Food Network

I love Food Network. I used to watch it all the time. Now I have much less time for watching t.v. and even less time to cook! But, on the weekends I still catch up with my old friends Giada, Guy, Bobby, Paula, etc... Anyways, Hubs was at a show in Hollywood on Tuesday (seeing Powell play w/ Jamey Johnson) and look who he ran into!! John does not go up to "celebrities" ever. I only once saw him freak out & become a super fan and that is when we saw Kerry King (Slayer). So, it is very sweet of him to go up to Guy & ask for a pic for his wife... :)

The baby stole my brain... I may have even posted this before... I can't remember?!

Before I had the Munchkin, or I should say, before I was pregnant... I used to be on top of things. I used to remember bdays, already have a card bought for the person, NEVER forget my keys, our bills were nicely organized on an excel sheet (yes, I'm a nerd), if I was hosting anything I had a to do list & was On. Top. Of. It.

Now. Now, things are all over the place. And it has really been hard for me to lose that control. Today I forgot the milk I pumped all day at work. This is the 2nd time. I even had a piece of paper taped to my keys that said 'MILK'. It fell off on Sunday & now look. I forgot on Tuesday. Sheesh. The other day John told me we got the final thing we needed to finish our taxes. I said, "for next year? what do you mean?". UMM.. No. For last year. We have been waiting on this & I would have just gone about business never even thinking that our taxes weren't filed yet.

Hopefully, my brain comes back. But for now, at least the baby is fed, loved & bathed everyday. I can't say I do anything else daily.... I do brush my teeth daily.

Weekend

Little Munch is a sitting up master now. Also, his jibberjabber has changed from Ohhhh Ahhhh to little baby words. It's hard to explain, but it has changed. He is definitely trying to tell us something. He got 1 shot on Thursday and one oral vaccine and he handled them like a champ!

Saturday night we went to a reception for our dear friends. They married in June, up in the Redwoods. Just them, the officiant and the photographer. Romantic. But luckily, we all got to at least celebrate with them on Saturday. The only bummer part was that it was like 100 degrees!

Here are a few pics of the last few days...

Brace Face

So, I got braces. I know, awesome, huh? You wish it was you, huh? Yeah, that's what I thought... I did have braces when I was younger, like 13. And my teeth were perfectly straight afterwards, but retainers were lost and teeth moved. SO, I decided it was time to fix this. I am actually going to my same ortho who put them on me a million years ago AND he still had my file. Actually, its his son's office now, but they were both there when I was 13 too. Anyways. I have to wear bottom braces for 4 months and a top retainer for who knows. I sorta feel like a rapper with a grill. And if you read my last post I was shooting guns, so maybe I'm just a gangsta now?

ps - don't mind my cool pic. It was right after I got them & it was late in the day ok.. OK!

Its da kill shot!

So, we went to a shooting range on Saturday. Our friends had their joint bday parties at a shooting range in Oceanside. It really was a lot of fun. I have gone shooting with John before, so I was an old pro (wink, wink). I do have to say - check out the hostage pic. That was mine. I never shot the hostage. Also, note that I got the killer in his ring finger. Bottom line... don't mess with the Sessums.

How could you not like his version??

Sitting up

Well, Munch is 6 1/2 months old and he is starting to sit up. He can sit up for a few minutes, but when he gets excited or if he reaches for something to the side of him, he crashes. Whatacutie!

Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man

Mumford & Sons - The Cave

Chompers

See those little bad boys? Those two little, razor sharp teeth. Well, they hurt. This little angel face bit me last week a grand total of 6 times. I was just about to quit nursing that very second, but decided I'd ask my girlfriends for advice first. The 2 things I heard were flick him in the mouth or smother him for a sec. They sound harsh when I type them, but A LOT of peeps told me this. I told John this and he was mortified. He absolutely didn't want me to do any of these. I decided he didn't get a vote.

Well, luckily the little baby dude has not bit me since. Maybe just my screams of pain scared him enough. Let's hope I didn't just jinx this.

Chill Hil

As I mentioned before, this past week was a rough one for me. My first instinct was "I need some alone time." "I need to get outta town." "Out with girls." "Just out by myself."

I was wrong.

Last night we didn't do anything crazy. Hung out at our house, our little family and a few friends. The baby slept great and didn't bite me (I'll post on THAT later). Today we ran some errands, had some Cucas for lunch, relaxed, hung out outside while John mowed the lawn. And then tonight while the baby was sleeping & smiling in my arms I realized I didn't need alone time. I just needed this little family time. Good family time. We are always running around, planning for the next day (well I am at least) that I forget to just chill out and enjoy everyone. Right now the baby is asleep, John is getting us food (yes I am eating this late - don't judge) and there are a million things I could do, but instead I am going to play on the computer until my husband gets home. Then I am going to enjoy my cheeseburger with my husband.

Listening to this right now...

Running on E

Yesterday was a rough day. I felt like I was running on empty at work, as a mama, as a wife, as MYSELF. I woke up today and decided today HAD to be better. Work has been kinda of crazy, but my friend surprised me with Starbucks this afternoon - score. She sensed I wasn't myself yesterday. After work I put on some Fleetwood Mac, opened some wine and relaxed with baby J. I am feeling much better. It's amazing how music and writing or typing can soothe the soul.