Done

I finished my commission work, finished all of my orders, and been working every shift I can.

I am exhausted. I'm working tonight then trying not to sleep for months at a time.

Christmas Presents

We got Luke a pretty awesome Christmas present that I can't wait to give him. It's a Baby Einstein Understanding Music play table that speaks to him in English, Spanish, and French. It tells him the words for colors, numbers, and instruments in all three languages and allows him to play music as well. Since Luke seems to love anything to do with music, I think he's going to adore it.

I also bought him a Dr. Seuss book that has several stories in one. My mother hated Dr. Seuss, so I didn't grow up with the stories. I thought it would be good for Luke to have them as some teach some really cool lessons that we can all share together.

Baby's first Christmas is shaping up to be awesome.

Rearrange

Yesterday I decided I needed to rearrange our apartment. I moved everything in here except the entertainment center and the computer desk. I also messed up my right hand in the process, requiring me to sleep with a brace on. No fun.

Luke also decided he did not want to sleep last night, so the amount of kicking and hitting I got trying to coerce him to sleep was just so much fun.

However, I have gotten much done and feel rather accomplished. The laundry is half done, the baby is bathed, I'm partway through my commission work, and no one is crying. Woot.

Big Bang Theory

The more I watch this show, the more I realize that I share a lot in common with Sheldon.

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.

Knitting

I love to knit.

I'm not fantastic at it, but I really love doing it. I can knit, perl, and cable effectively and constantly find myself in the middle of one project or another. I am currently making a baby blanket and a scarf, but I have no idea how to make hats.

I want to make the baby a warm hat for Luke for the winter despite his ever growing collection of hats. I figure it can be something special for him. I have to learn though, which takes time, which is something I don't have a ton of.

Today

I took the baby and my hubby out to the store and made them walk around with me while I picked up a few things. I bought blank shirts and ended up making a snowman shirt to wear to work since we're allowed to wear holiday gear at work.

I also bought hair dye. My hair will be black and pink before the end of the week.

Luke just woke up, right before I have to go to work, so I need to handle that. Poor little guy.

Vegetarianism

So I've been a vegetarian for approximately 2 and 1/2 weeks and this is what I've learned:

1) It's practically impossible to eat out at a restaurant. Almost everything on the menu is mixed with some sort of meat product, even those that don't seem like they would. For fast food, Burger King carries Morning Star veggie burgers and Sonic has a kid's grilled cheese meal. That's about it. Thank goodness for Wegmans.

2) Being a vegetarian is not nearly as hard as one might think. Every once in a while I get a massive craving for hot dogs, but it's not overwhelming. If I had to give up cheese though, I think I'd go postal.

3) I've lost 5 lbs.

4) My tummy feels much better. My gastro issues have improved significantly in the past few days as I'm getting more and more used to it.

I won't be going vegan, but my next step is to cut back on my dairy intake.