confession

I have a confession. I stalk my blog. I stare at it all day when I'm at work.
I'm going out of town this week for the first time (okay, more than one day) since Meredith was born and I'm going to be gone 6 days. I added these pictures because I like them and I need something to look at while I'm in Milwaukee. I'm going to miss my sweet baby girl!

tutu cute

Little girls are so much fun. You get to take the girliness to extremes and do cheesy things like dress them up in tutus.



She gets chubbier by the day...she might have a future as a sumo wrestler instead of a ballerina.

After we took the tutu off, it lead to an impromptu photo session on the changing table where I got these beautiful pictures!

she rolled over

It's official...Meredith rolled over. I don't have any pictures to document it but Daddy was an eyewitness to the second rollover. Auntie Jennifer got the pleasure of seeing her first rollover. Mommy has not witnessed it yet :-(

back by popular demand

Random cute picture of the day.

then & now

Then - just a couple days old.

Now - 4.5 months. Excuse the bad photo but I just felt like doing a comparison. I can't believe how big she's getting.

asleep at the wheel

Meredith was playing very intently with the revolving circus toy on her exersaucer. It was so cute I ran to grab the camera and in the 30 seconds it took, I came back to find her eyes closed.

Then her head slowly started to fall.

And here you go...asleep at the wheel.

almost rolling

Since January 1, Meredith has been able to roll from her back onto her side but she can't quite make it all the way over. That's okay because I'm in no hurry to have a baby that is mobile.

new camera!!!

The new Nikon D40x is here and let me tell you, there's a night and day difference between a dslr, and a point and shoot. Goodbye blurry photos! The shutter speed is fantastic!

Now, I am by no means a photographer. Heck, I can barely use this camera in automatic mode but these are a few shots I've taken. It's hard to make a baby smile when you have revert back to using a viewfinder. Sorry, I can't rotate these photos on my blog and I'm too lazy to upload them again.

I love this camera! I ordered a couple books on Amazon to help me learn how to use it - one is basically a guide on how to use my camera and the other is a guide that will help me understand how to use the manual modes. Stay tuned for some better photos.

cutest.hat.ever

I'm really just filling space here until I can start taking picture with my new Nikon D40x which arrived today. For your viewing pleasure, here's her awesomely cute hat.

nikon d40x

I have decided to take the plunge and venture into the world of DSLR cameras. I got a great deal on Amazon.com on the Nikon D40x. It should be here by the end of the week and I'm super excited to post some of the awesome pictures that it takes.

On a side note, I highly recommend using Amazon.com. We have ordered a lot of electronics from them and they ALWAYS come in WAY lower on price than anything at Best Buy. I'm talking hundreds of dollars. Plus, there is usually free shipping on the more expensive items and you don't have to pay sales tax! We've saved a lot of money ordering through them rather than shopping at Best Buy.

does this swimsuit make my butt look big?

Meredith is spoiled. She has more clothes than me but I couldn't help but buy her more though. I scored an awesome deal at Nordstrom Rack on this Ralph Lauren stuff.

This swimsuit is so cute. Picture it without the onesie on underneath - do you think she could have a career in modeling? She might have to work on those thunder thighs a little bit.

I also got this matching Hawaiian print dress. It's too big right now (12 month size) but I can not wait for summer. She's gonna be so cute!