Like mother, like daughter

This Mother's Day was very enjoyable as the day pretty much centered on cushy bath products and food (two of my FAVORITE things). We went to a great restaurant, Shade, for brunch where Annie proceded to eat an entire plate of appetizer pastries for her meal (that's my girl). I post this photo, not because it's the most emotionally evocative, but for two reasons: 1) Annie's head looks bigger than mine and that's just funny, and 2) I'm making an expression I have seen Annie make, which allows me to see a physical resemblance in the two of us I so rarely witness (click on the image to view it full size). Scroll down to the blog post, Picture Perfect, second photo, to see what I mean. This photo also reveals the all too early "baby bump." I was shocked at how soon I started showing with this one and it's not because I've been eating ice cream every night for dessert. (Would that I were! Heaven.) For some reason, my body just gave up on having any abdominal muscles after Annie was born, so all the bloating and swelling my jokingly toned abs hid when I was pregnant with Annie are now here for all the world to see. It also doesn't help that the photo was taken after I had just eaten my weight in halibut.

I also would like to have a moment of silence for Annie's naps. May they rest in peace. It seems as though they are completely out of the realm of possibility now and every day at around 1 PM, I swear I can hear the playing of Taps in the distance. Goodbye old, on-again-off-again friend.

On a more upbeat note: we have a place to live in Louisville! After an exhausting and emotional search, and me pretty much stalking craigslist, we found an awesome house with an awesome landlord who has an awesome knowledge of all things Louisville and isn't afraid to share it. To the left is a snap shot of the house and the deck (I'M GOING TO HAVE A DECK!!!) we will soon be living in and on come June 28-ish. Don't get too excited, it's just a year's rental, but it's in the neighborhood we wanted to be in, within walking distance to a farmers market, and close to Cherokee Park (an Olmstead park, aka Central Park NYC designer), which is massive and sure to be frequented by us all too often, just as soon as I can let go of the deck. We will also have a guest room, so visitors are welcome!