Punxsutawney Zoe

Was taking these cute pictures of Zoë in the center of the boppy (I use it to guard her from moving around, lol).


Doesn't she look like Punxsutawney Phil who came out of his hole to check if he sees his shadow?


Hehehe!

Zoe Tumbles

Zoë's On a Roll! (pun intended)
Today marks the very last day that we can leave Zoë alone on the bed. Why you ask? Well, that's because she decided it's about time she learned how to roll.. and roll she did! Almost literally off of our bed!!

Jeric left her in the center of our bed (king sized mind you), while I was busy putting her clothes into her drawer. Her drawer is only about 2/3 feet away from the bed. Anyhow, he walked out to grab some water. I turned to look at her and saw that she was still in the center of the bed and then turned back to put more clothes away. Merely seconds later, Jeric walks back in with his water. He almost drops it out of sheer panic and is like, "OH SHIT!" And he runs over to grab Zoë! Because that little girl was one roll away from falling off our bed!! Talk about HEART-ATTACK! Thankfully she didn't fall off. And it's not like she gave us warning that she will be rolling that much so soon.

On Friday, she was still doing the same thing. Complaining whenenver she rolled onto her belly because she wanted us to help her get back to her back. By end of Saturday, she figured out a few times that she can flip back over onto her back. And suddenly she decides to roll like probably 5 or 6 times in a row? Silly little booger. I guess that's it. No more leaving her without surrounding her by a gajillion pillows. And even then, we we'll be watching her because you never know, she might knock the pillows off too!

Mmmm Ramen!

We were craving some food today and wanted to venture out for some nom noms and ended up at the Anaheim Packing District.

As for food, we decided to try the Ramen spot, Orange Tei
I ordered ramen and Jeric ordered a poke bowl.


The ramen was meh. Definitely doesn't live up to Santouka Ramen or Shin-Sen-Gumi. As for the poke bowl, that was also a let down. Least we tried it!

Mommy's New Toy... Kitchen Aid!

I got me a new toy!! Been wanting a Kitchenaid for forever! Jeric saw Macy's was having a flash sale and it was totally 60% off! It was only for the stainless steel one.. so no mint one for me. That was a little bit of a bummer, but I got over that real quick.

My beautiful new toy.

I asked Jeric what he'd like the very first dessert to be and he said cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon rolls it is! He also found a recipe that states to be pretty close to Cinnabon's recipe. It called for the following ingredients:

1 cup warm milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup melted butter
4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp (1 packet) of rapid rising yeast

You mix it all up with the regular paddle mixer and then switch to the dough hook. All was well, except we had just enough flour to make 4 cups and by the time the dough was ready, it looked too sticky still. What can you do? I mean, one of us COULD have gone back to the grocery store, but since Jeric had just gotten back from there with the ingredients we knew we didn't have, he totally didn't want to.. and I was too lazy to go out myself. I figured we'd make do somehow.

So I left the dough to rise for 30 minutes... meanwhile, it was time to make the cinnamon mixture. All that consisted of was 1 cup of brown sugar and 2 tbsp of cinnamon (we had just enough of cinnamon too.. lol).

30 minutes later...

It was time to roll the dough out. But wait... we totally don't have a rolling pin! Fear not! The web is here! Totally found an alternative, which suggested we use a bottle of wine. Problem solved? Not really. We still had the issue of having absolutely no flour to help keep the dough from sticking to the counter, the rolling pins, or my hands. I figured maybe we can use these hot dog foils that are lined with wax like paper on the inside. So I laid several sheets across the counter and dropped the ball of dough on top. HA! I totally made a mess of things. LOL. dough stuck to the wine bottle, so that was a no go. I decided to just try and do my best by flatting the dough out with my hands.

After it looked decent enough, I added a bit of butter and sprinkled the cinnamon sugar mix all over. Now the toughest part... how to freaking roll the dough. I surely can tell how not to do it! Haha. It stuck to me and stuck to the foil paper thing and I was pretty tired and not liking how things were ending up, so I just said eff it... got the floss and cut pieces even though it looked like total crap.

Besides, it's not like the taste will be off. In all honesty, it's all for plating and looks anyways. So, into the oven you go, you ugly mashed up looking rolls!

Now time to tackle the cream cheese frosting. Sort of. I actually didn't do this part because Zoe was hungry and very very sleepy. So I left the frosting to Jeric. I did want it colored funky, so he took the liberty in choosing green. By the time Zoe knocked out, the cinnamon rolls were done baking and were frosted and in came Jeric with a piece for me!

