Baby Clothing Brands I Like

1. Egg+Avocado
2. Kate Quinn Organics
3. Tea Collection
4. Baby Gap
5. See Kai Run
6. Splendid
7. Misha Lulu

Stores Mom And I Are Going To Christmas Shop

1. The Viking kitchen store
2. REI
3. Borders
4. Bed Bath and Beyond
5. WalMart
6. Target
7. Crate and Barrel
8. Anthropologie
9. Gap
10. Old Navy
11. Urban Outfitters
12. Macys
13. Uma
14. Left Bank Books
15. City Sprouts
16. Justice
17. Apple Store

Books In My Mother-in-Laws Bookshelf I Can Name Because I Stare At Them Everytime I've Nursed At Their House

1. Wicked and Son of a Witch
2. Something in the Water
3. Water for Elephants
4. Cow Parades
5. Tut...well whatever King Tuts full name is. Two of those books.
6. A LOT of Chicken Soup For The Souls
7. Color Surprises
8. Eats Shoots and Leaves
9. Dream
10. Assassination Vacation
11. The Lego Testament series

Things I Can Do To Help Promote A Better Day For Myself

1. Change into lounge clothes, instead of just pajamas
2. Put on mascara and chapstick
3. Read the Bible
4. Wipe down the kitchen counters
5. Take kids and dog on a walk
6. Talk to another adult
7. Keep the toys picked up

What I Ate For Thanksgiving

1. Field roast
2. Mashed potatoes
3. Corn casserole
4. Salad
5. Sweet potato casserole
6. Brussels sprouts
7. Carrots
8. Broccoli and rice casserole
9. Macaroni and cheese

What W Is Getting For Christmas

Gifts:
1. Fish and bowl
2. Abby Cadaby doll
3. Baby Stella feeding set
Stocking Stuffers
4. Necklace
5. Pin
6. Super Grover little doll
7. Toothbrush
8. Ornament
9. Surprise from Andy
10. Book

Books I Want To Read

1. Omnivore's Dilema
2. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
3. Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found
4. A Mother's Heart
5. We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families

Grocery List

1. Lasagna noodles
2. Frozen spinach
3. Spinach
4. Cheese
5. OJ
6. W's milk
7. Ice cream
8. Chocolate chips
9. Bread
10. Juice cans
11. Peaches

Schedule

1. Church- baby rooms
2. Photos w/ Santa (& Puddy) at Four Muddy Paws
3. House group
4. Get Christmas trees

Winnie's Latest Words

1. Sure
2. Squirrel
3. Clock
4. Slide
5. Boots
6. Coat
7. Shower
8. Yuck
9. Color

Silly Little Things I Love About Babies

1. Jammies- the footed, zip-up kind
2. Giving them baths
3. Chubby girl legs in tights
4. When they grab your face and go in for the open mouth, slobbery kiss
5. Rush "scratches" my back while he's nursing
6. Little teeth popping out
7. Belly kisses
8. I love the smell of their breath. R still has it, but W- not so much
9. I love when they are on their bellies and hold themselves up to look around.
10. Flaky earwax
11. Baby hats

Things I Don't Like

1. Piles (papers, toys, clothes, etc)
2. Blogs that have music on them. Nothing scares the crap out of me like a sudden, loud, Christian song.
3. Cow milk
4. "Muddy Face" as Kelli from Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders calls it
5. Times Square
6. Anything coffee
7. Cleaning bathrooms
8. Staying up late
9. Lady jeans on guys
10. Manjewelry
11. The following songs: Barbie World, How Bizarre, Who Let The Dogs Out
12. Gooey Butter Cake
13. Tank top sweaters
14. The "Rachel" haircut
15. Orchestra performances
16. Highlighter markers
17. Hair that is crunchy

Sesame Street Episodes In Our Queue

1. Elmo Wants To Be Like Gordon
2. Baby Bear Is Afraid Of Bees
3. Cowmonster Pair
4. Wild Nature Survivor Guy
5. Abby Majes Seasins Change
6. Y A Quest Y Not
7. Bears Try To Hibernate

Monthly Cleaning Schedule

1. Week One: Refrigerator, chairs, barstools
2. Week Two: Under furniture, wipe down furniture
3. Week Three: Balcony door, mopboards
4. Week Four: Closets, cabinets
5. Week Five: Laundry room

My Weekly Cleaning Schedule

1. Monday: Vacuuming, Windexing
2. Tuesday: Floors
3. Wednesday: Laundry, Ironing
4. Thursday: Windexing, Dusting
5. Friday: Laundry, Kitchen
6. Saturday: Bathrooms
7. Sunday: Laundry, Microwave

Christmas Decorations Checklist

1. 2 trees
2. Giant snowflakes from sprinkler pipes
3. Nativity scene
4. Red unpainting
5. Door-sized Christmas tree Advent calendar
6. Candles
7. Holiday tablecloth
8. Christmas candy/reindeer placesettings
9. Glass lidded jars with ornaments
10. Evergreen garland with lights for counters and bookshelves
11. Guest bathroom decorations
12. Christmas sofa pillowcase slipcovers
13. Stockings
14. Mini snowflakes hanging in kitchen and in shelves
15. Christmas books out
16. Change bedding
17. Hang Christmas lights
18. Random chotchkies

