Cutest Baby Ever

So, I made a mistake (it happens from time to time). LSU has an open weekend this week and plays Bama next weekend. Thank you for pointing that out, Nicole.

Now, tell me who is the cutest candy corn you've ever seen?


Here's is her Halloween outfit that Aunt Nicole sent her.

Finally finished!!

I've finally finished the Halloween costume for the baby. It took me longer than I thought. Let's just say I made a "rough copy" first and that buttonholes aren't my favorite thing in the world. Jamie teaches his kids that they have to do a rough copy of their essays first, then a good copy. I took that same route with the costume...not by choice, but once I realized her neck wouldn't fit in the teeny, tiny neck hole that was on the first try, I made a second one. Luckily, not much fabric is needed for a body that size:) It's a bit late to get the little one dressed in her costume now, so I'll have to post pictures tomorrow. I've been slacking on the photos the past 5 days or so...I'll try to do better. I will also post pics of Navarre in her new outfits from her Auntie in Oklahoma. She's very excited about them.

I'm working on the accessories for Jamie and I now. We won't be in costume, but will have head gear to put us in the Halloween mood. You know you're on mat leave when you watch Martha Stewart's show, actually go her website and print off patterns, make holiday crafts, and get excited about them.

I am a bit disappointed that I haven't pulled out any of my Halloween decor as of yet. There's still time though. I think I need more Halloween decor. This is one holiday that I'm seriously lacking in the decorations. I'll be looking for things in November on sale:)

I have great news...my friend Shelly is pregnant!!! She's due on May 7th (my cousin's birthday). I'm very excited to have one of my best friends having a baby around the same age as Navarre. Hopefully they'll be as good as friends as Shelly and I are. Shelly's baby will have a cousin the same age since Jenny, Shelly's sister, is pregnant too! I'm very excited for them to be pregnant together at the same time. Watch out Manzer family...two preggos at the same time! I think everyone as baby fever right now. It seems like everyone I know is either pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Evie is still a hold out, but she may come around sooner than later!!

Onto a different topic...LSU is number 3 in the BCS poll. With Ohio State #1 and Boston College #2, I think we have a chance to be at #2 next week. BC has to play Virginia Tech in Virgina, and I think that's going to be difficult for them. On the other hand, we have to play Bama. I really don't like Nick Saban, but he is a good coach. If we play like we have the past few weeks...big holes in the defense, dropped passes, etc....we'll get our asses handed to us on Saturday. But if we play like we did in first games of the season, then we should be Bama. Man I want to beat Saban. Even if it wasn't Saban, who wants to lose to Bama...not me and any other self-respecting Tiger fan. We have other plans for Saturday evening, so it looks like I will have to tape the game and watch it on Sunday. I'm not very happy about this, but this is what happens when your spouse's family are not football fans. We'll have a good time on Saturday, and I'll watch it on Sunday, so I'm ok with that.

So, enough blog for now. I'm taking lil' punta to get weighed tomorrow, so there will be pics of the costume and a new weight tomorrow...stay tuned.

Can't wait for Halloween

I can't wait for Halloween this year. My sister-in-law, Shaina, is having a Halloween dinner. She had one last year, but I was in OK visiting a certain 30 year-old! She's insisted we all have costumes, even the baby. So, I'm going to make her a candy corn costume! I bought the orange, yellow and white fabric today. It will be a simple thick striped A-line dress with a white cone-shaped hat. I'm a bit scared the hat will look like a KKK hood. I'll try my best to make it not look like a KKK hood. I'll post pics when it's done. My last sewing project was a disaster, so I'm looking forward to a successful project.

Jamie had a concert last night with Nova Symphonia. I couldn't go because of the bebe, but he said it went really well. Here's a pic of Navarre and her dapper daddy.

It's only Tuesday

This week is a long one. LSU lost on Saturday and Jamie has rehearsal or a concert or parents' night or something every night this week, including a double rehearsal he had on Sunday. That means I don't get relief from the baby on weeknights. I love her to death, but I need a break when he gets home! His concert is tonight, and I would love to go. However, I don 't think the 2 month old would really behave at the concert for that long:)

So, not much else going on. I'm trying to get the baby's passport nonsense straightened out so that we can fly to LA in January. Don't get me started on that. I thought the US process was ass-backwards, but as it turns out the Canadian process is just as screwy. These things don't surprise me, just annoy me.

Here's today's pic...sleeping baby:)

Ugh...

