crazy 8's

i've been tagged by jen for the crazy 8's meme. here goes...

the rules:
1. mention the person who tagged me. (check)

2. complete the lists of 8. (i'll do my best)

3. tag 8 more bloggers and tell them they've been tagged. (so not doing this as all my free time will go to just getting through a list!)

the lists of 8:

eight things i'm looking forward to
1. sleeping more than 4.5 hours at a time (although i am not complaining about that since it is followed usually by another 3 hours of sleep at night)
2. caiden taking a bottle nicely so i don't have to worry about her being hungry & cranky while i am at work.
3. seeing the hub cope with being the primary caregiver during the day (& hopefully reaping the appreciation for what i have been doing up until then!)
4. firsts- rolling over, steps, words, etc
5. seeing the person she grows into
6. getting my spa treatment- hopefully next week!
7. losing the extra 10 pounds i had pre pregnancy
8. getting official nice baby pics taken.

eight things i did yesterday
1. went to babies r us & spent $70 on diapers (but she should be good for at least a month & a half now!)
2. went to brunch with the hub & the babe & survived a minor crank session at the table
3. hung out with our friends downtown
4. drank a delicious blue moo.n (belgian style white beer- yum!)
5. fed the babe in public all day with no bo0b shows
6. got sushi with friends & the hub (i don't eat sushi, but edamame & miso were good!)
7. stayed out past 9pm
8. realized how good my kid really is since we now have outside opinions!

eight things i wish i could do
1. wear size 6's again (hell- 8's would be nice at this point- i'm almost there, but not quite...)
2. go on vacation that isn't family related (not the babe, but in-laws/parents/etc)
3. feel really comfortable with our financial situation- not quite there yet as we haven't been through more than a month of the new situation.
4. buy new shoes & not feel guilty about spending the money
5. have a nice garden & patio that we can hang out & enjoy being outside without having to sit on our front steps. it is a city, but still!
6. have a mute button for the little dog that barks constantly & wakes up the babe. we won't get a zap collar & the squirt bottle only does so much.
7. actually be able to nap when the pumpkin does so i can take advantage of her sleeping- but i can't nap during the day
8. figure out what to do with my hair now that it is approaching being long for the first time in a very long time

eight shows i watch
1. lost
2. family guy
3. jeopardy
4. kitchen nightmares
5. it's always sunny in philadelphia
6. the daily show
7. top gear
8. top model (the list was looking pretty macho there for a minute- but this is honestly my worst guilty pleasure. i hate it, but love it!)

eight favorite fruits
1. strawberries
2. mangoes
3. cherries
4. raspberries
5. bananas
6. clementines
7. peaches
8. apples

eight places i'd like to travel
1. england
2. australia
3. italy
4. indonesia
5. scotland
6. alaska
7. the west coast with a central mountain detour to visit some peeps!
8. brazil

eight places i've lived
1 , 2 & 3. 3 tiny towns in orange county , ny
4. philadelphia
that's it. i've moved 9 times in my life & that counts 2 dorms & 2 apartments in college & 2 places with the hub. lame- huh?

i'm not going to tag anyone because i think most people have already gotten to this- if you want to do it- consider yourself tagged & feel free to take it!

the pumpkin came with me into work today- she was very good overall considering she woke up from her nap & only had eaten 2 oz over an hour from the bottle before we left to go in. so of course she had to eat while we were there- thank goodness for conference rooms with doors! it was nice to see everyone & i am looking forward to going back- well, to a point! i am going to miss spending my days with the little girl & i will especially miss our lazy mornings were we can lounge around in bed until 9 or 10! i'll have to feed her at 7 at the latest once i start back! i hope she starts going a little longer between meals for the hub or else he will literally spend the entire day trying to get her to take a bottle! we are working very hard on it now so hopefully she's much better in 2 weeks, but what with being out during the day it gets tough. if we leave the house i don't take a bottle with us since i wouldn't be pumping to 'replace' it. so she gets the bo0b when out. which was 4 times yesterday since we hung out with our good friends for most of the day. it's not a problem to feed her- the bo0b is much easier & far more portable. i've gotten it down pretty well too so i don't flash anyone! i just want to make sure we continue to get her used to bottles. if she has even one day 'off' from getting a bottle she seems to revert right back to fighting it more. we'll see how it goes- right?