I must say, tastes pretty damn good!

Setting Up Her High Chair

Finally setting up Zoe's high chair! We're getting ready to introduce her first solid food today!

The high chair seemed pretty simple to setup. Dada had no problems with it at all.



Look at the cutie pie in her high chair!

Stooppppp.. you're growing too fast my sweet pea.

For her first solid, we're giving her some Gerber Rice Cereal.

You just add some breast milk to the mixture and make sure that the consistency is still rather watery. I think she's ready!

Dada feeding Zoe

Mama feeding Zoe

More Cute Things

Another episode of Eva Loves Cute Things! Check out my Nightmare Before Christmas Pop Mini's! There's Sally, Jack and Oogie Boogie! They're all only about an inch in height and just so darn adorable!



Perfect for Cubicle Deco!

Little Computer Genius

The little monkey is addicted to my laptop already! Hmmm, I wonder if she's going to be a cutie computer genius!

Can't Resist Cupcakes!

As you may know.. I failed at my fitness challenge. LOL. I stopped working out and stopped worrying about what I ate. It was just too difficult. I'm always too tired after work to workout, plus I wanna spend that time with my baby instead. And as for watching what I eat, I gave into temptation!

Sadly, I don't think these cupcakes were even worth it.

Books on Books on Books

Was doing some box sorting and came across my statsh of Disney Books that I've been saving for when we have a baby. I collected so many over time. This pictures doesn't even do the collection any justice.

I can't wait to read these to Zoë! For now, they're going to have to go back in their box.

Zoë's OOTD

Cutie in her white hoodie!

Had to post this cute picture of Zoë wearing her cute bear hoodie and mouse bib!

Zoë's 5 Month Checkup

Zoë has her 5 month check-up today. Thankfully this one is without shots. The Dr. did want to check on her seborrhea capitis and intertrigo, which are basically the flaky rashy scalp and the buildup of grossness in her baby folds.

Cute Things

Another cute thing added to my collection! But it was also something rather necessary. I needed a new case for my phone and I've been dying to grab a Milkyway case thanks to Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell. Plus, the cases all look really freaking cute! I did put a poll out before to see which one I should get. The winner ended up being a cute giraffe!

Zoë loves it too!

Scented Towelettes

I got these scented towelettes as a Christmas gift. They're all nice little scents and the packaging is uber cute too. They're almost too cute to use!

I did try the Lavender one and I must say, the scents are pretty darn strong!

Bed Upgrade!

We finally got our bed today! We had to upgrade to a Cali King because us three on a full size was just not working anymore. We finally got it delivered! Look how teeny tiny baby Zoë is on this ginormous bed!

I think she's just as happy as we are!

Christmas in January

We didn't get a chance to celebrate Christmas with the Samozas back in December. So we're celebrating today. The theme is plaid!


Lookie what Ninang Denise and Ninong Ray got for baby Zoe!

Cravings

Craving some Hooters today. We got some hot wings and some tater tots! Yummmmmmm

Cute Things!

Check out my new keychain! Got me a blind bag Disney keychain and came out with Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas!

Totally can't resist cute things!

Happy 5 Months Baby Girl

Growing so quick and growing so big! We love you baby girl!

Dinner Date

Went on a dinner date and we brought Zoe out with us! We wanted to try this new AYCE Sushi joint out that's nearby Mainplace Mall. The sushi wasn't bad, but I dont' know if we'd eat here again.



It was fun having dinner with this little cutie!

Where's Zoë?

Can you find Zoe among all the stuffy's? Hahaha

Our Attempt at Mini Cinnamon Rolls

Tried a recipe out today for some miniature cinnamon rolls. Probably should've checked on them more often than not, because they ended up over baked! Still tasted good, but some of them were a bit hard.

Experiment Z.O.Ë.

Meet experiment Z.O.Ë., experiment 626's cousin! Haha.

Thank you for my cute outfit Ninang Denise!

Zoë's First Blue Box

Zoe got her very first blue box today! It's her special Christmas gift from Dada. He got her a cute charm that will one day go on her charm bracelet! She was sleeping though, when we went out to buy it.

Unboxing time!



Daddy got his little princess a crown charm!

We also got Ninang Maegan's gift in the mail today!

She got our baby girl one of those cute blankies with satin trim and totally had it personalized with Zoë's name.