what momma writes

i know it's bound to happen. i can't keep my little bird in a little (or big) bubble, but it surely sucks when your babe gets hurt. i'm not sure if this counts as stella's first injury. it might be unless you count the time my earring scratched her head or when i bumped her nose or head, but ok, the first time i saw blood from my pretty lil thing. i have been putting off clipping her nails.  i mean, i'm the one that is primarily getting scratches here so better me than her.  if she'd rather abuse me than so be it. i have filed them a couple times, but i find it takes for-ev-er and she is wiggly and doesn't love it, but i do it in hopes of her not imposing injuries on herself from her over grown, sharp fingernails. well, last week i buckled down and said "today is the day i will clip her nails." i was getting scratches all over my arms and chest - i probably shouldn't go to work looking like i have been fighting with a tiger anymo

duh. it's you! little miss, you sure have the fair skin tone,  but you also get pretty smitten with yourself in the mirror these days. i hope you always think you are the fairest! i was able to catch your reactions in the mirror here. ...and i did a nice close up of that bed head too! ***please excuse the cam skills, i was trying to snap fast***

some recent aggravations i'd like to share. nothing to lose sleep over of course. (clockwise) fraud. don't test my stuff. or any one's. some people must just be devious and evil.  dinosaurs. slow computers have tested my patience.  luckily the one i am on isn't the one photographed. i like to be efficient and the fact that i had enough time to photograph the  "loading"  is an issue. ...soon to be solved!! broken. i have got back into wearing headbands. mostly on days where i don't have enough time to dry my hair or feel like it. i throw my hair in a bun, headband on top. i have a blk one and a brn one. in the past 2 weeks both of them showed up broken on my head. did my head grow? seriously. growl. dirt build up. we live in an old home so we signed up for this. and honestly, i adore old homes and that's all we looked at. character and charm can't be found elsewhere. but with an old home, comes a little more dirt in hard to reach places an

it's been such a long time since i was able to get into a book. mister john was thoughtful and purchased me a kindle for christmas so  i could read and take care of birdie. a winner, he is. upon inquiring for book recommendations i noticed the hunger games got a lot of hype. i decided to start with this one. and i couldn't be more pleased that people pushed this book. the title creeped me out and i couldn't imagine what it would be about, but  once i got past the first chapter  i.was.hooked. and there was no going back. TODAY IS THE DAY the hunger games come to life. ...on the big screen. the moment i saw preview on TV i marked the calendar noting this was out. ...and i may or may not have randomly exclaimed in our kitchen "i volunteer!! i volunteer as tribute" knowing mister john and stella had no idea what i was talking about, but i felt the urge to re-enact part of the preview. you can judge.

if you recall from last post i said i would post on integrating your babes in working out. it can be hard enough to get in shape. and stay in shape. but then having a baby or maybe you have 2 babes, point is it's hard to juggle it all. i'm no pro, but i have put together my tips to  staying in shape as a moma and getting over the hurdle  of passing up work outs. (clockwise) 1. yoga.  i am lucky enough where i can bring my baby to yoga.  granted, our instructor holds birdie if she fusses where as before she would sleep thru it's entirety. i know this won't last forever since she gets older and stronger each day. perhaps there is a moma+me yoga class out there for you. side note: please don't follow this pose though. i am doing it incorrectly, but i was too nervous to do it right  because i didn't want to fall off a cliff in the ocean. 2. ab works. stella thinks it's hilarious to count sit ups wit

it just happens damn it. "mom butts" you know you know what i am talking about here. call me odd, but even as a kid i wondered why all the moms had those  mom butts during the course of pregnancy and child birth something happens. transformative. physically. no matter what went on before with your behind,  99% of the female population,  post child birth, now have a mom butt. and if they are really lucky, they have some matching saddle bags. believe me i tried my darnedest to avoid the infamous, inevitable mom butt but, upon closer inspection of my rear side i managed to join the club. i'm still trying to leave the club and i am hopeful, but the alteration has occurred. now, now i exercise a lot and i truly enjoy it and i love integrating that into being a mom (see post to come...) and i know i am "in shape" or physically fit or whatever so i shouldn't complain. and really i'm not.  i just wanted to point

i've been a little slow in the blogging department. this i know. i have so many drafts started (not to mention the ones in my head...) but my problem is two fold, maybe three fold. ONE) the last few times i have my 45 window of birdie napping  my laptop has taken forever to load programs  leading me to  a) lose my mind and b) take a hint that i shouldn't blog at that moment. TWO) i'd rather play with birdie when she is awake than blog. THREE) sometimes she is fussy when i want to blog and  i can't seem to figure out blogging with fussing now that she is bigger and stronger. (like right now, she is on my lap on a pillow, but continually kicking me in the arm as i type. stronger. don't get me wrong though. i'm happy she is strong) since i wasn't able to load the computer to where i wanted in time  and   in turn finish what i wanted  i decided to take a picture or 2 .... or 3 of birdie napping  to cool my annoy

i decided to do the february photo challenge in instagram . i thoroughly enjoyed trying to capture one photo a day. i'm not doing march, but i may join the challenge again in the future. i wanted to see what they looked like next to each other & decided to share. below are my shots- below that are the descriptions. 1. my view today 2. words 3. hands 4. a stranger 5. 10 AM 6. dinner 7. button 8. sun  9. front door 10. self portrait 11. makes me happy 12. inside your closet 13. blue 14. heart 15. phone 16. something new 17. time 18. drink 19. something you hate to do 20. handwriting 21. a fav photo of yourself 22. where you work 23. your shoes 24. inside your bathroom cabinet 25. green 26. night 27. something you ate 28. money 29. something you are listening to

my darling stella, you grow and change so quickly i feel like i need to write your updates every other week. you root on anything when i hold you. my shoulder. nicki's shoulder (during yoga). my thumb. the teething ring i tried. your rattles and "toys" your hand. my arm.  i really thought you were going to latch on to my bicep the other day.  it was such a strong latch it left a mark.  you chew/latch onto your hand when in need and when i don't give you a paci. quite the drooler... i'm almost questioning if this is early teething because you legit love to chew on your hand and sometimes you gnaw on a paci, no suck. ...and the amount of drool child!  sometimes i'm lead to change your outfit because you are so damp from drool. you are still really territorial with your hands too.  even when you are sleeping it's hard to file them or clip ur nails. you are becoming sneaky and stronger with those hands/arms too. when i swaddle you at night i wake up to fin