is feeling super lame and almost worthless at the moment. Hope this passes soon... :( Where is my sparkle?

Had a great night out with Erika and Michelle at Zza's. They have a wonderful sommelier. You describe your favorite kind of wine and he wows

At her 12 month check-up she got 5 shots - ouch! She hit the 20 lb. mark - yeah! Almost time to turn her car seat around to face forward :)

Had a fun dance party with Hazel in the kitchen listening to George Michael before her PM nap - Freedom you've gotta give for what you take!

I think I am addicted to the Whole Foods Field Greens w/ Spiced Nuts prepared salad. I had it yesterday & walked back there today to get it.

I don't know what what or when but I feel like something big is coming. Something great. Keep your eye out for it! ;)

Saturday = family fun day at the Arrowsmith house. Baby has a sniffly nose so we should keep it low key. The sun is calling my name outside!

Baby wake up call at 4:30AM. No, this isn't happening! Where did my little girl who slept peacefully from 7PM-6AM (sometimes even 7AM) go?

Happy Earth day! Today is her Mother's Day! Love your mother earth. Pass it on to the next generation as clean and pure as possible. Be kind

Looking forward to our Marketing Department outing tomorrow after work. At lunch we plan on hitting the new Bakesale Betty's II in Uptown.

I love spending time w/ Hazel but I was happy to drop her off @ daycare & am pleased to be @ work right now-as perverse as that might be ;/

Had a great visit today with Auntie Cassie, Uncle Jeff, Cousin Zoe, Cousin Maia, and Grandpa Bob! Hazel even took her first tentative steps.

Had a great family day w/ a walk, coffee & plenty of time to hang out. The day is ending with mac n' cheese for baby & Pizza n' beer for us!

Is so excited that my sister might be coming to Chicago with me when I am working the Charter School Conference in late June! Her 1st time.

How many spoons does it take to feed a 1 year old? The same # of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop! 2 for her & 1 for me.

How many spoons does it take to feed a one year old?

A work day with zero meetings. Can this be? I checked my calendar twice. I am really getting through my to do list today! :)

She slept in until 7AM and had a normal morning diaper. It is going to be a great week! :) My mommy batteries are recharged and I am ready!

Diaper containment this morning. Yeah! Now a nice quiet day with baby and me - watching the weather from the comfort of our living room.

Mommy day continues tomorrow w/ 3rd Annual Passport to East Bay Wine Trail starting at Urban Legend Cellars while daddy is on baby duty! :)

This morning was more of the same. Dirty diaper = outfit & sheet/mattress pad change. Other than that she seems fine. Hopefully on the mend!

No throwing up since last night & no exploding diapers since 5:45am! Daycare reported she was a little extra cranky/clingy. She's in bed now

Not sure what is going on. Daddy is better but baby lost her dinner last night and still has exploding diapers. Took her to daycare anyway.

Lawrence was the last to fall but he has succumb to the puke-both cats, baby & I are all recovered-getting out of the house tomorrow finally

Yeah! A dirty diaper change without an outfit change/carpet clean! Maybe we both can get out tomorrow & end this 5 day house-bound-sick stay

Worse than the throwing up is the exploding diaper. We have gone through 3 outfits already this morning-I just have her in a diaper now. :(

Finally starting to feel better! I even had a piece of toast. The only thing good about stomach ailments are that they don't last long.

Not sure how we got the cat sick too but he just lost his food again. I am running a fever of 100.5-glad I only exposed Lawrence to this. :(

Well, the baby puked after her yogurt dinner. Zoomer puked after his cat food dinner. I skipped dinner due to queasiness and I puked anyway.

Almost exactly 24 hours later, the puking continued. This time she had dry heaves after too. Not a happy Friday! :(

She is quietly sitting in the corner of our living room looking through the board books she got for her birthday. No puking since this AM!:)

Some yogurt & water has stayed down so far. She doesn't seem to be running a fever - she isn't very hungry. Hopefully the worst has passed!

Woke up to baby projectile vomiting. She had spit up in the night too. Mommy is working at home and keeping an eye on her. Poor little gal!