Ok, so that was the worst game ever. LSU's defense against Kentucky has so many holes a Mack truck could have done figure 8s on the field. And I loss count of the dropped passes around 6 or 7. The Tigers are much better than they played tonight, so the game should not have come down to overtime, however the horrible calls in the 4 quarter and overtime can't be overlooked. I think the Kentucky touchdown that was reviewed at the end of the game should have been called back. It didn't look like he broke the plane of the goal on the replay. Then, in the last overtime I don't see how the Kentucky receiver can knock down the LSU defender, causing the receiver to be wide open in the endzone for the touchdown, and not get called for interference. Anyway, that game blows...more like the LSU effort blew.

On a happier note, I'm trying to stick to my vow of taking and posting a picture a day. There were so many cute ones today, I'm posting a couple.

It's Friday!!

Thank goodness it's Friday! I'm perplexed as to why I have this overwhelming relief that the weekend is here. Honestly, my weekends are not that much different from my weekdays, except Jamie is here all day. That is wonderful...that must be what it is:)

I'm wondering what we're going to do this weekend. I would love to go the farmer's market downtown tomorrow morning. Sometimes that works with the baby, and sometimes it doesn't. The Halifax Farmer's Market is awesome!! Not just your typical vegetable stand, it is in the old Alexander Keith's brewery downtown. Bring me to a brewery, and I'm happy!! http://www.halifaxfarmersmarket.com/ Here's the link if you want to check it out. Oh, baby calls, will have to continue blog later tonight. I suspect I'll have a lot like this...

Ok, baby settled and we've eaten dinner. Back to the market...there are lots of artisans there and baked goods, vegetables, herbs, flowers, you name it, they have it. We like the butcher/sausage guy, Sweet William's, that's there. That's the only place I've found good smoked pork sausage in this city. I'd like to see if I can get some more Christmas presents at the market.

I'm doing ok on my Christmas shopping. I have many friends who laugh at me for thinking about Christmas in October, but what's really funny is I like to have all of my shopping done by the end of the summer. And to all of you who laugh, I can get you much better gifts this way because I can spread the cost over more time and spend more!! Jamie and I are seriously considering buying Navarre diapers for Christmas since this is the only year we think we'll be able to get away with something like that. I'm sure the grandparents will spoil her rotten come Christmas time, so I'm not that concerned about it. I've got ideas for most, but some of the guys are more difficult.

Ok, so to use this to keep the fam and friends informed about the baby, I'm going to try and take one pic a day and post it. We'll see how long that lasts...

Tomorrow is GameDay for the Tigers. Now that we're #1, we'll get all the games on TV up here I'm hoping. Tomorrow we play Kentucky, and I'm hoping it's another victory. Geaux Tigers!!

Technically challenged

So, I'm figuring out how to get my picture on the profile...Nicole, quit laughing. I think everyone has a blog, or it seems like it. There are over 6300 in Nova Scotia alone on blogspot. Anyway, this is mainly for uploading my profiile pic since I have to post it in the blog first. Well that figures, I just tried to add my image and I'm getting an error message. I'll have to work on that later.

Although I did go on a bit of a rant yesterday about all baby all the time, I will be giving little updates on the blog. Last night, she slept so well. Navarre went to sleep around 8:30 and didn't wake up until almost 3 am! That's her longest sleep yet. She was up for about 2 hours, then slept until 7:45 this morning. Last night was the longest block of sleep I've gotten since she was born!

First blog ever!

Ok, so here is my very first blog. I've been inspired by my sister's blog, and my friend, Steve, who seems to be a regular on the blog scene. I'm going to try to post as often as possible, but with the new baby, I'm not sure how often that will be.

I've got a 2 month old baby, Navarre, so I'm at home for the next 10 months. Yes, we get 12 months maternity leave in Canada. If I ever thought about moving back to the States, it would definitely be after I had all my children...not that we're planning on having a whole load of them or anything like that.

I've got to check out other mom blogs. Steve's given me a couple to check out because I'm getting tired of everyone acting like I'm not my own person anymore just because I have a baby. I'd like to talk about the things I talked about before the baby...does it have to be all baby all day every day with everyone??? Ok, it's not everyone, but sometimes it feels like that.

I'm horrible about sending pictures and emailing sometimes, so I'm hoping the blog helps me stay connected with friends and family. I'll still be sending emails, but keep checking the blog for updates on me (and yes, the baby too).