... that Jas was 10 months!

Spazzy Jazzy:

Sans "10 month" sticker because
a) it didn't match her outfit
b) it was upstairs and I was too lazy to get it and
c) there is no c.

At Jas' nine month appointment, the doctor told Matt that if she didn't start crawling rolling over moving AT ALL soon, she would need to start seeing a physical therapist. And I laughed, because I know there's nothing wrong with her! She is just too lazy and happy to want to move! She is such an angel and just sits there and smiles at me until I give her anything that she wants, so she is never motivated to go anywhere ever. So I finally took her toys away from her, and what do you know! She finally rolled over!!! And I would post a video of it on the blog, but I don't know how to do that and guess what? Jas isn't the only lazy one in the family.

We were also apparently not pushing Jas on the trying-new-foods front as hard as we should have been, so we decided to ease her into more solid foods with puffs, AKA baby crack. Seriously, I have not met a single baby in the world who does not LOVE these puffs. Until Jas.

She was SO MAD when I made her eat them!!! But I kept shoving them in her mouth and taking pics because I was DYINGGGGGGGG!

But seriously, we are good parents. Even if Jas doesn't even help out with the family chores.

We went out to dinner one night at Chedda Burger (AMAZING) and Jas stared at this girl behind us for like 15 minutes straight. I even tried to distract her with some food, but all she wanted to do was STARE until the girl finally leaned over and asked if she could try feeding her. Sure, she apparently loves you, why not!

We also took Jas to visit her cousins for Kameron's mission farewell, where she was smothered in cousin love, tried to learn to drink from a water bottle, and even ended up with a little hair twist

Everyone loves Jas!!!

... that Jas is America's Next Top Model?

ANOTHER clothing company saw the posts of Jas on Sprout San Francisco's Instagram and once again I got a text asking if Jas would model! Can you believe it??? Of course you can, she is the most beautiful baby in the world! The Copper Pearl has the cutest bibs, blankets, towels, and sheets and their photographer was so nice! Even when I creepily stood behind her and took pics of her taking pics of my daughter.

Just in case those weren't professional enough for you:

I cannot even handle how perfect she is! Thanks Copper Pearl and Emmy Lowe Photography!

Love my Jas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... that we went to Dallas: Day 2

 The next day, Matt went back to his conference, and I asked the shuttle driver for a new adventure. This time they took me up to a small shopping center called West Village where I grabbed some brunch at a cute little Thai place.

This Thai bananas foster French toast with coconut syrup was really amazing!  Then Jas and I wandered around for several hours of great window shopping!

I ended up riding the free trolley around Dallas for like an hour because Jas fell asleep and also I was EXHAUSTED. Eventually it took me back to Klyde Warren Park, where I planned on meeting the shuttle to pick me up again... and that's when things got a little crazy. The shuttle didn't show up, and when I called them again, they said they couldn't make it to me and I should call a cab. I tried to call Matt, but he wasn't answering. I tried to download the Uber app on my phone and then my phone just shut off and would not turn back on. I tried to go into the museum to warm up a little bit and figure out what to do next... and they had just closed. So I was stranded at the park in the cold with no phone and no way to get home. I started to panic a little, then I decided I just needed someone to help me get a cab. So I walked into a nice restaurant with my stroller, explained that my phone had died, and asked the very nice hostess if she could help me get a cab. And she called one for me right away! The cab was there in minutes and I was on my way back to the hotel. Looking back, it wasn't that scary, but at the time, I was a little frazzled haha. And I wasn't the only one... by the time I got back, Matt had seen my missed calls and was wondering if I was okay since I wasn't answering my phone anymore. After a few minutes to collect ourselves, we jumped in an Uber to the best BBQ place Yelp could suggest:

We waited a good hour I think before we could even order, and they ran out of sliced brisket and beef ribs before we got to the front. But everything else that we got was pretty good! Chopped brisket, pork ribs, sausage, mac and cheese, a super loaded sweet potato that Matt couldn't resist, and even tried some fried okra? Not too shabby!

After two days of nonstop walking around in the cold, I was pretty worn out and not feeling too hot. So we grabbed an Uber back to the hotel and crashed again. The next morning, we had some time to kill, so after we checked out of the hotel we walked across the street and had a post-anniversary breakfast celebration... at Denny's. Matt and I actually used to go to Denny's a lot when we were dating, and we hadn't been in a long time. Anyway, we had a nice breakfast before we headed to the airport. Actually, I had a nice breakfast, and Matt had a nice time on his phone learning the ways of Instagram.

The flight home was fine. Jas did NOT want to fall asleep, but she eventually gave up (thank goodness the flight attendants didn't mind me rocking her to sleep in their tiny prep space for 20 minutes) and gave us a little peace. We were all pretty exhausted, but we had a fun weekend getaway in a new place and overall had a pretty good time!

Thanks for a fun trip Dallas!

... that we went to Dallas: Day 1

About a week and a half after we got home, Matt had to go to Dallas for a conference, and he invited me and Jas to go with him! I was surprised he wanted us to come, he gets stressed about work stuff easily. But Jas is so easy, and it WAS our anniversary weekend, so I didn't ask twice! I was a little nervous to be flying with Jas, and we were taking a red eye flight out there, and I just didn't want her to be cranky on the plane...

I will never stop unnecessarily worrying about this baby and also will never cease to sing her praises when she exceeds all of my wildest expectations. Other than a few stray kicks to the sweet lady trying to sleep next to me, this little angel was great on the plane! She doesn't really like to be held while she's sleeping, but once she fell asleep, she was perfect. She is the best baby that ever lived.

Matt had to be in his conference all day Friday and Saturday, so I was left to my own devices! I asked the airport shuttle driver to take me somewhere fun with food, and he did not let me down! He dropped me off at Klyde Warren Park which was so cute and just happened to have a mess of food trucks lining the street. Perfect!

Braised beef and mac n' cheese slider and lime tater tots. Not too shabby! There was a light drizzle, so Jas and I huddled under a canopy in the middle of the park while we ate until it let up a little, then we walked across the street to the Dallas Museum of Art.

I love museums! Jas took a little nap while I wandered around and we had a great time! After a few hours, I decided to walk around the neighborhood a little more and found... another museum

Turns out I was in the middle of the Art District of Dallas. Fine by me! I wandered around this museum for a while and then decided to explore the streets some more. 

I went into the Chase Tower and tried to to up to the observation deck, but they wouldn't let me. By that time, the conference was over for the day, so I headed back to the hotel to meet Matt and grab some food! Our hotel just happened to be across the street from the winner of the 2015 DFW.com Battle of the Burgers, a place called The Rodeo Goat. 

I know. It's a horrible name for a restaurant. But we ate there. And it was pretty dang good.

We barely made it half way through that giant plate of cheese fries and I made Matt get a burger with caramelized onions and peaches on it??? Crazy! It was pretty good food, although Matt wasn't really a fan of my salted caramel and pretzel milkshake. We limped back to our hotel room and went to bed exhausted.