More Christmas

Here are some pictures of Lily on Christmas. She loved having everyone here, but wasn't really that impressed by the gifts. She thought it was fun to rip paper at first, but then got really bored with the whole thing. (My dad went overboard buying gifts so opening them took quite awhile) It was also pretty hot here and Lily was burning up in her long sleeved Santa pants-suit so she got to hang out in her diaper for awhile.
Could you imagine if adults had the same rules as babies do? It gets a little warm so they just strip down to their undies. I wonder if that would make my property value go up or down?

Christmas

Christmas came and went so quickly for me. The last two weeks feel like a whirlwind. My entire family was here staying with us and it was so special to have everyone here at my house for Christmas. We kinda overcooked the turkey a little and forgot the baked potatoes at Publix (I swear I put them in the cart!) but everything else was excellent. Ross and I scrambled around getting everything cleaned and ready and now that everyone is gone we have to do it all over again. My house really isn't big enough for eight people, but we managed somehow. Ross got tired of cleaning up after my slob family and was amazed at how much beer we can drink. Ross and I took full advantage of the fact that we had so many people here to hold Lily. He even got a round of golf in today before Sherah left.

fatty & squirmy

Lily is getting so fat. I feel like we are feeding her too much. Is that possible? We have been letting her deligate when she eats. Because we don't have strengent schedules, we haven't really tried to get her on one either. I am thinking that might be something to work toward. She eats literally every 2 hours. I know that is fine for a newborn, but she is 5 months old now. And she eats alot too. I am not so much worried about her being a fatty, but I am wondering if this is healthy? I definately don't want to deprive my child, but I don't want to make her sick either. I did discover that giving her cereal at the nighttime feeding was what was making her wake up screaming. For the past week or so she has been waking up about two or three hours after going to bed. I thought she was teething, but the past two nights I skipped the night-time cereal and she hasn't woken up. She is funny when she sleeps though. I don't know how she can move so much while she is sleeping. I couldn't think of how to describe her movements, so I drew a chart.

Roll over

Lily has been rolling over for a few weeks, but I finally caught it on video. As you can see it isn't easy for her yet. She can only go from her back to her front, then I have to rescue her.

Eyes

I thought that Lily would have brown eyes, so I made her doll with brown eyes. But, she is 5 months old now and her eyes haven't turned yet. Brown is the dominant gene and since Ross has brown eyes I thought for sure that Lily would have brown too. If they haven't changed by now, does that mean they will stay blue/gray?

Sweet Potato

Yesterday I started giving Lily something other than cereal and formula. We started her with sweet potato because we already had some here at the house and the doctor said that it didn't matter what food we started with. She was so funny. She took a bite then shook her head and made a face like she had just done a shot or something. I guess the tartness of it compared to her formula was a bit of a shock to her. She opened right back up for the next bite so I continued to feed it to her. Today she did the same thing after every bite again. I don't know if she doesn't like it, or if it is kinda like the baby version of wasabi. Like it is torture and all, but you like it and want more. This picture is yesterday. We weren't messy at all compared to today. As I write this Lily is taking a nap and I am covered in sweetpotato. I haven't done laundry in a week and considering that I don't fit in most of my clothes, I have to continue to wear sweetpotato until the laundry is done. But instead of doing laundry....I'm going running as soon as I finish writing this. I love to run again now because I love my ipod that Ross got me for my birthday! I discovered that you can download books and NPR shows in podcasts and I am so happy listening to stories and comentary while I run.

Saturday

Lily has been very interested lately in the way things feel. She will rub her fingers on something, then rub them on something else, then go back to the first thing, like she is comparing them or something. It first noticed her doing that one morning when I was changing her and she kept alternating between feeling the diaper basket and her terry-cloth pajamas. It is so cute. Just another thing to add to the list of how amazing it is to watch a baby grow.

She is reaching for everything now. We have to be very careful about how close we let her get to things. Twice this week she has slapped my coffee and made a huge mess. Luckily, I drink my coffee cold so there weren't any burning incidents! Last night I was holding Lily while standing in my closet trying to pick out something to wear and she kept turning the light off. I am really impressed that she figured out how to do that. It is a pull switch and it takes her quite a bit of concentration to get a hold of the string, but once she gets it she has learned that when she pulls it the light turns off. She is the smartest baby EVER!

