What would you do with $100?

I was thinking of how $100 doesn't buy much anymore. I was looking at Baby Gap online for some much needed summer onesies for Liv, these awesome Stella McCarthey pjs and this cute 2 piece set

I am love the pj's but they only come in 3-6 month. I feel like Liv has so many cute 3 months and up clothes but nothing that fits her now. I still want a cool Vincent Price onesie but I only found this one on Etsy

It's cute but I would rather find one with his actual photo on it. We just got back from a walk in Atwater Village, we took Max and of course he pooped every 5 minutes *YUCK*. It was a good walk for me because I feel it in my flab :) Olivia slept the entire time. I have a headache and I can't take any advil :( on top of that I am super indecisive for what I want for dinner.

Yay, Fun Monday!

We went to the Santa Anita Mall today for lunch and we finally found Liv's sunhat of all places at Janie & Jack! That is my fave store now. At first we weren't going to look there because of the high prices but to our surprise they were having a great sale and we found the perfect white sunhat AND an adorable bathing suit. I am sure I'll find some outfits for Liv's photo shoot next time we go there.

Hopefully we'll get invited to Keith & Tina's pool party before she outgrows this bathing suit!

Liv is too cool for school

We also went to Target to get her some arm floaties but they didn't have any for under 2 years old so we got her this.

So darling! If we don't go to Keith's house *he is still remodeling his kitchen* then we may go to my Mom's and play with her in her hot tub. I just want to get her accustomed to water as early as possible. I checked out these inflatable pools too, Antz was seriously thinking of getting this guy for us to use in the backyard but I think it's embarrassing!

This one was $499.99!!

If I were to get an above ground pool for Olivia this guy would be the best contender from Pottery Barn Kids.

I really do want an INGROUND pool so super bad! I was looking at real estate today and it's so ironic that 2 houses we checked out the open house last year are back on the market for under what they sold for. One of the houses is pretty rad, it's Georgian style 2 story with 2 bedrooms. It has a pool/spa, garage-turned guest house and a gorgeous kitchen. The downfalls are it has one bedroom upstairs and one downstairs, the pool/backyard is tiny, and although it's in prime *just off of Hillhurst* Los Feliz location, it is right next door to a Ralph's grocery store. No wonder it's on the market again. I am finding more houses with pools for sale in a reasonable price range but they are mostly fixer uppers or it's in the wrong location. Atwater Village is still my number one choice but the more time we spend in Arcadia, the more I like the area. I have been having such bad luck with food lately that this place really blows my skirt up, I am hoping we can test it out some time this week but I don't know if Antz will want to bring Liv. I also have been wanting to go to this place for months now. I already missed out on Hello Kitty month :(
I am still working on my summer bucket list, I haven't found an outdoor concert yet but I would love to go to something at the Hollywood Bowl or the Greek Theater.

*Things I would love to do/see/eat this Summer*

1. Take Olivia to at least one summer outdoor concert
2. Learn the lyrics to an entire April March song *Working on Mon Petit Ami*
3. Buy an inflatable pool and play with Liv in it *bought a float, still need to get the pool*
4. Eat outdoors every Friday *2 Fridays down*
5. Become a regular at the Montrose Farmers Market *Sundays*
6. Buy fresh strawberries *#5* Make a strawberry pie
7. Take Olivia to Keith & Tina's for her first swimming lesson
8. Take Olivia to my Mom's house in Apple Valley
9. Sleep in the hammock
10. Make s'mores over our firepit *planning a S'mores/Dog party in late August*
11. Have a friend's dog party at our house
12. Take one road trip up the Pacific Coast Highway *maybe go to the Hearst Castle or seal santuary*
13. Take 1,000 pictures of Olivia *I haven't been counting but I'm well into the hundreds*
14. Take Olivia to a petting zoo *she needs her vaccinations first so this is on hold until Sept*

Jour de pères heureux

Yay, this is Antz first official Daddy's day!! I *finally* made these yummy vanilla bean cupcakes.

I know I suck at writing in frosting but they were tasty. We were pretty low key today, hung out at home. Around 6pm Liv got a bit fussy so we took her on a drive through downtown LA. That totally made her happy and we stopped by Antz Mom's house for a quick visit. I still haven't ordered my push present ring but I will on the 29th. I also need to find the perfect outfit for Olivia to wear for her photo shoot on the 4th. Speaking of photos, I love this pose by our ladybug!! She totally posed like this herself, sooo cute

Our little teapot!
I am bummed because I picked up some California rolls from a place in Los Feliz and they were awful. I should know better than order sushi from anywhere other than Tenno Sushi in Little Tokyo. :(

The ever-growing amazing Bebe!

