the world for me, and i really never would have guessed it when we first met. Infact, after our first date I remember telling Rob that I didn't see it happening between Paul & I because he's just "too quiet"! Rob convinced me to give him another chance because he said that paul was "really cool", so I listened and after Paul openned up to me I realized exactly what Rob meant.
I really did find my true love, I can't imagine being with anyone who is so intune to the things I would want in a relationship, someone who can make me laugh as much, or someone who can make me feel so comfortable to be completely myself around-- good traits and bad traits... there's no hiding between us. Now, I can't imagine being without him.

After I found out I was pregnant, my entire mentality changed. I grew up 20 years the minute the little pregnancy test showed up with a "+" sign. The only thing I think about is grown up things and day dreaming about taking care of my new family. This is so different from my former mentality where my main concern was which parties to attend, deciding if I should wear my hair curly, straight or wavy, or dressing cute in high heels and taking lots of pictures. (I'm sure I'll miss this worry-free life once my baby arrives!)

I've always been told that God never gives you what you can't handle, and i can't help but think that this was all apart of some unexpectedly wonderful plan. Marriage and babies were far from our minds, but as soon as we found out that I was carrying Paul's baby everything fell into place. I know it's going to be a bumpy road ahead, but I'm so excited to see our family come together.

I love both my babies :)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I CANT WAIT ANYMORE

Today one of my co-workers brought in pictures of her 2 month old baby, and i was so excited to see them! I used to never care about baby pictures, but now that I'm about to have my own I'm so excited to look at little babies and their growing progress. I'm so jealous, I want to meet mine now!

Honestly, pre-baby-in-tummy, I didn't really like babies. (I know, I'm a monster.) I liked babies when they are over 1 years old, but those newbies... what do you do with them??? They are all squishy and wrinkly, and I don't know how to make funny faces... babies always cry when I try to make one =/ Plus, they get all squirmy after I hold them for awhile... what do i do with them now!?! I'm really really good at cudling but what if my baby doesn't like to cuddle!?!! THEN WHAT WILL I DO THEN!?!

Someone give me tips, what if my newbie baby thinks I'm boring!?!! I love my baby sooooooooo much but I don't want her to think she has a boring mommy.. I think I need to observe a mother and newbz play together and pick up tips.... Any mommy volunteers?

i wonder...

i wonder if the baby goes through the same emotions as me....
I've heard that babies heart rate will rise/fall with whatever emotion I'm feeling: sad, happy, excited, scared.

I hope she doesn't get sad when I get sad, it'll make me feel guilty.

I love you little baby! Don't be sad ever, even if mommy is an emotional rollercoaster!!!!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Baby is a girl =)

My motherly insticts were so off! I was so convinced that the little baby would be a boy, but it's a girl and I couldn't be more excited =)
Paul says he'll worry about her a lot when she grows up, but we are both so in love already!

It feels so real now, knowing that there is an actual little baby girl in my tummy.. so crazy! I'm so excited & scared at the same time.

I hope to be the kind of mother who teaches her daughter to do great things, I hope my daughter picks up all my great habits and leaves my bad habits behind, I hope to be the kind of mother that is able to teach my child not only to be beautiful but be intelligent and strong too. (I also hope that she doesn't pick up the bad habit of partying and clubbing that I had =X )

I'm so excited, Paul and I have been looking for pretty K names, which has been a bit troublesome. Pretty k names that haven't already been used by other family members is hard to come by =(


My tummy is getting nice and fat which makes me a little bit sad because I'm slowly growing out of the REALLY CUTE "maternity" clothes I bought 2 months ago... but I guess it's bitter sweet because that means my little sweetie is growing up to be a lovely little size. (Don't hurt mommy when you come out!)

Also.. I'm officially retiring the name ziggy because ziggy is a boy's name! Don't call her ziggy anymore!!!!!

Until next time..adieu adieu =)

Monday, April 27, 2009

CRAMPS OMG

LEG CRAMPS ARE A BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

ugh.