She has also finally learned how to use the Johnny Jump Up. I credit Ross because I could never get her to jump, she just spun around. She can finally do it now after Ross took care of her for two days.

no time

I finally got time today to put some stuff up on this blog. I have so much to write about and post, but I can't seem to get caught up! I've been pouring all of my free time (what little there is) into doing whatever I can to capture a piece of this holiday shopping mania. I'm not doing as well as I had hoped, but then there is still one more week, so we'll see.

Lily has been only sleeping for about 4 hours at a time for the past week or so. It is really hard on me physically. I NEED sleep. Somehow it doesn't bother her not to sleep though. She will go to bed at 7PM, wake up at 9PM, go back to sleep at 11PM, wake up at 2AM, go back to sleep at 5AM, and then get up for the day at 9AM!!! Then go the entire day with only a one hour nap. I don't know how she does it. This is about the only time I am glad that Ross and I work such opposite schedules because he is home during the day for me to beg him to let me take a nap.

My birthday was last week and I had a nice night. Brandi, Veronika and Missy came over and we played dress up. I had several items that I needed good pictures for the website, so I talked them into modeling for me. We got some great shots and had a really fun night. I made Brandi spend the night and let me sleep in as my birthday gift. I didn't get to sleep in as long as I wanted to because we had to take Lily to the doctor for her 4 month shots at 11AM. That picture is of Lily in bed with Brandi. They look like they both passed out like that. We don't let Lily sleep in the bed with us, but I guess Aunt Brandi likes to spoil her.

I have so much more to write about, but I cannot keep my eyes open any longer

Fan

I had said before that I didn't think Lily was a Florida State fan like she is supposed to be. Well, my Dad is trying to make her an MTSU fan. She didn't cry when I put the shirt on her like she does with her Seminoles gear, so maybe she wants to be a Blue Raider.
She loves having things on her head, maybe it is the lack of hair?

Daddy's games

Ross has found a way to entertain both babies at the same time. Listen to those squeels!!

testing

Ignore this, I'm just needing a website to test it out on.

Football & the Zoo

Saturday I was singing the praises of modern technology. If it weren;t for my DVR I would never have gotten to watch the game. I think Lily gets tired of being in the house sometimes. She was so hard to entertain, but I discovered that the sugar canister keeps her happy. I guess because it is shiny and makes a funny sound when she bangs on it. And I don't think she is an FSU fan. She cried so loud when FSU scored and threw up on 3 different seminole outfits and kept pulling off her FSU socks.

Yesterday we went to the Zoo with the Starnes family. Lily was an ANGEL. She just sat in the stroller all day smiling and flirting with everyone who looked her way. She had cerel next to the elephants and played so nicely with Emily, Mike & Max. We can't wait until Lily gets big enough to run around with Emily. She is 10 months younger so right now the difference is pretty big, but not for long. Sam & I were also talking about how fun it will be when M&M are old enough to babysit for the girls and we can go out for a night on the town. They turned 8 on Thursday, so just a few more years.

Turned over today

Lily finally turned over all by herself today. She has been oh-so-close for a week now. She can only turn from laying on her back to her stomach, not the other way around yet. She can even get her arm out from under her once she is on her stomach too!

I really thought she would never do it because she hates tummy time so much. She gets so frustrated on her stomach that I have to turn her back onto her back. I think she gets angry either because she is too weak to pick herself up, or because she wants to crawl and can't.

The picture is Lily modeling her new belt that I made for her. I have this OCD thing that if pants have belt loops than they must have a belt. Well, Lily's pants had loops, so she needed a belt. Good thing her mom is a seamstress!

Thanksgiving

Lily gave us something to be thankful for....an extra long nap. She napped for about 4 hours in the middle of the day. I got some sewing done AND a nap for myself!!

We didn't do anything but take a walk at the beach. I finally figured out how to use the auto function on the camera so we attempted to take a family picture. As you can see my jester of a husband was "standing like a soldier". Also, do you notice that I am wearing a sweater and pants and Ross is just crazy enough to go swimming? There was absolutely no one in the water and I had to put Lily's jacket on her because it was so cold.

