AMELIA'S FIRST KISS

(Sung to the tune of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)

I saw Amelia sucking on the garbage can
While I was cooking dinner last night... and the night before that and the night before that....


You get the point.

It's disgusting.  She is french kissing sucking on everything.  Last weekend, we were at Home Depot and she was licking the side of the car shopping cart.  The cashier said, "Oh my gosh, you know your baby is sucking on the side of the shopping cart!"  Erik and I just sighed, "Yeah, we know."  The cashier went on, "Some people are really bothered by that!!"  We just sighed again, "Yeah, we know."  We say that putting everything in her mouth will just "build up her immune system", but deep down I think we just tell ourselves that in order to not feel so guilty for letting her lick everything.  It truly is disgusting, but I don't know how to make her stop!

I know this is just a phase, but I'm ready for it to be over.

SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

There are 2 types of people in this world.  The superior Bosch owners and the inferior Kitchen Aid owners.  (Can you guess which one I am?)

I always respond with the same question when someone tells me they own a Kitchen Aid, "Is it red?  I bet it's red!"  They usually get excited, "Why yes, it is red!"  Yeah, I thought I so.  That's the only reason to buy that silly thing - because it's pretty.  You see, I buy my kitchen appliances based on quality, not appearance.  The Bosch may not be shiny and colorful, but it sure is powerful.

For example, this morning I made FOUR large loaves of whole wheat bread in this bowl.  Impressed?  So am I.

All hail the mighty Bosch!

SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY.

Meet Miss Amelia.  She is 8 months and 1 week old and all day long she keeps crawling to the middle of the room and standing up all on her own.  

Each time that she does it I hold my breath (that's a lot of breath holding today) and wait for her to walk.  She looks like she wants to walk.  My other kids never did this before they had teeth.   People keep saying she needs to keep up with her brothers.  So true, so true.