Superstar!! (I can't believe I hadn't posted this one yet)

Ami's Superstar Celebration!!!

"I Pooped!!! I Pooped In My Diaper, Mumma!!!" (I dug this draft up from the tar pits)

I've been exhausted these past couple of days.

I feel like I could sleep all day.

The Big One and the Little One have been having fun, though. They're eating and sleeping a lot.  I told Ami, "Your body is telling you, 'I'm growing!!!'"

I had derby practice Sunday morning which resulted in PAIN!
I'm getting good at thinking about getting low.

We paired up a couple of times for drill and such. I was Papers' partner. We were pushing each other around the track. She pushed me after I pushed her and nearing the end of our time, the coach said, "Papers', I want you to pass them (the other pair). So we went faster around the curve of the track.  We ended up eating pavement- her on top of me.

She felt so bad I couldn't bare to let her see my scrapes. I told her I was fine - and I really was... They were just scrapes.

I've been working on playing Vitalogy songs.  I've got Corduroy down pretty much and am working on Tremor Christ, Satan's Bed, and Immortality.

Like I said before, Ami has been eating like a monster. She's been having two breakfasts and lunch following shortly after. She eats a bowl of 5 grain breakfast hot cereal and an hour later, we'll give her Puffins or toast w a banana or whatever fruit w have.

She's completely potty trained, except she doesn't want to poop in the potty. For a while there, she would hold it in until she got her night time diaper on or beyond and she was so uncomfortable.
This is why I've been encouraging her to poop in general, diaper or potty (diaper).
This is why last night while we were chillin in bed after bath, she said, "I Pooped!!!  I Pooped In My Diaper, Mumma!!!"   Haha... Uh.... "Yay!!!"

Oh!! I almost forgot about yesterday.
Ami rarely has accidents but yesterday she was sitting on Papa and playing on her LeapPad when she said, "Did I pee on you?"

Papa said, "What? Did you pee?"
"No."
"You DID pee!!!!   On ME!!!"

Haha.  Oh Ami...

Ollie has been growing! She's talking up a storm, rolling over, grabbing toys and putting them up to her mouth as she plays in her jungle.

I worked today.

It was just for one parent tot class and it was pretty fun.

I had a good time.

Ollie is creeping and reaching and is being amazing.

Ami has been in rare form there past couple of days and driving me up the wall:) She's a bundle of energy.

Luckily,  we ate some really good food today. It didn't wear her out or hype her up:)

Breakfast was yogurt from grass fed cows, strawberries and banana.

She had some of Papa's egg and bagel.

For lunch we had red banana, orange and yellow sweet pepper, sugar snap peas, Somersaults (salty crunchy sunflower bites), raw red bell pepper chips, and dry roasted edamame.

For dinner, spinach, raspberries, whole wheat cheese tortellini, and black bean hummus.

One snack consisted of a portion of a z bar and the other was strawberries, dried apricots and peanut butter bumpers w soy milk.

We played outside, of course, because it was a gorgeous day. It's been crispy and delicious.

For some reason my phone has been acting weird. It won't take pictures anymore.

Cosmos And Painting

Mike and I have been having painting parties these past few nights. We stay up til 1 anyway, why not be productive?

Painting, pizza, beer, and Cosmos w Carl Sagan.

The Obits

Ah Obits.

Mike and I had a wonderful date at Black Cat. We saw the Obits on the little stage. I'm kicking myself for not bringing my camera but what can ya do?...

We got there early, had a Jack and Coke, and ate at Food For Thought, the cafe attached to Black Cat.

I was eating a tofu sammy as Mike was telling me a story. As this was happening, I looked out the window and saw Rick walking past the cafe.

I drunkenly pointed and realized I had interrupted Mike and didn't wanna act a fool inside the small place - I brushed it off...

But ah they were good.

Outside Fun

' I'm making Swiper food. It's called Strawberry Hunt. '

' It's a sunny day. Is it a warm day? It is! We can see bugs!'

Last week or so, Inna, my mom's cat nibbled Ami's toes. Inna nibbles when she wants food and this was the first time she nibbled Ami. Inna got in trouble and a flick on the nose.