Birthday week

I am beginning to hate holidays. I am starting to hate them because I love them. I know that doesn't make sense, but hear me out. I love holidays, I love the holiday preparations and the excitement & anticipation. However, now I hate the holidays because there isn't any of that anymore. Halloween sucked. Thanksgiving is tomorrow and this is my birthday week. I have no plans for either. I wanted to cook thanksgiving dinner here, but we really couldn't afford it so we passed on that plan. I keep asking everyone I talk to what their plans are hoping that there is something going on that we could participate in, but nope. So, because Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday anyway, I figured I would forget it and concentrate on planning something fun for my birthday. Well, that doesn't seem to be working out either. The one person who actually did call me back has to work. :( I guess all my fun days with adults are over.
enough depressing thoughts. Here is a video of Lily in her Johnny jump up. Notice how she is learning her name and looks when we call her (sometimes). She likes this toy because not only can she jump, but she can spin around following Zelda.

Funny pics

In this picture, doesn't Lily look like Ross when he is wasted? And the one with the remote, she chose the remote over her toys. Every morning after she eats we go into the studio so I can either ship some orders or get some sewing done. This seems like the only time of the day that she will sit for a half our or so. Well, I was turning on the TV and Lily threw down her toy and squeeled for the remote. It is neat that she is starting to show interest in certain things but she gets frustrated alot because she can't really express what she wants. She has figured out that making a loud noise always gets someone to look at her. Her little way of demanding attention. I am sure it will get old soon, but I think it is sweet because she screaches, I look, and then she give the super-big dimply smile. Like she is flirting with me.
She has finally figured out the johnny jump up. At first she just hung there and would kick one leg a little, just enough to make her walk in circles. Then she started stamping her feet, and then I think on accident, she kicked both of her feet at the same time and it jumped. She squeeled in delight and then instantly started jumping. I got it on video, I just don't have the time to upload it right now. I need to get to work...got a bunch of sales to process:) :) :)

Couldn't help but to show you

Sorry, I know that anyone reading this is reading for the info on Lily, but I couldn't help myself. I am so obsessed with my business right now that I can't think of much else but Lily and how to sell more stuff. I just got in these shoes and I absolutely love them and want to keep them all. Maybe if sales are good over the holidays I can. I actually have gotten myself into a bit of a pinch right now. I started this business with only $3,000. So, in order to build an inventory worthy of hosting a website I have been ordering things on credit and then putting every dime back into the company. I have been emptying out my account every week writing checks to credit card companies. Sales have been good, but these next two weeks are going to be a crunch because I think I over ordered for the holiday season. There were a few weeks where I didn't have any inventory coming in, and I was selling well so I kept ordering more stuff. I have a shipment coming in next week that I need to pay for and I don't have enough in my account or on my credit card! Yikes! I'll make it if I sell $300 worth of merch this week. Last month I sold $2,000, so $300 in a week is definately do-able but it is making me a nervous wreck. It is exciting though. I love the excitement! I gotta go, I have a design for a new jumper that is bouncing around in my head that I have to get sewn in order for me to get any sleep.
Yes, on top of caring for Lily, running a business and working at monstertixx, I am still sewing.

Spoonfed

Wednesday we started feeding Lily cereal with a SPOON!! I was so nervous but Lily took to it well. She had been getting to the point where she was eating a full 8 ounces of formula at just about every feed, so we felt that it was time to give her something more to fill her tummy. She only gets down maybe a teaspoon or two before she gets frustrated, but it is a little milestone.

Gangster Lily

Brandi's ex-boyfriend collects air jordans (yes... the shoe...wears 'em once then they join the collection) so he bought Lily some Jordan presents. I love the hat and the shoes match. She looks like a little gangster, and Ross makes fun, but I think it is adorable.
Lately Lily's interest in the dog is increasing. She loves to lay on the floor and watch Zelda run all around her. Zelda is really great with her too. She sits very still when Lily reaches out to pet her, and doesn't react at all if Lily grabs her fur. I know she has got a strong pinch and Zelda probably hates it, but she doesn't act badly when it happens. In this movie you can see that Zelda runs past and Lily loses interest in everything to watch Zelda.