I always get these painful leg cramps. I thought it was from sitting down for such a long period of time at work, but apparently it's a pregnancy thing since ziggy is eating all my calcium. selfish jerk.

Now I will try to make it a habit of drinking at least 3 glasses of milk, because this should help out with my leg cramps. I also have made this habit of "riding my imaginary bike", I will lie on my back and move my legs in a circular motion. It always helps my cramps go away, but Stiletto Daddy thinks I look crazy and funny. *shrug*

I went to the doctor and heard little ziggy's heartbeat again =) He sounds like a galloping horse. It's always weird going to the doctor and seeing Ziggy's growth. I still can't believe there is an actual person growing inside my tummy!!!!! =D

Other then that, there is no recent news. Stiletto mommy and daddy are busy preparing for our upcoming wedding and we'll find out if zigster is a boy or a girl next month!! So excited!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

zig zig zig

I haven't updated in awhile, because there hasn't been anything new going on with Ziggy. (That is my baby's temporary nickname until we find out if it's a boy or a girl)

He is doing well, I'm guessing zigster is growing because my tummy is steadily growing with him/her!

I get so emotional when I think of our little baby.. A baby made by me! I love everything that I make, and now I actually made a real person. =) It's so exciting to think that Paul and I made a person together.. the man I love is part of my little baby. <3 wowww

I always thought it was weird how pregnant ladies always placed their hand on their tummy. I always wondered why? Nowadays, I'm always placing my hand protectively over my tummy as if I'm preventing anything from happening. I don't even do it on purpose! To be honest though, it's comfy. It's like my own little hand rest. hahaha

Other then that, nothing new is going on with zigster. Paul and I are busily planning our wedding-- (yay, we are officially engaged!) while anxiously awaiting the birth of our first born =D

I'll try to keep you guys updated!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Morning Sickness

Morning Sickness is the worst. I'm lucky to not have it as badly as some of the other preggo women, but it's awful. I'll be happily eating my breakfast/lunch/dinner and I'll suddenly feel the need to throw up.

I don't understand why this happens...but I have a theory!!!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Sugar Bear is head over heels!! =D



Sugar Bear got me some flowers and the cuuuuuuuuuuutest balloon. It's a little turtle on his back that says "I'm head over heels for you!"
I crack up every time I see it =)

For our last Valentine's Day together without a baby, Paul and I decided to do our two favorite things... 1) eat 2) go to a concert.

I was really excited, because I have been cravinggggggggggggg sushi. (So has Paul, he must be preggo.) We went out to eat sushi, I couldn't order the raw fish kind so I settled for tempura shrimp sushi and softshell crab sushi. It was still delish =)

Then we excitedly drove to meet my sister and friends at the PASSAFIRE concert in Vienna.

Unfortunately, by the time we got there, my little sister had already decided to get all kinds of messed up so I had to take her home before I could even see the opening acts. Paul and I spent the rest of our Valentine's day watching my little sister puke INSIDE my car and then holding her hair back as she puked some more in my bathroom...then some more in the guest room. It was super romantic. <3

I guess this is God's way of telling me that I'm not allowed to have fun anymore and do things that I normally do like going to concerts and having fun. =(

Thursday, February 12, 2009

coming out to my friends....

I have this friend, Timmy. He's probably one of my favorite people in the world. We always go to concerts together, we always are down for a game of beer pong, but he has to be one of the most dense ppl I've ever met!

This is me trying to tell him about me being preggo:

15:28] mmm bit3 si2e: but i would like a rubiks concert
[15:28] mmm bit3 si2e: in may
[15:28] Krazy Mofo 619: yes lets do it!
[15:28] mmm bit3 si2e: for my tentative wedding...
[15:28] Krazy Mofo 619: ahahahaha
[15:28] mmm bit3 si2e: since the baby will be born in september...
[15:28] Krazy Mofo 619: LOL
(timmy changes the subject)

[15:33] Krazy Mofo 619: i felt like i was in the gooneys exploring!
[15:34] mmm bit3 si2e: in a few years, the baby will be old enough to go exploring with us too
[15:34] Krazy Mofo 619: yikes stop talking about kids!
[15:34] Krazy Mofo 619: we still have much drinking and many concerts to go to!
[15:34] Krazy Mofo 619: ur social life is done when u have kids
[15:36] mmm bit3 si2e: yeah i know right
[15:36] mmm bit3 si2e: sucks to be me!
[15:36] Krazy Mofo 619: LOL
[15:36] Krazy Mofo 619: dude my friend added u on facebook by mistake...


