This sucker didn’t stand a chance. Oh, hell no. Happy Valentine’s Day to meeeeee ;0)

Have you ever hear of Nothing Bundt Cakes? Omg, there’s a bakery 3 miles from our house. Bad. Very very bad. This is what happens when you’re all alone on Valentines Day. You eat a whole cake. Whoooofc. Stu is away and my little Valentine is napping. Give momma her sweets.

One year ago today I was off from work because we had our 14 week ultra sound check up. Oh how I miss that little belly.

Hard to believe a year later, I’d be spending my V-day with this little guy. He’s the best Valentine’s Day gift ever!!

Stats:

weight: 18.8 lbs. of pure sugar (50-75th%)

look at those rosey cheeks!

Length: 26 3/4″ long (25-50%)

Head circumference: 17 3/4 (75-90%)

We celebrated Zach’s big day by eating some cereal and bananas today!

As you can see my kid LOVES his food. Are you really surprised?

In other fun news, we’re flying up to CT this weekend and staying through next week. I’m excited for my family and friends to see Zach. Late next week, I’m driving down to PA to visit my besties and check up on our house. In the market for a new house?

I miss everyone SO much! Speaking of family- my sister is so desperate to find a man talented, she went out and got herself a little newspaper column. Her first topic is online dating. Thank Gawd I never had to experience that madness. Y’all are brave souls putting yourselves out there like that. I say this only because Lindsay has told me about her nightmare dates. Creepers!! I can’t even imagine.

Okay, off to make dinner and snuggle with my big 6 month old.

Byeee!

Did you watch the Grammy’s? Thought’s? If you follow me, than you know where I stood. Overall it was good.

Anyway, earlier tonight I took this ADORABLE vid of Zach in his bouncy seat. His little laugh is truly infectious. I’m so lucky to be his momma ;0)

PS- Zach will be 6 months old tomorrow, February 13th!

best buds

Guess who will be my Valentine this year?

"my mommy is my Valentine every year."

hey hey hey!

Dominique cut my bangs yesterday. You guys know that I’ve been contemplating getting them for months now. After watching the Bachelor (don’t judge,) last week and seeing Rachel’s bangs- I had to have! Hers sealed the deal with me.

It’s crazy how such a minor change in your look can make you feel completely different. Don’t get me wrong I love myself I’ve never had any self esteem issues, however.these little bangs are a nice change. Me likey. Thanks Dom!

Now, onto our other new LOVE.

Zach’s jumperoo. We have the Baby Einstein activity seat, but this jumperoo can run circle around that thing. Zach definitely prefers to bounce rather than sit.

Like I said on facebook earlier…

Case & point.

This morning, Zach literally bounced himself to sleep. TO SLEEP!

What a little darling.

Is this not the most precious pic ever?

After 25 mns of non-stop bouncing, it was clear little Zach needed to take a much needed break.

My heart is melting.

After Z’s cat nap, he woke up and had some cereal and bananas! What a productive morning we’ve had.

Play. Sleep. Eat.

So far Zach’s only had sweet potatoes but today we had bananas. Y’all were right, meal time is messy, but super fun! And he loved the bananas.

Clearly.

“you lookin’ at me?”

As you can see, our child is a fan of “food.”

Today we’re going to the Galleria to get me a purse do a little shopping. I’ve got my eyeballs on this Chloe bag but I think I want it in black. Rawrrrr….

get on my arm

Hope you guys are having a great weekend!

"I want to eat the bowl."

I was going back and forth between cereal and oatmeal. Which is better? What will he like more? Will the rice make him constipated? We have both and I tried both. Zach doesn’t seem to care. He’s been more interested in the sweet potatoes to be honest.

Does my kid look like he’d reject any type of food?

"I like stuff this mommy."

More please.

"tasty."

It was hilarious watching him try cereal for the first time. We stared spoon feeding him this crap Monday night and so far so good. I mix 1 tbsp of rice with 2 oz. formula and nuke for 15 secs. I make it really soupy and then dip the spoon in a little sweet potato before giving it too him. The sweetness masks the grainy unflavorful cereal. I fool him, bwhahahahahaha. For now, we’re doing the cereal thing twice a day. Once in the morning before his bottle and once in the evening before his bottle. Done and done.

"this is good stuff."

"feed me."

In between eating big boy food and making a complete mess for mommy, we’ve been loving our new bouncy seat.

“Mom, please stop taking my picture.”

This child melts my heart <3

So our big painting project is done. I love the colors. I’ll post pics tomorrow.

Hope you’re having a great week!

"It stinks not knowing how to blow my nose."

So it’s day two our painting project. It’s also 5:46 and these guys think they will be done tonight. I highly doubt it. They have so much more to cover. Leo and his three co-painters have been here since 8am. The upside is that they’ve finished the media room, upstairs hallways and Zach’s room. It came out beautiful. The new shade of blue I chose looks better than the lighter shade shade that was in our last house. Oh yes, it’s true. That nursery was hard to top though. I’m trying my hardest to make Zach’s new space just as special and cozy.

Remember his room in PA? I will always cherish this room and the memories we had in it.

Clean palette in our Texas house. BORING.

I’ll reveal the final look tomorrow!

Okay, off to inspect. These painters are good, but I’ve already found a couple of spots they missed. I’ll be damned if they leave tonight without touching them up.

Have a great night y’all!