Pumpkinhead

Lily has the biggest head on earth! Every time I am out somewhere and see a baby her age I always think that they have a tiny head, only because I am so used to seeing my pumpkin-head every day. Ross and I have been joking that she probably thinks her name is pumpkinhead because we call her that so much.
She has a ton of clothes and is outgrowing them very quickly so I have been going through stuff and putting her in it "one last time" before putting it in a box for #2 later. Yesterday I dressed her in the dress pictured and laughed and laughed all morning because of that hat. If any of you have been following my blog for awhile you may remember a post about a hat that Ross thought was ridiculous because it was so big....well now it won't even cover her head! One pic taken at 4 weeks and the other on her 4 month birthday. Notice how the legs have gone from skinny little things to big and chunky!

Missing my mom

(This picture is of Brandi, Jen & my mom in '01, and as you can see, she was in the middle of Chemo and not afraid to pretend to be one of Charlie's Angels)

Maybe it is because I lost my mom at a critical time in my adult life, but I worry so much that I won't be able to teach Lily everything she needs to know in life. I realize that there is nothing I can do to control that, and right now all she needs is to be safe, fed, dry and loved, but I try to tell her everything. I talk to her telling her things that I wish my mom could have told me. I try to teach her everything even though I know she doesn't understand. I tell her things like what kind of man she should marry. I tell her how she should always put money away just for herself no matter what. I tell her about what it is like to have a baby and how much she has changed my life. If anyone was ever looking in on me when Lily and I talk during the day they would think I was crazy because I talk to her like she is an adult. I write everything down just in case. I guess deep down I have a fear that I will die young too and I want to make sure Lily doesn't miss anything. It isn't really like I am truly frightened, but sometimes I feel like I need to hurry up. In a way it is good because I don't take anything for granted, I just don't think it is healthy to worry so much. I know my mom is in me, and I feel her presence more than ever since becoming a mom, but there is so much that I wish she was here for. I wish I could pick up the phone and ask a quick question or ask some simple advice. I wish I could talk to her about raising a child. I wish I could share with her how proud I am of Lily. And I really wish I knew more about her. In the years since she has gone I have realized how little I knew about her. She was so dedicated to raising us that she always put herself second and in my selfishness I never bothered to get to know her like I wish I would have. I tell Lily all about her Grandma all the time and just hope I can be as good of a mom as mine was.

New Toys

This is the first toy that I bought for Lily. She has TONS of toys, but this is the first one that WE bought for her. It was an attempt to keep her busy so that I can free up an arm and actually get things done during the day. WRONG. I think it will be good for her later because right now she isn't tall enough for her feet to touch the bottom. Once she can reach the bottom it spins around and bounces. I wanted the "exer-saucer" but it is $65.00, so being the bargain huntress that I am, I got this one at a thrift store for $9.99. I scrubbed it down with bleach and then again with Lysol and now it is good as new! She likes it for about 10 minutes then starts screaming, I guess 10 minutes is better than nothing.
She has figured out that certain toys make noises when she shakes them so it is pretty entertaining to watch her flail around. The problem being that so many of the toys are hard plastic and she hits herself in the head with them. This doll is VINTAGE, it is a doll I had when I was a tot and she likes it best.

I miss Lily when I am at work

There are at least a couple of times a day I get stressed or frazzled and can't wait for Lily to go to sleep or for Ross to take her for a few minutes, so it is strange that after only a couple of hours without her, I miss her. I only work 2 days a week from 10 to 5 (not counting my many many hours spent on my webstores...but that is from home so it doesn't count) so it is hard to imagine that in that short amount of time I would miss her so much. There are lots of times I even log onto this blog to look at her pictures. or sometimes after she has been asleep for an hour or two I go into her room and want so badly to pick her up and cuddle her. It is like nothing I have ever felt before and it gets stronger every day. I can't imagine how hard it is going to be when she starts to grow up and doesn't want me around all the time.

Our Day Off

Wednesdays are our Sunday. Ross and I are both off and most weeks we end up spending the day cleaning or catching up on errands. So, lately we have been trying to make it more of a fun day instead in order to keep us sane. We went and visited some friends who just bought a new house. Lily threw up everywhere then fell alseep. We came home, played some video games and then went to the beach. We have to go to the beach late in the day so that our luminescent child doesn't get sunburned. Ross swam but I think it is too cold to swim this time of year. We had a nice day but by the end Lily was very cranky and cried uncontrollabily through her whole bath. I must be a bad mom because I laughed at her. When she cries hard her whole body turns red!!

Foot in the mouth

oh I forgot....Lily finally got her foot in her mouth last night. She did it while she was in the bathtub. I knew it wouldn't be long!

