Top 2- Tuesday!

I've been stalking following The Undomestic Momma, for a while now - she's got a lot of fabulous ideas and I dig her style. Anyhow, I'm jumping on her bandwagon of Top 2, Tuesdays and her topic of the day is one that has come at good timing for me. I've done a lot of wedding planning for the wedding in June, and well, I need to pick a potential hairstyle. This weeks' Top 2 theme, is:


Top 2 Celebrity Hairstyles (in my case glam updos)


1.) Love, love the way Dianna Agron did her hair for the Golden Globes this year. The whole style would look soooo perfect with the hair piece I have my eye on!

2.)  Love, love also Carrie Underwood's style here. I'm hesitant to do a full updo' as I have an impossibly high forehead, so I don't want to really accentuate it, and I know my hubby-to-be loves my hair down... so we'll see!

Getting to Know Me.

1. what inspires you?

2. what was the last thing you bought yourself?

That's gotta be new rhinestone dress shoes that I got for my up and coming wedding! Aghhhh, it's coming so close!

3. would you rather watch a movie in a theater or from the comfort of your own home?

From my own home. The couch is so much more cozy and I can cuddle a lot better. Plus, little Ariyana can join me. 

4. household chore you don't mind doing?

Don't mind vacuuming or dusting. Can't stand the dishes. I loathe them. 

5. coffee or tea?

I think I may need a coffee drip. It's rare now-a-days not to have cup, after I had Ariyana. I think it's a perquisite to anything that comes.

 

6. what could you eat every day and not get sick of??

I love, love potatoes. So many ways you can make them too so it'd never get old! Baked, roasted, french fries... mmmmm 

7. what's the last book you read?

I read this for the book club I'm going too. Fabulous book, but seemed to be cut short. Over-all not disappointed. 

8. do you think you look you "look" your age?

I know I don't. LOL. I think I look at least five years younger than I do... and I am pretty sure I get weird looks from people toting around an infant. HAHA. For the record, I'm 26. =) 

Wakey wakey!

Now Ariyana is mostly a strict tummy sleeper. Yeah, I know I know, "back to sleep". But she won't and I've accepted that. Today, however she took a nap in her crib and slept on her back soundly. What's far more interesting though, is that instead of waking up and screaming bloody murder to be rescued, she woke up and just looked around while holding her blanket.  I just happened to go in and check on her, and this is what I found. A perfectly content little angel.

"That" Coupon Lady

I really would like to be 'that' lady. You know, the one that always seems to be in the check out line in front of you, that has oh, say twenty coupons in her purse. Yeah, I want to be that lady but I just can't get there. Especially since I've dropped crazy amounts of hours at work to stay home with the little one (mostly due to lack of reliable sitter) I've realized just how little personal money I have. 


So I sat down yesterday and I really attempted to clip coupons; scoured the net for deals and net coupons... and what have I found? Two coupons on items that we actually use on a regular basis. Disappointing. For real, I found very few items in my coupon hunt that we actually use and had a need for on my next particular shopping trip. Bummer. I'll give it one more honest try before I throw in the towel to clipping coupons again. Lord knows I don't need 6 boxes of Zest Body wash et. al when nobody I know uses it. *sigh*. 

Chillin' in Jammies

On the nights that Arfan goes to work, it's mommy-daughter time after 7pm. The curtains get drawn and the lights are dimmed. Ariyana and I have a few songs - me singing really badly (thank God, she doesn't mind), tummy time, stretching, and then our last feed of the night. These times I will never forget with Ariyana. She's such a doll and after the last feed she ready for sleep. I bring a drowsy, full bellied little girl to her room and she's usually asleep by 830, or so the last couple of weeks has been. 

"What drool? I have drool on my face?"

This cracks me up. She is just leaning back and chillin with her arm up and over the boppy. Looks comfy! That's a standard size boppy pillow, so she really is still a tiny little baby. She's really growing into her features though, so she looks older than she is, I think!

Play time & Peas Please!

I think it's pretty obvious how adorable I think my daughter is. She's getting bigger every day. I love to watch her learn and discover new things. She's getting pretty good at hand eye coordination - just about everything she can grab goes right to her mouth. She also focuses on little small pieces on toys and plays with them. She's getting pretty good at tummy time, but she's still just rolling from her back to her tummy. They say that's harder to do, but she still hasn't figured out tummy to back yet. She still loves, loves her bounceroo from her Grandpa Sheppard. It's one of her favorite things. She wasn't too impressed when the batteries died out today though. I have to admit though, the elephant going off as the batteries started to fade, sounded more like a dying elephant - but I won't tell her that!  

Today, I gave her a small taste of 'Baby's First peas', and her initial expression was priceless! Over-all she ended up liking it okay. But we're sticking to just one serving of rice cereal a day for right now. Our big girl has her four-month-old appointment on the 31st although she hit her four month mark on the 20th. Where has the time gone!?

Tummy Time in My Dress!

Ariyana has yet to see warm weather. I'd even understand cool weather. But it really has been cold-cold - if not freezing here in Buffalo since she's been here. It wasn't going to stop me from putting her in a cute little dress, if anything for pictures. Not that her little sleepers, aren't cute, but doesn't every girl need to get all dolled up every now and then? =) 

"I love my dress, Mommy - but may we take this off now?"

OM NOM NOM NOM

She loves to stare at the light on my ceiling.

Workin' on a little tummy time.

I love her pouty lips

One of her favorite things to do is blow bubbles.