I’m a nervous wreck today because our house getting painted. Like, 90% of it. I’ve never seen so much paint in my life.

dark paint + white rugs = DISASTER. These three amigos better make sure the carpet is 1,000% covered.

The awesome news is that Zach’s room is done, and I LOVE IT!!!

Here is the color palette I’m doing. Zach’s room is blue and brown, the downstairs accent wall where the fireplace is will be that deep brown (Iced Espresso.) The color next to it (right) is called River Mud and that’s going in the main room and foyer area. The grey is our media room color and is also the hallways and butlers pantry color. Hard to all these rooms will be done by tomorrow evening. I’ll post after pics. Our new sectional is being delivered Friday too. Everything is finally coming together and I couldn’t be happier.

HGTV what????

I’m sick and little Zach is sneezing too. He seems to be fine though- acting normal, breathing is good, etc. I took him to the pediatrician yesterday and they said he might just have allergies. It must be the overprotective mother in me, but I was freaking out this morning bc of all the coughing he was doing last night. I called his pediatrician again and they said it may be allergies or just a cold and to just keep an eye on him. Oyyyy.

Here’s my little peanut from this morning. He’s the best!

"Morning Mom!"

My mother-in-law is coming down to visit this weekend. I’m so excited for her to see Zach and our new house. Plus, she’ll be great company while Stu is at the Super Bowl. His birthday is next week and I have no idea what to get him. Not another video game, he has enough clothes, gift cards are so impersonal. Hmmm..any ideas?

It’s 73 here and I’m dying to get out for some air. I think maybe once Zach gets up from his nap, we’ll take a stroll.

Have a great day!

I woke up with a wicked sore throat. This SUCKS. Although I feel like crap, I’m toughing it out and not going to the 11:30 spinning class. Another reason I’m feeling blah?? I ate like a loaf of fruit bread before bed last night. Yup, that’ll do it. Damn you fruit bread!! It was good enough to NOT throw out.

Tomorrow I have to go to Homegoods. I need some decorating ideas and inspiration.

What should I get to go in this space? I was thinking of a round table with some kind of extravagant floral arrangement. I had an interior decorator come over last week and she thought a curved bench or table in this area would look nice. Hmm. I should spend some time on pinterest. Are you following me? Seach lisapaigeNOW. Warning: I’m a newbie and my boards aren’t that impressive.

I should watch some more HGTV. Perhaps a little “Donna Decorates Dallas?”

Lilies are pretty (these are lilies right?) Unfortunately the smell is killing me. Maybe it’s because I bought two bunches? Double the flowers, double the oder. They look pretty though.

Tonight we’re going out with some friends to dinner at Sambuca.  Should be fun.

One thing that never gets old is loving on our little Zach Attack. He’s the BEST.

What are you doing today?

Sound familiar?

I love this damn show, even though Kim annoys the shit outta me.

How are you? I’ve managed to make it to three spinning classes this week. Go me!

Big news! On Monday Zach rolled over! Now he’s a rolling machine. I hasn’t quite figured out how to roll back onto his back, all he can do is roll onto his stomach. It took him a while to fall asleep this afternoon because he kept rolling over but would then get stuck. I had t assist a few times. Finally, I decided to just bring him downstairs and let him nap in his pack n’ play.

“I can roll!”

I had an eventful afternoon cleaning up Miles’ pee. Yup, Miles has decided that taking a leak on our marble floor is more convenient than going outside in the grass. “Umm, I thought we potty trained you 5 years ago Miles.” I have no idea what’s going on with him. He’s done it twice this week, and in the same spot!!

I’m going to bed. Have a great Friday loves!

Last night involved good food, great friends and some dirty dancin’ (rawr…)

I’m seriously IN LOVE with Dallas.

my Dallas bestie, Cynthia.

We met up with Cynthia, her bf Steve, Stu’s co-worker Sarah and her fiance James at Kenichi at Victory Park for an AHHH-MAZING sushi dinner. I’ve never tasted sushi so fresh in my life. After our fish feast, we walked next door to the W Hotel’s Ghost bar to get our dougie on.

view from Ghost bar.

And I we got down and dirty. It was FUN!

who's this dude trying to pick me up?

stare down

Sarah, Steve, Cynth and mwahhh

oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

we're a force to be reckon with on the dance floor.

I'm so happy Sarah and James moved down here too

We had the best time. I drank a glass of wine (Riesling, of course) before dinner, and a vodka w/ pineapple juice at the club- that was enough for me. We (as in me, Sarah and Cynth) danced non-stop for two solid hours. We were sticky and sweaty by the time we left the club. Glad I got that nice blow out earlier in the day.

Stu and I have always said that even with kids, we’d always make it a point to go out alone. Date nights are essential, especially when you become a parent. We book our sitters way in advance so we can have a date night at least once a month. It gives us something to look forward to. And ya know what? We don’t feel guilty leaving Zach at home. Not one bit. You’re allowed to go out for a night, have a kick-ass time and not worry about your kid. It felt GREAT to unwind and let loose, get dressed up and do my hair and make-up.

Our next date night is a Mavs Game (VS the LA Lakers) next month. That’ll be FUN. Hope I see Khloe Kardashian there, haha.

I love Koko’s tee, unfortunately it’s a men’s shirt. Damn.

Instead I bought this green one. I’m such a devoted fan :0)

Do you go on date nights? What do you do? Where do you go?

What would be the perfect date 86 the kids?