Happy New Year!

So as most of you remember Lainey's middle name "EVE" was chosen to represent the first time Aaron and I met- New Years Eve.  This year, like every other year since 2004, Aaron had to work.  Lainey, Boomer and I had our own little mini NYE bash until the two of them wore themselves out and crashed before the ball dropped.  As much as I wanted my little moo to welcome in the new year with us I have to admit that I was happy that the "kids" decided to sleep through the 10 second countdown as Aaron got out of work at 11, was home at 11:30, and was able to pour us some classic cocktails in time for us to celebrate our own special moment.  This was our 6th midnight kiss and it truly gets better each year. 

I tried to explain to Lainey that this was her holiday and that I hope ever New Year's Eve she experiences is as magical, hopeful and exciting as it can possibly be.

Of course there needs to be one of my wide eyed girl!

Getting her NYE groove on!

Boomer wasn't quite as entertained by my antics but reluctantly he did participate!

Well I hope that everyone else is looking forward to 2011 as much as I am.  One of my resolutions is to be a more balance woman.  I hope to better manage my role as Mommy, Wife, Working Woman, and still give something to myself.  I have also made a resolution to blog more.  As much as I wish I was a diary writer, or a scrapbooker I am just no good at either and I am hoping that this will be a great way to not only share our stories and moments with family and friends but also a place to hold all of the memories I want to give Lainey when she is older.

A personality all her own...

Well let me start by saying my whole life I have wished for a child with some spunk....maybe a little bit fresh....not a misbehaved child by any means but I hopes to raise a confident strong young lady...Lucky for me I think we are on this road.  I love love love that Lainey knows what she wants and isn't afraid to give a little squeal to let us know.  She is, in my opinion, absolutely hysterical! She has started exploring some new sounds of late and now we are lucky enough to hear a lot more than just your everyday cooing and have started to hear some shrieks, some laughs, and some gurgles. As she makes these beautiful sounds you can see her little eyes light up as she realizes that SHE did that.  It is truly and amazing thing to see pride in your little one's eyes and it's made me realize that I need her to know how very very proud I am of her.....

Dear Lainey,

You are only 4 months old but your mama is about as proud of you as I can be.  Its funny how as a child myself I always thought that I needed to do something really impressive in order for my parents, your Grammy and Grampy, to be proud of me.  You know, things like graduate from college, buy a house, start a 401K, things like that.  I had no idea that on a random day, for particular great achievement, they could look at me and feel pride.  But now that I am watching you sleep beside me I am overwhelmed with pride.  You are 4 months old and you are so independent, beautiful, playful, caring, generous, snuggly, funny and lovable.  You already have a personality all your own and let me tell you little moo that its wonderful.  I love you so much and though I wish all kids of great achievements come your way you should wake up every morning and go to sleep every night knowing that your mama is so proud of you.

Love,
 Mama

New Years Eve!

I have been trying to convince Lainey all day today that New Years Eve is her holiday and that since her middle name is thanks to this WONDERFUL holiday that she is destined to have fabulous New year's Eve's for many years to come.  By the amount of smiles and silliness she has elicited today I am pretty sure she is in agreement that NYE is AWESOME!! I must say that 2010 has been a fabulous year.  But then I really feel like every year I say this.  2008- I was so excited because we had JUST bought our first home, 2009 we were married and JUST found out we were pregnant 2010 we had our beautiful girl and she JUST found her little toes this we*.  We have a lot to be thankful for here in the Babinski household and we have even more to look forward too.  Bring it on 2011- we are excited! 

I have for about as long as I can remember LOVED when babies eat their own toes.  I think it is adorable and have been waiting for this milestone since I found out I was pregnant!  And this week sure enough Lainey reached down, tugged off her sockies (which is a task she has officially mastered) and inserted her big toe into her mouth.  Her face was absolutely priceless and once again this little angel has melted my heart more than I thought possible.  I was actually telling my mother this week that she seems to think that she is the luckiest baby on earth to have feet.  Sometimes she will take a quick nibble and look at me with her big beautiful eyes and I swear she is giving me a look that says "thank you soooooo much for giving me these feet" I don't want to deny that I am sure God had a hand in creating such a beautiful babe but I can't help but lean in close to my moo and whisper "you're welcome"

4 months!

Today my beautiful baby is 4 months old.  It seems like such a big milestone to me.  3 months has been such a fun age and everyday seems to be getting more exciting and more fun!  Of course we will be sharing some Christmas photos and stories  (probably tomorrow) but I just couldn't let today pass without noting that I am so proud of you you cutie Monkey Moo Moo. 

Annnnddd We're Back!

I know I know! Why has no one said anything to me about what a failure I have been at this blog. Well here are my excuses....1. I am in denial that my little one is getting to be such a big girl. 2. I am horrified at how hard it is to return to work- I have no idea how working mothers have time for anything.... which leads to 3. I didn't want to share my stories because I wanted to keep them all to myself. It's bad enough I have to share her ALL day, 40 hours a week to go to work! and finally 4. We haven't gotten more than about an hour or two of sleep at a time since about mid-November....teething is an evil evil time!