Yesterday we went to Aimee's for lunch at her new apartment in Venice. It's a cute place on the second floor one block from the beach but the building's hallway and exterior are pretty crummy.

She wants our help decorating the place. Her birthday is next month and Antz wants to buy her a *badly needed* laptop but I'd rather get her some kitchen appliances and a few cute pieces for the apartment. She wants Antz to paint a picture of her and *her son* Holden but he was supposed to do the same painting a year ago. I am slightly irritated at the moment for 3 reasons, Max just got a bath a few days ago and Antz gave him frontline *we haven't found a flea on him yet* but he incessently scratches and bites at his legs and thighs. He has been doing this for awhile now and it's driving me insane. He wakes up in the middle of the night to lick and bite and it's so gross and makes his fur scabby. We took him to the vet and he had all his blood tested and we give him pills twice a day. I am all out of solutions!! My second annoyance is my eating habits. I am so digusted of my diet *of lack of*. I wait until I'm starving to eat, I crave junk/fast food and then when I eat it I am so bloated, unsatisfied and feel guilty because I feel like I am breastfeeding the same crap to Olivia. I am too lazy to cook at home and when I crave something healthy, it's such an inconvenience to pick it up or it's something too expensive. I know fast food isn't good for me *or Liv* and I promised myself I wouldn't allow Olivia to pick up my bad eating habits so I need to make changes. I also need to start working on these 40 lbs I have around my waist. Ideally I'd like to get to my wedding weight but I slimmed down *7 years ago* by swimming laps everyday and barely eating because I was so busy with wedding planning. I can hardly carry Liv in her car seat up the stairs without getting exhausted. Lame! My third irritation is a tie actually, I am incredibly annoyed that there is a huge, buzzing, gross fly in my house and I am grossed out by the hoopla of the stupid Lakers winning. I am not a basketball, baseball or football fan and I don't understand the sensationalism of sports fans. Last night I watched the news and these idiots were running around downtown LA throwing cones at passing cars, starting fires, and breaking windows. I saw one guy get beaten up on the news and no policemen in sight! Sigh, maybe I'm being hormonal and completely exhausted from not sleeping at night and feeling couped up in this house. Today I need to buy groceries so I will try to shop healthier and not give in to my cravings. We don't have any plans this weekend but Leslie said she would drop by to visit Olivia. My Mom wants us to come out to visit her with the bebe but I told her she has to babyproof her house and figure out a way to contain her 3 crazy dogs. I guess what is really giving me the blues is Antz has all this time off and I am really grateful that he can be home with us but I would love to take a short trip *Palm Springs, Santa Barbara or Big Sur* but we don't have the budget for it. I spent so much money on the shower and now I am having buyers remorse. I know I'll shake this funk I'm in but my list of annoyances and the gloomy June weather aren't helping lift my mood. I am hoping to score an iphone 4 for Antz birthday/Father's Day gift so that involves me waiting in a ridiculous line on June 24th. While I'm on a roll of my list of vents, I am so bothered that I can't figure out how to format my photos on this blog. I hate the huge gaps and sloppy look of my site and Antz has no idea how to fix it. I have tried so many times but I don't know anything about html coding so I'm completely stumped! >:(

Olivia is 2 weeks old!!!

We took Liv to her pediatrician appt this morning. She now weighs 9.025 lbs

she's 23 inches long.

Dr Wang said she is off-the-charts for her height! She started to fuss at the appt. but Dr Wang swaddled her and quieted her right away. We told her we found a small bruise under her chest but she told us it's just a birthmark. I have to start giving her vitamin D daily and she wants us to research a vaccine to give Liv at 6 weeks old. I am a bit apphrensive about all the scheduled vaccinations but hopefully Liv will be fine. Dr. Wang said she is above average and developing beautifully.

I asked her if I could take Liv swimming and she said sure but don't submerge her yet. I am hoping Keith invites us over for swimming before Antz goes back to work.
Yesterday we had lunch with Gilli at Helms Bakery. We had chinese food but I ordered Pad Thai Noodles. Gilli was so excited to see Liv but she slept the entire time. I told her all about the birth and how she is doing at home. She gave Olivia 2 sweet outfits.

I am going to start seeing Gilli next month on Mondays so I'll drop Liv off at her Grandmother's house while I get needled. After lunch we went to Antz Mom's house and his aunt and cousin were there visiting.

They gave us a bag full of clothes for Liv. We finally convinced Antz nephew to hold Liv but it's not like he was very comfortable with her.

I really had a serious craving for Steak fries so we drove all the way to Arcadia, Santa Anita mall for some so that took close to 2 hours but Liv just slept the whole time. Now I am supposed to be getting some rest *had a long night with Liv* while Antz is in his office working while Liv is sleeping in her crib.