My friend invited me along to Scott Kelby’s 3rd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk and we had a blast! I wanted to go last year but my Grandpa had passed away and we were out of town dealing with their estate. This year I decided to brave the heat at only 9 weeks pregnant and it was totally worth the misery ;-)
Taking pictures of people and objects are two completely different worlds. Ever since Zoey was born, I pretty much ceased all nature / object oriented photography and focused solely on my Peanut. While standing on the scorching sidewalk and starting our treacherous walk through blaring sunlight, I realized I needed to pull a creative bug out of my butt (It’s been in there hiding since, well… 2008-ish) and get to work. Taking the first photo felt liberating. I started with something simple, just a general shot of the beginning of our path. Of other Photographers and the buildings ahead.
I started looking at buildings from a different angle, from a different view. The sky was a beautiful blue with big, white puffy clouds. It really couldn’t have been better! The sound of shutters clicking all around me was like the soft breaths coming from a sleeping newborn.
See, this is the amazing sky I speak of! Crazy, isn’t it? It really could not have been more perfect. I got some decent photos, considering it was 4 PM and probably the WORST time of the day to take pictures outdoors!
This is the Green Door. Gene and I used to go here back in the day, to watch live music. A lot of indie or punk/pop/rock bands. That rickety staircase and drop off stationary door bring back a LOT of memories. It’s shut down and vacant now. Sad.
We walked around the canal downtown Oklahoma City and found these guys. I wish I had gotten a picture of someone standing next to them to show how truly gianormous these were! There is absolutely NO WAY you could sit atop these horses.. They were HUGE.
How can you go on a Photo Walk and NOT take pictures of flowers? Especially when these trees have such beautiful, bright blooms on them?
I had a LOT of fun. I drank about 4 1/2 bottles of water. I peed about 300 gallons. I sweat my butt off. Totally worth it. Can’t wait until next year’s!
Did you know that our sweet little babushka now has arms and legs and that the “tail” is gone?? It’s true! I went to meet my new OB on Friday and he is an amazing guy!! So friendly and I know he will take great care of us. We got a quick ultrasound to check on baby bean and everything is looking great. He/she had an arm up over her/his face. Dancing around all over the place! :-) I’ll go back in 7 weeks (I’ll be 16 weeks) for our next check. I’m currently taking b6, b12 and trying to adjust my diet to accommodate for the nausea. It is getting better but some days are definitely worse than others.
My little Peanut had her 15 month check up this morning. She got two shots and it was pretty terrible! She has just started saying “Nooooo” the last week or so and so she showed off her refusal skillz to the doctor and nurse today by saying Nooooo every time they tried to do something like check her ears, get her head circumference, etc. She threw a wild fit when we laid her down to try to get her height, panicked when we set her down to be weighed, freaked the ef OUT when we tried to get her head circumference and lost her marbles when the doctor tried to look in her ears. You could very EASILY say we are on the cusp of seeing some new teeth sometime VERY soon.
Needless to say, I am letting her watch Toy Story right now. It is the only time she is SOMEWHAT quiet and entertained. She has been crying and whining constantly while playing with her toys, chewing on her fingers and slobbering all over the place! My poor girl is not feeling well at all. Thankfully, her sleeping habits haven’t (yet) been interrupted by the Teething Monster.
She is such a smart little cookie though. Last night at Grandma’s house, Grandpa gave her my car keys and so she spent quite a bit of time trying to hold the key just right in her hand so that she could stand on her tippy toes and try to stick the key into the keyhole on the front door! I couldn’t believe it.. I had never seen her do that before and didn’t even REALIZE she had been watching us lock and unlock the door all of this time. It just goes to show that they are constantly absorbing information into their little brains.
This time during my pregnancy with Z, we had just had our 2nd ultrasound! This time, I haven’t had even one. Hell, I haven’t even been to the doctor yet! I am just as worried this time as I was last time and constantly wondering if my sweet baby is okay in there. If symptoms are a sign of vitality, then I would say he/she is doing JUST fine.
I have been so sick!! I had some mild nausea with Z but nothing like this. And not this early!! I have been pretty nauseated since I first found out, three weeks ago. The exhaustion hasn’t hit as hard as it did last time but boy the nausea and insomnia are in full gear already. Some days I do okay and others I have a hard time even taking care of Z. Luckily, she is a pretty easy child and will entertain herself with toys or a movie when I am feeling under the weather.