Banchee

I don't really know what a banchee is, but Lily sure screams like one. A few days ago I posted a movie of Lily squeeling. Well, in the days since that move it has turned into a full scream. and now it is ALL THE TIME! It was really cute when it was a little squeel here and there, but now it is just pain annoying. I know I am not supposed to get annoyed with my baby, but I am, I can't help it. She squeels when she is happy, excited, sad, hungry, bored, tired, awake and mad. The only time she isn't squeeling is when she is pooping, sleeping or on a stroller ride. Maybe this is her way of making sure that I get my exercise. She must know I have been a slacker lately and will never fit into my old pants without some encouragement.

Standing Lily

Ross Zelda & Lily

Lately Lily keeps trying to pet Zelda. Ross worries that she'll grab her in a way that will make Zelda snap at her. I don't think that will happen. I think Zelda is smart enough to know that Lily is a baby and that she has to be nice. I let them play togethter as much as they can, but I am careful not to let Zelda lick Lily's face.

Work & a baby

The weather has been so nice lately! We've been able to have the AC off for two days now. Yay! my electric bill could sure use the break! I have moved my "office" outside on the back portch and have gotten so much work done. Lily likes being outside and will always sit longer outside than in. Lily also has started sqeeling all the time. I got it on video finally. That is what she did today for almost an hour while I sewed. I am actually, finally for the first time in months, all caught up and up to date with my work. I even finished off a few unfinshed sewing projects! I think I am going to work outside the entire winter! Maybe earn enough money to get a pool by spring.

Lily is learning

Lily's personality has grown so much. She gets to be more fun to play with every day. At first the challenge of the day was just to keep her fed and warm. Now, we have to keep her entertained. The only reason I am even able to type this is because I type well and can do this while making faces at Lily. We are sitting outside (she loves it outside) and she is in her playpen next to me making faces. She has completely mastered the hand in the mouth so now she is moving on to her new challenge of getting her foot in her mouth. Last weekend she finally accomplished reaching and holding onto her foot, and all week she has been trying to get it in her mouth. She has come very close, but hasn't quite made it yet. This morning she got the fabric of her pajamas in there and soaked her pajamas in drool. She has gotten very good at assisted standing too and will stand for several minutes at a time. She also has just begun looking at herself in mirrors. Up until this week she would never do that. Our living room wall is mirrored and if we tried to get her to look in the mirror she only would look at my reflection and not her own. Another accomplishment is that she shakes her dolly now. Her favorite toy is a doll that rattles when you shake it. She reaches for it and usually if she can grip it she will just put it in her mouth (or smack her face with it in attempt at getting it in her mouth) but yesterday she figured out that if she flails her arms around after getting a grip on the doll than it makes noise. The funny part is that she doesn't always get a good enough grip on it so sometimes she just flings it across the room and continues to flail her arms. She only seems to have a really good grip when she is pulling my hair out from the root or grasping for Ross's chest hair.

Halloween

I can't tell you how disapointed I was with Halloween this year! IT SUCKED! I knew things would be different now that I am a mom and I don't work in a bar, but I didn't think it would be this sad. I got dressed in a costume just like always. I got Lily dressed up in her costume too. Ross tried to go get us a pumpkin to carve, but because they started selling them in August they were all rotten. So, we didn't get to make a jack-o-lantern....first disapointment. Note to self....buy one early next year! Lily and I got our big bowl of candy and waited by the door anxious to see cute little kids trick-or-treating. Disapointment #2. Not one person knocked on our door! We had our lights on and our Halloween flag, no jack-o-lantern, but you could still tell we were Halloween friendly. If you are reading this and you live close by......please come over and eat some of this candy. It makes me sad to see that giant bowl still there by the door, and then when I get sad about it I start eating them!
The only good thing was how cute Ross and Lily looked in their costumes. Lily also got a kick out of being a pea in a pod. Every time you said "pea in a pod" she giggled. She is definately my child....she loved being in a costume.

one more thing

also....because of the lost time on the roadside.....Bagel Bagel was CLOSED!!! I am so upset!!! I have been drooling for a TBCC from Bagel Bagel for months now and who knows how long it will be until I am back in Tallahassee!!!!

