Impeccable Taste :)

i'm proud to say that my child has unbelievably classy taste when it comes to music. when she was first born, she would fall asleep to renee fleming's "haunted heart"...she loved rachmaninov and mozart. tonight was the rockefeller christmas special on tv, and she demonstrated some impeccable taste once again. actually calming down for susan boyle but started screaming her lungs out when sheryl crow came on stage. stared in infatuation at josh groban but squealed constantly at annie lennox. yep. i've trained her well :)

Indescribeable

there was no better way to title this post than how i did. watching the way Aria plays and smiles with her dad...my amazing husband. the feeling of gratitude is simply overwhelming. i could never be thankful enough for the wonderful man who is not only my husband, but the best father i could ever wish for for my baby girl. he changes more than his fair share of dirty diapers; he has stayed up multiple nights with her when either she or i has been sick; he plays with her and acts like a goofball as only a father who's madly in love with his perfect little daughter could. i couldn't be happier. and i couldn't be more lucky.

Love like crazy...

no really. crazy. as in i went nuts last night. as i mentioned in a previous post, josh is working nights this week and it's just me and aria at home. now granted, we live in one of the safest apartments  you can imagine. great security system, good locks and wonderful neighbors. i would also like to mention that josh worked nights for over 3 months when we were first married, so this isn't something that's brand new. however, having aria around has totally changed the way i look at EVERYTHING. including being home alone at night. i was FREAKING OUT!!! i was up till he got home (3am) and was checking on her constantly...as if it would affect her somehow... i mean it did when she was awake (see "daddy's girl" post) but when she's sleeping she is of course, clueless. babies don't get paranoid. babies aren't really afraid of things, except getting flown too high in the air, falling down or a scary face that daddy makes. they have no concept of "daddy's not home - something bad is gonna happen." nope. she slept wonderfully. maybe i should take a few pointers from my 4 month old.

Pictures of Aria

Christmas with Little Ones?

moms (or dads) of little ones... we all know our babies won't remember their first (or even second and third) Christmas', so what are you doing to make it special for your family? special Christmas pics? taking a little trip? just spending the money on diapers instead lol :) ?

christmas card

Joyeux Noel Ornament Christmas Card

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Daddy's Girl

if ever there was a time that validated my opinion that Aria is a daddy's girl it was tonight. you see, josh is working an odd night shift this week only, and tonight when he left for work Aria screamed and screamed until i called him and put him on speakerphone for her to hear. only then would she calm down. i hung up and she goes at it again. it was so bad that to get her to eat i had to call his phone repeatedly and let her listen to his voicemail message just to get her calmed down enough to eat. crazy kid. thankfully, after all that screaming, she fell asleep shortly after eating. *whew*

Adventures with Aria

some of you have met my amazing and beautiful daughter. many have not. whether you've met her personally or only read facebook posts and tweets, i'm sure you realize that everyday with her is an adventure. i'm a horrible journal-er but i was hoping that this would help me keep a better record of the everyday moments that make being her mom so special. enjoy.