I started a fun new blog with some mom-friends of mine. Check it out here. Oh, and head over to Jessie's blog (here) to enter an awesome giveaway!

p.s. Thanks for the cute blog header, Mollie! (visit her blog here)

No Sweat.

I just saw this article on Square Magazine's web site and it made me laugh. I wrote it awhile ago.

Didn't know I was an armpit expert, did you?

I hate shots.

{I love this smile.}

But when I took Ellie to get her 2-month shots today, I was definitely not smiling. As I waited in the windowless room for the nurse, Ell-bell was smiling and cooing at me and I almost cried just thinking of the potential pain and heart-wrenching cries that were about to come.

But when the nurse stuck those blasted needles in her legs, she cried for about five seconds and was back to smiling. That's my girl.

{Here is a picture my photographer-sister took. Seeing my love with his little daughter melts my heart.}

Hold a baby.

I have always loved holding babies. There is something magical about it.

But the feeling of holding my own tiny daughter can't be beat!

Project Happiness: Exercise.

{This is the guy who Pilates is named after!}

Yesterday, I went to my weekly Pilates class at the gym — I'm working on getting some post-pregnancy abdominal muscles back! Becoming a Pilates teacher was recently added to my to-do someday list.

Tomorrow, I'll be going to my favorite Saturday spin class. I swear it was way easier when I was nine months pregnant. It kicks my butt more than ever now — probably because of the tiredness factor. Oh well. No pain, no gain!

Crikey.

Yesterday was Australia Day. 
And since I'm "half Australian" (as Clay says), we celebrated. The celebration involved:

 

{Dressing in green and "gold"}

{A noble attempt at cutting a pizza into the shape of Australia}

{Watching the movie "Australia"}

{Making my favorite Australian treat — Coconut Ice}

And talking in Australian accents (Clay is surprisingly awesome at it.)

You rock my world, Australia. Happy Birthday.

If you haven't heard about Project Happiness, click here!

Curl up with a good book.

That's what I did today for Project Happiness. 

Anyone read "The History of Love" by Nicole Krauss?

I've heard it's awesome — and I thought it would be a perfect read with Valentine's Day coming up.

I'm looking for more books to add to my "to read" list. Please tell me your favorites!