Today's Veggie Pizza Toppings

1. Olives
2. Shredded carrots
3. Broccoli
4. Red pepper
5. Green pepper

To Do Today

1. Shower
2. Watch Thursday night shows
3. Take R in for a shot
4. Organize baby stuff drawer
5. Mail package
6. Wrap a Christmas gift
7. Make dinner
8. Go to Mary's jewelry show
9. Clean bathroom faucets

Grocery List

1. Chocolate syrup
2. Chow mein noodles
3. Canned pears, peaches
4. Pumpkin cans
5. Ranch dip packet
6. Broccoli
7. Red & green peppers
8. Olives
9. Rolls
10. Cream cheese
11. Chocolate soymilk
12. Orange juice
13. Vanilla yogurt
14. Toothbrush
15. Sweet potatoes
16. Ketchup
17. Cheese
18. Sugar (2)
19. Chicken
20. Sour cream

When R Woke Up Last Night/This Morning

1. 8:00
2. 10:30
3. 1:00
4. 4:00
5. 5:30
6. 6:15
7. 7:20

What I'm Putting Away

1. The swing. Rush is not into it anymore.

2. The gymini. Same story.

3. My pump. Hardly ever use it.

4. About half of Winnie's toys

5. (Almost) the basinette. We are phasing out of it.

6. One of our single strollers. We are double stroller people now.

Random Thoughts

1. My favorite "kitchen thing" are cupcake liners
2. I didn't take a shower today, but I feel like I did
3. Last night was Rush's first night without a swaddle. It did not go well.
4. I am going to have leftover ravioli lasagna for lunch
5. We bought cute new gray felt coasters this weekend at Uma
6. I am almost halfway done with my Christmas shopping
7. My favorite "bathroom thing" is tweezers. Especially my Tweezerman ones because they are hot pink.
8. I do not like bar soap.
9. I do not watch scary movies.
10. I do not put good pictures of me as my facebook profile pic, because I don't want people to think that I am trying too hard.
11. I bought 5 new Christmas ornaments at Crate and Barrel this weekend.
12. Rush insists on being on his tummy.
13. Winnie is wearing a shirt covered in rhinos today.
14. I love Sharpie pens.
15. I have no idea what I'm getting Andy for his Christmas stocking.
16. I love our cute little Christmas stockings!

Winnie's Latest Words

1. Cool
2. Alright
3. Whoa
4. Rush
5. Goat
6. Picture
7. Shirt
8. Pants
9. Teeth
10. Yes

Today's Donut Order

1. Plain cake
2. Glazed cake
3. Glazed
4. White iced
5. Chocolate iced
6. Chocolate long john
7. Chocolate cake
8. Blueberry cake
9. 2 glazed holes

Things That I Can Kind Of Make Well

1. Duh, bean sandwiches
2. Hummus
3. Granola
4. Smoothies
5. I'm good with appetizers
6. Minestrone
7. White lasagna
8. Brownies
9. Pancakes
10. Chocolate chip cookies
11. Rolo cookies
12. Cheesecake bars
13. Muffins
14. Fruit cobbler
15. Sandwiches
16. Finally, Annie's blueberry scones

Places I Like Downtown

1. Left Bank Books
2. Culinaria
3. Uma
4. Crepes in the City
5. The Gelateria
6. The Washington Post
7. City Pet Supply
8. The London Tea Room

To Do This Week

1. Re-organize our clothes closet
2. Re-organize all kitchen cabinets
3. Straighten bathroom cabinet (ie: Winnie's play cabinet)
4. Finish putting up ebay auctions
5. Wipe down all cabinet doors
6. Dust mopboards
7. Go through all of the baby toys--get rid of junk
8. Bathe Baby Stella
9. Do all "hand wash only" laundry

Cleaning I Got Done This Weekend

1. Obsessive-compulsively cleaned out and organized the refrigerator
2. Cleaned under all of our furniture
3. Dusted the whole house
4. Windexed coffee and side table, and dining room table
5. Laundry
6. Vacuumed all carpet and rugs
7. Cleaned puke spots on our bedroom carpet floor
8. Cleaned barstools and dining room chairs
9. Dishes
10. Cleaned both bathrooms

What R Peed On Last Night

1. My legs
2. My robe
3. The Pound Puppy
4. My iPhone
5. The burp cloth
6. Himself
7. The couch
8. The pillow

Target List

1. Seventh Generation cleaning spray
2. Method reusable glass cleaning cloth
3. Seventh Generation dishwasher rinse aid
4. Big ball for Puddy
5. Toothbrushes
6. Naked juice
7. Infant Tylenol
8. Happy Baby green puffs
9. Black tights for W
10. Underwear
11. Contact solution