My baby is a year old!

My baby had a birthday last week and he is now a year old. I can't believe how the year has flown by.

I remember when he was first born and tiny. I've held younger babies recently and marvel and how light they feel compared to my substantial one-year-old!

My baby now is able to babble, which he often does quite a bit. He is able to stand while holding on to objects, and at times will let go for a second or two, and then grab ahold again. He takes steps while holding on to objects. He can pick up food and get it in his mouth. He brings me books to read to him, and pays attention when I name the objects in the pictures.

He is a sweet little boy who often comes to give me hugs or kisses. I am so lucky to have him in my life. =)

You know you're just dying to...

Have you ever done something really wrong (or even just a little wrong) that you just feel that you can't tell anyone about? I know we all do something at least, from time to time, that we’re ashamed of and would just like to get off our chests.

Recently, for me, there’s this little gem. I like to eat fast food. It’s not that great for me, but it’s not that big a deal, right? Well… remember the fact that I have a baby who is nearly twelve months old. What he sees me eat, he wants to eat too. And recently, he has fallen in love with french fries. So lately, about once a week or so, I will go eat some fast food and bring my baby with me, and I will give him a few french fries in addition to the O-cereal and grapes or blueberries or whatever else kind of healthy food that I’ve brought along for him – just to make him more content and peaceful. I really should cut down on the amount of fast food I eat and I really shouldn’t be giving it to my baby.

But that’s not as interesting as my little act of revenge that I indulged in recently. A neighbor had been leaving his trashcan in the way of my car from time to time. I usually move it but two days ago I got fed up – and just dumped it over! I know I should have moved it as usual, but I was in a hurry and it was in my way as usual.

Now there’s a new way for us all to confess our sins of revenge… There’s a new movie coming out from Tim Burton called “Sweeny Todd,” (visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site) and there’s been a website created recently where people can discuss vents and confess acts of revenge. You can post a video relating your confession, a text post, or even call a special phone number that will record your confession. Check out the Dashboard Confessional here and make a confession of your own.

Baby sleep

I'm not sure what to do about this situation.

My nearly 12 month old baby still takes naps on my lap. He WILL take a nap in his co-sleeper or elsewhere, but only sleeps about 30-45 minutes when he does. The longest naps are on my lap. I know at some point it's going to have to change, but I don't know how to make the transition. Any suggestions?

Pay-per-post

I recently joined Pay Per Post and I'm really excited about it! It's a company that allows bloggers to write about things that interest them and actually get paid to do so. The new online economy is growing so fast - it's fascinating to me. I think it's awesome that there are companies out there that let individuals become a part of it instead of just big companies taking advantage of it.

I heard about Pay Per Post originally from a friend of mine named Heidi. She's been using and enjoying Pay Per Post for several months now, and she was so excited about it that she encouraged me to sign up as soon as I could! I did some looking into the opportunity - I'm not the kind of person to just blindly follow what others say. After I did some research I discovered that Pay Per Post is an exciting new opportunity that really works for people, and that it was something that I wanted to be a part of. I created a blog that I could use and I began posting to it to get it ready and up to the standards that Pay Per Post requires. Once everything was ready to go, I submitted my blog for review, it was approved, and I am now enjoying the opportunity to make postings on my blog for cash!

One of the things I'm most excited about with Pay per Post is the ability I have to write about what interests ME - to choose what I want to say - and then conveniently be paid for doing so. What could be easier? I suggest anyone interested check out Pay Per Post yourself and start making some cash as well! And check out these blog ads while you're at it.

New phone

I got a new phone. I used to have an LG, which I thought was terrible. The battery ran out constantly - once it was fully charged and the battery ran out and the phone turned itself off after 15 minutes on the phone. Ridiculous!

I now own a Motorola. It's not the RAZR but it's similar, and I really really like it. It feels really new and special still!