As I inch towards my baby girl's first birthday, I am looking back to the journal I have kept since we found out we were having her. It's amazing that a year has gone by and now I can hold her and cuddle her and love her all I want to (and I am not on bed rest: thank you Jesus!). Here's what I said to my frog princess exactly one year ago. 11/09/09 (2:15 p.m.) Okay so your showers are ...
Confessions of a Skinny Bitch
I am a skinny bitch. I mean let's call it like it is. I'm the chick you give the evil eye to when you're at the gym (if, let's say, I still had my gym membership). I'm the girl whose friends call her skinny bitch to her face and think nothing of it. I've always kept my mouth shut about being thin. Apologizing, without knowing , for the way I look. I avert my eyes when someone speaks about ...
Not Yo Mama’s Candyland and Other Halloween Memories
This year marked the frog princess’s first Halloween!  She dressed up in homage to her nickname and lived up to the expectations.  I went through a bout of guilt for not buying an out-of-the-box costume thanks to a few comments from those near and dear to me who apparently don’t  realize that lately I’ve been hanging on by a string.  But, I digress. ...
Mami Mementos
(caution, this may cause feelings of mushiness) As we approach the frog princess's 1st birthday, I am looking back and reading the journal I've been keeping for her since I was pregnant. I didn't write as often as I liked but, a few things have caught my attention. Sometimes I read some things and think: holy crap! Did I write that? This is one of those. The thing I love about writing is ...
Got Costume?
That pretty girl Tiffany over at SITS got me thinking about Halloween (they're having a giveaway for a brand spanking new Canon that I hope to win so that I can take great pics of a certain little someone's 1st birthday). Â This is my first Halloween with my frog princess (who incidentally will be dressed as a frog princess tomorrow complete with a fabulous tutu from Lizzy's Boutique). I always ...
Scents and Sensibility
I smell piss. I have smelled it for a couple of days but couldn't find it. At first I thought maybe it was my imagination (I have a strong affinity for smells). I have also been looking for a couple of days. It is not the frog princess's pee though. It is Chico Mendes. I have nearly passed out 3 different times from sniffing and bending down to figure out where the smell is coming from. I've ...