[15:40] mmm bit3 si2e: hey btw
[15:40] mmm bit3 si2e: how is tania?
[15:41] mmm bit3 si2e: yeaaaa.. isn't she about to have a baby soon?


15:42] mmm bit3 si2e: i wanna eat sushi
[15:42] mmm bit3 si2e: at todai
[15:44] Krazy Mofo 619: ohhh we're going the 1st monday of spring break!
[15:44] Krazy Mofo 619: u should come with us
[15:44] Krazy Mofo 619: we're going during lunch cuz its cheaper
[15:45] mmm bit3 si2e: hahaah
[15:45] mmm bit3 si2e: that's a long time away from now
[15:45] mmm bit3 si2e: yeah..but it's not good for pregnant women to eat sushi
[15:47] Krazy Mofo 619: kat ur really creeping me out
[15:47] mmm bit3 si2e: hahah
[15:47] mmm bit3 si2e: why?
[15:48] Krazy Mofo 619: cuz u keep on talking about pregnancy
[15:48] Krazy Mofo 619: haha
[15:48] mmm bit3 si2e: oh...babies creep u out?
[15:48] mmm bit3 si2e: are u a baby hater?
[15:55] Krazy Mofo 619: no
15:56] Krazy Mofo 619: i love babies
[15:56] Krazy Mofo 619: i love them so much i eat them

(SIGH)))) --- I guess I'll try again tomorrow. LOL.

I decided that I will just drop hints everyday until he finally asks if I'm pregnant. LOL =D

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

do you love meeeeeeee? doyaloveme?

I'm insecure right now.

I need constant attention and love from my sugar bear. Therefore, I've been super annoying.

This is how our normal conversation goes:

Stiletto Bear: Honey...do you still love me?
Sugar Bear: Of course! I will always love you no matter what.
Stiletto Bear: Honey...are you SURE you love me?
Sugar Bear: Um...yes. I love you a lot.
Stiletto Bear: Well............are you REALLLLLLLLY SURE that you are going to love me forever?
Sugar Bear: KAT!!!! I ALREADY TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU. WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION EVERY 30 MINUTES! I LOVE YOU, OKAY!!!
Stiletto Bear: WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME??? YOU DON'T LOVE ME!!! I HATE YOU!!!!(cry)(cry) (cry)

or it might go like this..

Stiletto Bear: You know that girl that you think is pretty? I heard she is dating someone now.
Sugar Bear: Oh...okay??
Stiletto Bear: Yeah, she's dating this guy that I knew in highschool...
Sugar Bear: Oh? Who?
Stiletto Bear: WHY!?!!! WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH!?!! DO YOU THINK SHE'S PRETTIER THAN ME!?!! YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HER!!!! DO YOU LOVE HER!?!?!?!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!!!
Sugar Bear: ???????????????????

=/ I'm a psychopath. Atleast, now that I can admit it I can take the recovery steps to not being a psycopath girlfriend and stop annoying my boyfriend so much.



Poor Sugar Bear =(

I hope that I won't be crazy forever!

Monday, February 9, 2009

my senses are tingling.

You know when Spiderman first found out that he had powers because he realized he could sense things much quicker, and his senses were keener than they were previously?

This is sort of how I feel, except in an un-cool way.

If I was a superhero, I would be the incredible nose. I can smell things from miles away.

You think it's cool? It's not. Even the slightest of smells make me feel woozy -- garlic & onions cooking (which I normally LOVE!), fried fish, cigarette smoke, dog doo doo, skunk.... Everything is amplified!!! Arghhhhhhhhh!

=/

Oh well. I'll tough it out.

Atleast my boobs are getting big =)