EDITED – I think the link is fixed.
I’m laughing through my tears. Stupid Cowboys. Stupid Jessica Simpson
Did you forget what she looked like?
I had a Bridal Show (The Austin Bridal Extravaganza! Say Extravaganza a few times outloud – it’s really fun) this past weekend and it was a beating to get ready for it. Setting up a booth is tough. Our wonderful, amazing babysitter wasn’t back in town yet, so poor Savannah was dragged all over Austin with me to finalize some details.
Luckily for us, Gaga’s A&B come into town to help poor Conor. My show was both Saturday and Sunday and I think it would have been a long weekend for him without some help.
On the work side, the show was a big success for me. I’ve booked two and have strong leads on a further two weddings, so hooray! Now I get to buy a new camera (if it would ever get in stock).
Here is Savannah last week as we got ready for Pajama Day at school and the other one is her completely zoning out before school today.
Oh wow, what a little person we have!
This month has been fun and frustrating all at the same time. You are the smartest little kid I have ever been around and I’m not just saying that because you are mine. While this is delightful in some ways – “Hey, look! She just counted to 20! She can sing the entire alphabet song! She is kind of ‘reading'”! It is also incredibly tiring. “Oh, she wants to read that book for the 40th time. Oh, she wants to make cookies again, Oh, she is throwing a fit because I gave her the ‘wrong’ sippy cup, Oh, more puzzles? Savannah, please stop opening the refrigerator.” Two is very bipolar.
I remember my friend Sharon commenting on her 2 year-old (at the time – she’s now three) little one and saying, “It’s exhausting in a whole new way” and that is the TRUTH! Savannah is an amazing sleeper most of the time and I don’t miss the newborn days – colic almost killed Conor and I. However, sometimes I do miss Savannah being entertained by a mobile for 20 minutes while I zoned out. But I suppose now I have an excuse to do puzzles and color.
The play kitchen is still HUGE! Savannah told me that she was a chef the other day. We make cookies and stew and delicious dishes for all of the Einsteins. Sometimes we make grape-apple pie-banana stew. Sometime we make grilled cheese with whipped cream on top. Play food has really come a long way since I was little.
Your singing has ramped up to hilarious levels. I was so glad we headed back to music class this week. I am treated to full length operas (sometimes at 4 in the morning – I swear, you just wake up singing and then go back to sleep after 15 minutes.). You can also sing complete songs from music class and the Einsteins. If you get stuck on a lyric, you look at me and say “What comes next?”
You have taken an interest in photography, much to my delight. We had a little lesson the other day (during the photo session with the tutu in the hard light) about looking for good light. Now, when I say I want to take your picture, you say “Savannah sit in the beautiful light.” Oh be still my heart! You happily play with one of my little plastic cameras that’s a holdover from art School. You even showed some little twin boys how to use it at a playdate the other day.
School started again today and boy were you excited! You couldn’t even talk when you saw your teacher. You just grabbed her hand and kind of panted with excitement. As she is a wonderful woman, she picked you up and said “I missed you too.”
We bought a potty chair recently and you enjoy sitting on it. We’re not ready for formal training yet, but now I have a bathroom buddy.
You have stopped saying “Oh” for “Yes” this past month and it’s one of those things that I was so happy about at first because it’s a great milestone, but then I missed your baby talk. Such a Catch-22. I was almost reduced to tears during Project Runway this week (they featured girls going to the prom) as I can just imagine that I’ll blink and you’ll be going to the Prom (after your dad has run a background check on your date).
We love you little one and we are soooo proud of you!
but do you all know of Etsy.com?
I am completely addicted! It’s this site where people sell their handmade stuff and it’s soo cool! Of course, there is a lot of crap, but I have got some really cool jewelry and art and an AMAZINGLY cute tunic for Savannah.
Check it out when you have an hour to waste.
With the weather all over the place (high of 27 one day, high of 72 the next), Savannah’s hair was getting kind of scraggly – see picture below.
In my infinite girl wisdom, I put some of my expensive conditioner in her hair the other night. I was sick of the crazy, static-y hair. Never could I have imagined the AMAZING hair Savannah woke up with – Exhibit A:
Y’all, seriously, her hair is incredible. Even Conor noticed. It’s totally Shampoo Commercial Hair.
Sometimes, being a girl RULES!