Today, Ami said, 'I'm going to wear my slippers over at Nina's house so Inna won't bite me.'

Muppets. Jim Henson. Frank Oz. Kevin Clash.

I just finished watching Being Elmo with the Mikey.  I really wish that I felt that I deserved to figure out how to make stuff and make things happen when I was young.

I love Muppets and would sometimes make the craptastic sock puppets. I would get discouraged, though, cuz it wasn't what I ultimately wanted to make and figure I didn't deserve to know how.

I realize I have this mind set most times and have to break it.  I think that's why when I had Ami, things clicked. I can do shit.

It has helped me accept criticism and use it to better myself and surroundings.

It's kind of neat.

A recent instance of stupid brain is last week at derby, I was actually taught cross overs.

I taught myself how to skate and taught cross overs to myself like 2 years ago just by watching the ppl at open skate.

Because I couldn't cut corners and maneuver as well as the better skaters, I chalked it up to just something I couldn't do and never thought there was something I could do differently.

Shit has changed. I feel like I can do anything. I can learn how to do shit and rewire my brain.

I can make puppets.

So I'm gonna.

Sesame Street, here I come!

5' 2 Awesome"

It's Saturday night, I'm in my old bed at my dad and step mom's house laying next to my kiddies. I decided to quit reflecting and daydreaming in my head to blog.

Ami had a blast today. Mom-Mommy and Dad- Daddy took us skating. Ami graduated from locked wheels to moving forward wheels.  She turned around in her skates as well as touched the floor when we played hokey pokey.

Dad- Daddy was watching Ollie who was having a good time watching us skate. Ollie also got pushed around the rink in her stroller where she fell asleep.

I'm so tired right now but can't sleep- maybe it's because I miss my husband :/ tomorrow evening is soon...

Brandon reminded me today that I'm short.

He said he saw this pic of me at practice. I don't even consider myself short anymore. Is it cuz I'm around little ppl all the time?   Maybe.
Maybe cuz I'm growing on the inside, it makes me feel bigger.

Snow!!!

For the title of this one, I really wanted to put, "I can't cuz I won't."   Yes, my daughter says this.

What a neat morning.  Snowing outside and a snuggle breakfast party on the beanbag couch.

We took a nap after lunch and did a little photo shoot for my Grandmother. Her birthday is this week or next week... 

Ollie has been pushing up in cobra position on her belly today!!!  She's working so hard! I think her gums are bothering her cuz she's not sleeping and she is gnawing on her hand. Pretty good indications, eh?

For dinner we had red lentils and brown rice, strawberries, blueberries and shredded wheat in kefir, and cucumber slices. Ami ate it all and asked for more rice and lentils.

Ollie has eaten a whole 3 oz of apple and strawberry puree. She tears those  little pouches up.

Monster Rock

Practice was pretty good today.  A lot of the ladies had hangovers so the workout was pretty chill. I still am sore, though, and feeling really good.



Ami came and saw me and the girls skate wearing our gear. It helped her feel more comfortable wearing hers.



After we skated on the b ball courts, Ami and I played on the playground for a little while before it got unbearably chilly.  She met an older boy who gave orders... she was ok w that as she played follow the leader w him.

I think I like this.  I finished this little logo up tonight while eating Kettle Brand baked Hickory Honey BBQ chips. I want to get the salt and vinegar ones next.

Ami loves drawing and writing. Today she drew a 2 and a W with no prompts. She said, "I did it! I did it!" It was amazing.  In case you didn't know, 2 and W are her favorites.

There is a W in there. She decided to contain everything she drew in a belly. I like it.

Since she pooped in the potty a lot of times today, she could watch a movie. The movie she chose, mind you, was Groundhog Day. She went over to the DVDs and looked at them. She said, "Is this Groundhog Day?" while pointing to Lost in Translation. I said, "Close."

I put in the movie and we were watching it and Ami said, "Bob is in this!"

Time for bed, we snuggled, read and sang.

There wasn't any struggle tonight.  Ollie on the other hand.... was having a hard time. :(

It took forever to get her to sleep.