Although I do not feel it is getting any easier to go to work in the morning I do feel as though the little moo is just too darn cute not to share. Instead of backtracking the past two months and blabbering on and on and on and on here is a bunch of pictures of our cutie monkey moo moo. I promise to do better!

And a little video to share just because you've stuck with us! -- Sorry its sideways, someday I will learn the proper way to use technology!

Baby's First Denim!!

So around 2:47 this morning I awoke to Lainey's usual gurgling and cooing. She was awake and ready to eat! I leaned over the bed to look at her in her bassinet and sure enough SHE GREW! I swear to God the girl grew during the two and half hours of sleep we had just got. I started getting nervous thinking that she isn't going to be able to sleep in this bassinet forever despite the fact that I would love to have her beside me until she's 50! I fed her and it was time to change her diaper so we went to her room to use the changing table. I unwrap her from the swaddling blanket and she is busting out of her PJ's. This morning we got up and she doesn't fit in any of her newborn clothes anymore! I was sooooooo excited! As much as I want her to stay little for as long as possible I have been dying to put her in some of her ADORABLE 0-3month clothes. So to celebrate Lainey got to wear jeans for the first time in her life. I love the colors in this butterfly onsie and have had it laying out with her jeans for weeks just waiting for her to wear this cute outfit!

Her tiny little legs looks so cute in these jeans!! And of course she is wearing shoe socks!

She absolutely knows how cute she is today because she has been smirking at me all day!

Just like above- ohhh mom You are crazy!

And because I am obsessed with her pooping face...and finally captured it on video....here is a new video for you to watch! Luckily my mom, dad, sister and I have found Skype so these video's don't need to hold them over until they see her again as we try to skype as often as possible. But for those of you who haven't met the monkey yet- here she is in all her glory!

I love.......

I love your birthmarks, the one on your forehead, left eye and the back of your neck. It makes me sad that they are fading though I am sure you will be happy when you are a teenager trying on makeup. I love your wolf ears. This too I know won't last. Your super black hairy ears make me melt every time I see them. I love that the inside of your ears are the shape of a perfect light bulb. I love your poop face. I love that you concentrate so hard and bat your eyes a few times before pooping. I love all your faces. I love your cute little lips. I love that sometimes when you are sleeping you start smacking your lips together like you are dreaming about eating- Mommy dreams about breakfast frequently too! I love your crooked little pinkies. I love your thumbnails- they are so perfectly shaped I am jealous. I love that your fingernails grow faster than anything I could have imagined. I love that your belly is starting to get a little pudge to it. I love that you have an "inny" belly button. I love that your little tush is so tiny its smaller than my palms. I love your toes and I can't wait until you discover them and start eating them the way that I want to now. I love that you LOVE bath time. I love the noises you make when you are eating. I love that when you get frustrated you scream a little and punch your fists. I love that you are smiling now. I love it when you get up in the middle of the night, look right at me and make the biggest smile of the day- I will love it even more when you smile like this in the daylight. I love that your hair is dark on the bottom and light on the top and that your eyes are blue but in some lights have a brownish tint- its keeping the mystery about what color hair and eyes you will have. I love when you snuggle up on my chest and reach your hand up to touch my neck. I love that you look like me. I love that you look like your daddy. I love it when you make this "whoa" face when Boomer gets close to your face- don't worry he is a dog NOT a really hairy human. I LOVE your nose- especially the tip- this I have loved since our very first ultrasound. I love that every day you are changing but that I can still predict your needs. I love it when you fart- I don't know why this is a surprise to me- I knew that babies poop but I just never imagined that babies fart. I laugh out loud every time you do- even during the night. I love that you pee on me 50% of the time I change you. I love that you recognize me. I love that you recognize your daddy. I love your daddy more than ever- he is such a good daddy, such a good husband and he gave me you! I love when you are sleeping and the light comes on you squeeze your eyelids together and it looks like you are "fake" sleeping. I love that you smirk already. I love that there are still a million things I have to learn about you. I love that your eyebrows are so blonde it looks like you don't have any. I love that you learned to breastfeed. I love that you are such a good baby. I love that everyone describes you as dainty. I love that most of the time when you are nursing you fall asleep with a mouth full of milk (like you are storing it up for later) and when I pick you up to burp you you spit it right out at me. I love how nosy you are. I love that when you are sleepy but still want to know what's going on you look at me with only one eye open- we call it the "one eye." Even your cousins know about the "one eye" and will tell me that you are giving them the "one eye." I love when you are laying on my chest you will pick your head up, stretch as far as you can and look around- it reminds me of a turtle. I love you in your yellow polka dot pants with the firefly on the bum. I love when you wear a headband. I love brushing your hair and the way it looks after its brushed. I love that you are soooo cute. I love YOU......and I will forever and ever and ever.....