Going to meet a friend at Chelino’s today for lunch and then do a little window shopping at Ross. Hoping my stomach cooperates and lets me enjoy myself!
My kid is walking around the living room with her “play remote” (an old remote with no batteries that her Grandpa gave her), singing into it like a microphone. Oh and by singing I mean, babbling the most beautiful babble sounds you’ve ever heard in your life, hee hee.
I need to change her diaper. I can smell the pee!! Since we used cloth diapers, we sometimes get a strong ammonia stench coming from her diapers if she has been in it for 12+ hours. Why am I writing her instead of being a good Mother and changing her diaper? Because changing a diaper in this house has become a true EPIC battle. There is a lot of back arching, head throwing, crying, screaming, yelling, wiggling, rolling over and attempted getaways. You see, having your diaper changed is a VERY torturous and painful process!! Poor little babe.
I’m going to go ahead and cross my fingers now that this next Pumkin doesn’t mind much to have his/her diaper changed. Actually, I am going to take it a step forward and cross my fingers that he/she LOVES MORE THAN ANYTHING to have a diaper changed!
So.. Things in my life have been crazy as of late. Here’s why:
- My Daddy had a heart attack a couple of weeks ago. He is ok and doing better. He is eating better, exercising and taking care of hisself. It was the scariest thing ever. As a kid, you feel as though your parent’s are invincible and then as you get older, you realize how fragile life really is but at the same time, it is hard to let go of that notion that Parents and Grandparents should be immortal!
- My Mama is having some medical trouble as well. I’m confident that everything will be ok as long as she takes care of herself and goes to her doctor appointments. If you pray, could you please say a prayer for her? If you don’t, you could send some happy vibes our way.. Either way, we need some good karma and positive thinking send towards our family!
- I am PREGNANT! Crazy, I know! Hah. I just found out recently and I am due February 25, 2011, which means I am only about 4 weeks along. I wont get to see my OB until July 23rd, which seems soooo far away. It is my first time seeing this guy and I can’t wait to meet him.. I’ve heard amazing things about him! I wish there was some way to fast forward through the first trimester. Between worrying about miscarriage and baby’s health and the nausea and exhaustion.. It really isn’t a pretty time at all!
I’m gonna try to get back into the bloggy swing of things here. I’ve been such a slacker lately. I have a 14 month old little girl to blame THAT on. Describing her as a hand full would be an understatement at times ;)
I need to get back into the swing. We’ve been out of town for the last two weekends. A series of events has made those trips VERY stressful! We are all ready to have a weekend at home, chilled out and having some nice family time. It is supposed to be hot and sunny, so I am seeing some swimming fun in our near future. Here are some quick updates from my absence:
Zoey is starting to RUN. Well, “baby run” that is. In the last 24 hours, she has become WAY TOO CONFIDENT FOR HER OWN GOOD. It stresses this Mama out beyond belief. She is everywhere!
Grandma taught Zoey to say “uh oh” over the weekend and she says it in the proper context now. It is adorable when she drops something, falls down or purposely throws something and then says “Uh oh!”.. Melts my heart!
She mimics you when you sneeze by making a “shhppfffhggfffshhhh” sound from her mouth. It is adorable too. Did I mention that I think every single thing she does is adorable? Even pooping, yes!
My right foot is acting up bad. It is tingly and achey. I’m guessing a pinched nerve in my leg or spine. Sucks! I need to see a doctor but I keep putting it off.
Summer is here! It is consistently 90-95 degrees here every day. Yowza. My body is still trying to adjust to sweating every time I step a foot outside.
Zoey LOVES red grapes. I am scared to DEATH of choking, so I cut each grape into TWELVTHS. No, I am not even kidding! I cut a grape in half and then cut each half into sixths. Yes, I am overly paranoid. So what! Grapes are on the top list of choking hazards for kids/babies. Don’t judge me!
Well, my little peanut should be waking from her nap soon. Better go get her lunch ready. After lunch I think we are gonna throw a suit on and go outside for some pool fun.
I’ve been terribly ill all weekend. It has gotten progressively worse and today I finally went to see the doc. I got a prescription for an anti-biotic to help kick this bad sinus infection to the curb. My husband kindly stayed home and took care of our peanut while I pretty much slept the whole day away. He is the best! After we got around this evening, I was feeling a bit better and we decided to head out for some dinner. We hit up the Souper Salad, which was actually pretty delicious tonight! The little peanut decided to show off her new Walking Skillz while we were there.
