A dancer of all types of music

We have ourselves quite the dancer. Our girl certainly enjoys a good theme song as seen previously by her dance to the Backyardigans. Not to turn her nose at the classics, she also loves Mickey and his Hot Dog Dance... yes, Harlan she's after your heart buddy :)



But, she also has an appreciation for today's music. A little Miley Partying in the USA anyone?



Hopefully soon we'll be able to catch her as she "appreciates" the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feelin' "... this really is her favorite song right now.

She actually does listen to Baby Einstein and the like at times, but it just doesn't have a good dance beat so I doubt I'll be catching any of that on video anytime soon ;)

Video catch up

As I cleaned off the Flip, getting ready for Christmas, I discovered a few videos I thought you all might enjoy... so why not play a little catch up...

In her "playhouse" - rather, Harry's hammock (yes, it's from October)



Going Places (little more timely, back to December)

Breakfast with Santa

Yesterday Miss Sasha had breakfast with Santa. Well, actually, it was more like a photo with Santa that was a bit traumatic and then breakfast with Mama and Dada in the church social hall. Yes, I know I'm blogging about something that just happened, amazing isn't!?!

So, after mass we start down to the area and all morning we had been telling her Santa was in town to see her. We get in there and of course the kids already getting pictures are crying... awesome! We're not making a big deal, just telling her to say hi to Santa and everyone else. Sasha isn't exactly smiling at this point and showing a little concern. Then it's our turn...

We don't even try the Santa hat that was an option and I take her to Santa's lap... little concern, has turned in to great concern now and she's saying no and shaking her head. No tears but she DOES NOT want to be on the jolly man's lap and continues to reach for me as I quickly back away. All the while Daddy is trying to say things to calm her down but nothing is really working.

The only thing that captures her attention for a split second so she'll look at the camera for this picture was when I said "Where's Harry?"

And this is what we have for our 2009 Santa picture...



A bit of a frown but it works. Colors are a little funky but thus is what you get on a printer in the church and then scanning the pic.

A conversation between Sashie and Mama

Yesterday before school I had short conversation with Sasha, it went something like this...

Me: Who's Mama's smart girl?

Sasha: Sasha (said with a big smile on her face)

Me: *shock, lots of awwing, thinking she's astoundingly cute*

Me: Who's Mama's pretty girl?

Sasha: Sasha (again, a big smile on her face)

There you have it folks... she's knows who is a smart and pretty girl!

Okay, okay, I should tell you that for a while now I'll say stuff like this back and forth to her so she's not entirely the baby genius she seems... I said not entirely, she is some what of course since this did just come up out of the blue with no prompting at this time :)

A year and 1/2 ago...

... I was drugged out of my mind awaiting a little 4lb, 15oz and 18.25 inch bugger to be pulled out of me.

A year and 1/2 ago that little bugger scared her daddy when she came out so little. She was suppose to be over 5 lbs two weeks before that. We were expecting a 6 lb baby, not a preemie you had to search for clothes for!

A year and 1/2 ago, it was hotter than heck outside (African hot as someone's YaYa recalls), yet in a hospital room in the mid-South it was close to freezing due to the magnesium sulfate coursing through me so I didn't stroke out from the insane blood pressure.

A year an 1/2 ago today our world changed because of one little Sashabear...



Where did the time go my little pumpkin?