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hello all! we're starting a little late in the game with this whole blog thing, but better late than never! here is a quick catch up of the past 5.5, nearly 6 (gasp!) months of little scarlett's escapades. being the indepenent, twenty-first century gal that she is, scarlett tried to type this herself while sitting in my lap, but she accidentlly closed the window and is now hanging out with dad, far far away from the keyboard.

and so it began on march 27, 2011...

the labor and delivery experience probably deserves a seperate post altogether.... we shall see.  somehow rehashing the most excrutiating pain in the world does not sound too appealing at this time, but I envision perhaps needing to share that info with scarlett someday.....  say, when she is 16, donning a pleather skirt from Wet Seal that is far too short and stomps into her room declaring that I must hate her.   well, dear scarlett, mommy loves you so much that she pushed for TWO AND A HALF HOURS to get you into this world!   now change that skirt.  and tell Mr. McHandsome that you will not be driving to Chicago on a school night to see Depeche Mode.  mommy and daddy would never do a thing like that.

anyhow, scarlett's first few months at home were quite an adjustment for us all...

car ride home

absolutely loving her first bath.... and giving off a lovely yellow glow- thanks jaundice!

little cutie

first girls night with emily and christa

trying a bottle for the first time

spending some quality time with frita, the sock monkey

first trip to the mall-headed straight for the sales (proud!)

psst

summa shades

first trip to the pool- dislike!

deep conversations with pedro, the bath frog

sporting a doo rag in the tub

cutest moment of the day

smooches

new expressions

learning to grab her feet

reaching for her fav toy, claude e. pillar

everything goes in the mouth....everything

visiting robert's art show

firmly holding onto this season's latest trends

bff's

so, there you have it, in a nutshell.  stayed tuned for more cuteness:)

oh, and big huge bonus points for anyone that can guess the inspiration for the blog's name!