Meet...Tai Shan

Since I can't watch my own little one grow, every day I try and take some time to watch little Tai Shan grow. Tai Shan means "peaceful mountain", and it is the name of the 17 week old Panda at the Washington, DC National Zoo. I watch Mei Xiang nurture her new baby boy, and the gentleness this giant bear has with her teeny tiny baby! Tai Shan is starting to walk now, and he's even chewing on bamboo. I watch these milestones in Tai Shan's new life, until the time comes that I can be a part of my daughters milestones!

Hopefully soon!

Meanwhile, watch mama and baby LIVE (it's a great de-stressor, and so joyous and calming after a hectic day):

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/default.cfm?cam=LP2

Okay...I better get my TA soon or I'm gonna be broke!

Did you know that it is possible to go out to lunch, at work, and come back an hour later $2,000 poorer? Yep, I know it can be done, I did it today!

I must say, the bulk of that was spent on a brand new entertainment center for my living room. It's beautiful, and it's taken me 8 months to finally find one I love.

But I also went and spent an outlandish amount of money on two outfits, for Leila, at Janie and Jack. I needed some winter stuff for her anyhow...and this stuff was just too darling, and since I'm depressed about my LID, I decided to make myself feel better, and in the process, buy Baby Bing (Leila) some nice duds!