Trip to Pensacola

Lily and I got home yesterday and I have so much work to do in order to get caught up. I was excited to get on here and tell you all about our adventures, so I'll get started. Thursday evening I got Lily all ready for bed and then got on the road. Just as planned, she slept the entire trip. Yay!! We got to St. Pete in good time too. Lily woke up and played with Nichole and Chris and like the little Angel that she is, went right back to sleep. The next morning Lily, Nichole and I got on the road about 8:30. No traffic or anything. Lily slept all the way until about an hour out of Tallahassee. Nichole moved to the back seat and sang to her until we got there. Wow Tally has gotten congested!! Traffic was horrible but we made our way to Gordos for lunch. We sat outside and laughed to ourselves about the way that college students react to a baby. We had Lily dressed in a Halloween onesie and a pumpkin hat so she got quite a bit of attention. The girls thought she was cute and the boys were frightened to death. Back on the road to Pensacola! Lily got a little cranky on this leg of the trip but thankfully Nichole is a good singer.
It was raining off and on and the weather was a bit cold so we decided that Lily shouldn't go to the game. Nichole's mom took care of Lily and Nichole and I went off to our old High School. They changed a few roads so it took us a bit to find the place and we felt pretty stupid, but we made it. Once we got there we immediately saw a few familiar faces. It was so fun to be back there. I felt giddy. I couldn't believe it had been so long but it felt just like yesterday. Everyone had grown up, but no one had changed. It was so nice. Our school lost the game and the current students didn't have much of a presence, so some things HAD changed. Way back in 94, EVERYONE was at the game.....Especially homecoming! After the game we all went out for a couple of beers and had a wonderful time.
Saturday morning we got up early to go walk in the Strides Against Breast Cancer. Charlene had spoiled little Lily and let her sleep in the big bed with her. It took us too long to get organized and we ended up missing the walk :(
So, we took a tour of Pensacola and talked about old times and how much everything had changed.
Pensacola beach was kinda sad. Just a rough guess, but I would say that there are only about 10% of the houses that there used to be. The main beach area where people come to eat, drink and shop has been put back together, but it will take a decade to build all those bungalows back. Many lots had only a mailbox (see pic) or a slab of concrete. Some lots had picnic tables and lawn furniture as if the people are using it like a campground. I think I would do that too. I would stay there in a tent if I had to.
We had lunch at the beach and I had to include that cute cute picture of Lily for 2 reasons. One being that her face is so cute, the other to show our American over-indulgence. Nichole and I ate so much on this trip that I am sure we both gained 10 pounds!
Saturday night we were supposed to get together with our old friends, but being the losers that we are, no one called or returned our phone calls. And since we had Lily with us we couldn't go bar-hopping, so we just stayed in and took it easy.
Sunday we leisurely got on the road. Just short of Tallahassee we had a blow-out. Nichole was driving and she handled it really well. Even though I have a full size spare, neither one of us trusted our strength to change it ourselves. We waited on the roadside for about an hour for roadside assistance to change it for us. More bad news....The spare is dry-rotted. :( AND when the tire blew it ripped off half my fender! Always an adventure when I travel right?
We got into Tallahassee at about 6:30PM and could not find a tire shop that was open. Thankfully we still have a friend there who could help us cut off the part of the fender that was dragging on the spare. We had no choice but to risk driving on the bad tire. We drove 60 MPH all the way to St. Pete. We didn't make it there until almost 2AM, but we made it.
Yesterday morning Lily and I went and bought 5 new tires in St. Pete before we came home. She cried all the way across alligator alley where there is no where to stop, so by the time I got home I was pretty frazzled. I think I am going to hold off on vacations for awhile. or at least until Ross can go with me, Lily and I seem to have bad travel ju-ju.

2nd Aniversary

Last Wednesday was Ross and I's 2nd anniversary. We had Brandi come over and babysit and we went out for a nice dinner at Argentango. We ate there the night we got married too! Dinner was nice and we had a great time. We are old losers though because instead of partying our asses off like we used to do, we came straight home. We're DORKS!

Working on my abs

Some people say that laughing is good for your abs. Lily's new pacifier definately has me working my abs! I didn't really want Lily to get attached to a pacifier because I hate to see that kid that is 4 years old and you have no idea what they look like because that Dummy is always in thier mouth. But, I just HAD to buy this one. Spent WAY too much on it too, but it is worth every dime! I'm going to wake Ross up from his nap just to show him.