I'm so famous, it's like I'm KMD!

Not really. I'm only a teensy bit Internet famous. And KMD is Howie and he was this DJ for this game and...It's a long story. But he's famous and he has a posse. That's all you need to know. Confused yet? Yes? AWESOME! Moving on...

I'm not even really Internet famous. But a few dear friends have brought something to my attention. I was recently named a "gold star mom" for something I posted on Facebook last summer. You can see the special Mother's Day post on STUF, Parents that I am referencing here. The post goes like this:

     'Not having a chance to eat all day, I stopped at Subway on the way back from getting my hair cut. I ate my sandwich in the car while Calvin was asleep in his carseat because I didn't want to share. He's only 10 months old and I'm already "that mom". Sue me.'

8 months later and this is still the case. As soon as he could open his mouth and say, 'aaaahhhh', it was all over. If I have a treat for myself, I save it until my darling child is asleep or I hide in the kitchen while he is playing in the living room. Honestly, sometimes it's not even a treat. Sometimes I just want to eat a meal all by myself, all the way through, while it's still hot, without sharing. It is a lot to ask some days. And the timing of this post coming back to haunt me is hilarious! My husband ate his breakfast upstairs this morning because he woke up after Calvin and I. We had already eaten and Charlie wanted to eat in peace instead of the baby coming up to him saying, "Pease! Pease!" and expecting a bite or seven. Listen, kid. Just because you're all polite and adorable with your "Pease" and "Hank uuu" does not mean you get to eat everything in existence.

Though, on the flip side, the baby-sharing diet can be quite effective. The baby eats half of my meal because the exact same thing that's on his plate isn't good enough. Then, there are some nights I'm too tired after said baby is asleep to even reheat anything. It's not an ideal situation (frankly, it sucks sometimes), but hey. I've lost a pound or two this way.

Oh! It's Friday, isn't it?! Well, technically it's Saturday. Whatever.
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Photo Friday

Charlie, Calvin, and Mr. Puppy the Bear

Have a great weekend!
Elle

PS The blog I linked above [STFU, Parents] contains colorful language and some view points I don't necessarily agree with. It is the view and opinion of another blogger. I referenced it because I was somewhat featured and I am an occasional reader. Though, I'll probably read it a lot more, now!

Photo Friday x 2

I missed last week due to an acute case of Mommy brain. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. So you'll be getting 2 pictures tonight to make up for it. But before I show off my fabulous photography (haha! right), I have a thought that I need to get out of my head. 

I feel like I can no longer hold an adult conversation. Most of my conversations are held with an 18 month old, they typically contain words with less than 2 syllables, I often refer to myself in the 3rd person, and the response I get may or may not contain an actual word. Now that Charlie is off from work, I find that I have a hard time finding things to say to him. I also have a difficult time talking to my friends or family without using 'uh', 'um', or talking in circles. As much as I absolutely adore my son and am grateful for all of the time I get to spend with him, I long for adult conversation and contact. Because, quite frankly, I'm out of practice. 

Okay, enough of that. Onto the pictures. 

The silliest of babies (2013)

Calvin's first baseball game (2012)

2 words I hear multiple times per day, every. single. day. are "bah bahp!" (baseball) and "juice?". So here you have it. Calvin with his precious juice and a bucket hat, and Calvin in his Daddy's lap at his first baseball game. <3

Foto Friday

Typically, in the grand world of the Internet, you're supposed to post your old pictures on Thursday. They call it "Throwback Thursday". They're so clever because those two words begin with the same 2 letters.  So today is [throwback] Foto Friday. See? I can be clever, too! 

Squishy face!

 Here is one of my very favorite pictures. This was taken a year ago, give or take a few days. When I'd help him make this face it had us all giggling. And nearly a year later, squishing his little face like this still sends both he and I into a ball of laughs. Life is too short to go a day without laughter.

<3

Photo Friday

I'm cutting it a little close, but the little guy has been recovering from a mysterious 24 hour bug-type thing today.

This was the first time I've been able to put Calvin's plate on his tray and him not immediately turn it over. He thinks that this whole feeding himself thing is pretty awesome. And utensils? Those are grand fun. It's bittersweet, honestly. I'm glad he's learning an becoming more independent. At the same time, it's all happening so fast.

You never truly understand "they grow up so fast" until you have a kid of your own.

Elle

Photo Friday

As I've done in my original blog, I'm going to try an experiment. In an effort to keep momentum going and to continue writing, I would like to post a picture (or several) each Friday. It may be will most likely be a picture of my son or husband, or it may be something else I found interesting. Depending on what was going on that day or week, there may or may not be a caption or short post to go along with it. We'll just see how it goes.

Here's my little blue-eyed wonder playing the matching game that came with
our egg-dying kit.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Elle