a few pics

OK, some random pics

It has been a while since I posted. New baby crowding out blogging time, I guess :) Here are some assorted pictures.

New expressions

None of these quite capture her fleeting expressions -- but when can a photo ever capture the yummy cuteness of a baby?

I (heart) Youtube

Homeschooling in the digital age is so different than it used to be. Like when Lluvi wants to know how rhinos give birth... and I have no idea... all you have to do is search for it on youtube and there it is. And also bats and whales and giraffes.

birthday morning

On her birthday, I told Lluvia she was 5 now and she said, "I am? I couldn't even tell."

Love Fest

Lluvia has been so sweet recently. She has been telling me over and over how much she loves me and likes to spend time with me.

Which is really nice because I am getting mentally fatigued of waiting for this baby. I know she will come when she's ready, but *I* am so ready. Ah, well, "the bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp," right?

Cute skirt + lluvi love

Here's the pic of the skirt I made her, finally. It was a little restricting since I didn't think to put a slit in it, but she figured out how to run and play in it and didn't take it off for a couple of days, so I think it passed the test.

Here's what Lluvi said to me today about why she loved me:

-your belly is pushy

-you have a baby in your belly

-your brown eyes are so beautiful

-when i say i love you, you say it back

and the list went on, but those were the cutest/funniest ones.

Good germs...

"The good germs are watching TV inside my body."

Sewing wish list

Making some skirts for Lluvi and the babe tonight and I have come up with some things that would be helpful:
Seam ripper -- very necessary given my skills and level of distractedness!
iron -- i'm usually too lazy to iron anyway, but i know it makes things go so much better
I'll post my creations later.

Yes, more birth art

My first attempt at using paint & pastels together. Not what I expected, but I like it.

Holy Moly!!!

Check out what Lluvia drew today! Again, the colors are a little darker and more intense in the original, but wowza! Crazy, intense pic, no? Totally unlike anything else she has ever done before. Also included the one I did which was her inspiration although not nearly as good :)

Early Morning Question

"How do the nanas make milk? Do they stir and stir in a big blue bowl?"

Tarot reading for Lluvi

A friend of ours read our tarot (thanks, Hoa!) and this is the short version of Lluvi's. Amazingly accurate, I would say:

Past: a card for growing and maturing

Present situation, soon to be resolved: Worries and anxieties will be put to rest

Future: a feeling of intense competition

It made me sad to think of "intense competition" but I guess that is par for the course with a new baby...

Mine was much longer and more complex -- not really the stuff of a blog post.

the opposite of a lullaby

What do you call a song designed to wake you up in the morning? Not sure, but Lluvia serenaded me this morning while we were cuddling and I was trying to catch a few more winks. Since I sing her an eclectic collection of "lullabies," she sang her own versions of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore," "I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield," and "Puppy, puppy (the thingsicle song)".

Suprise in the mail

My aunt sent me something for the baby -- a baby blanket and booties my mom and I made for my cousin's baby when I was a teenager! I was so excited to see them again. We were in Mexico that summer and everyone thought we were crazy making a black baby blanket... but it looks so beautiful. I have really great memories of working on this... now if only i could get back the awesome full size quilt that we made for my boyfriend when I was 14 :)

Lluvi said...

Playing with a friend:
Want to use your imagination? It's good for you!

Mermaids

We did a mermaid series after reading a book about a merchild. I like the pregnant mermaid because it has a feeling of falling but the water makes it safe to fall. It does bring up the question, though, how do mermaids give birth? C-section, I assume? Just kidding...

oh, jonnhy cash...

Lluvia, singing "Ring of Fire" at the top of her lungs, with a dangling leaf from our potted plant as her headset & microphone, says "Oops, my brain turned off."

happy thoughts

Lluvi said "I love living in this apartment. I'm so glad we moved here," in complete innocence. She is such a simple soul -- and I mean that in the best possible way!

And yet more birth art

Faces are so hard...

While snuggling on the couch....

Lluvi said, "Love is everywhere." What a nice motto. I completely agree.

creative play

Lluvi wanted a mama and baby kangaroo and we didn't have any, so she created one out of a penguin w/a balloon taped to the belly as a pouch and the baby in the pouch is a Homie. She does demand a lot of things but her demands are pretty easily satisfied!

I wish the colors would show up better...

Well, this camera (or maybe my technique) does not do justice to the colors on these.

lluvi draws our family

Here is a picture of us after the baby is born, cleaned up and put in a sling. I am on the phone with Lidai. The next picture is Lidai talking to us on the phone and the pink dots on the top are the words "Hello, I'll see you when the baby is ready to travel because I'm in San Francisco." Way cute... I can't believe how much her drawing has evolved recently.

Playdoh creations

Here's one of the playdoh menageries we've created. I really don't mind making her a whole family (mama and three babies) of snakes or somethings, but I am getting really tired of making a whole set of raccoons or cheetahs, only to have to make a new set out of the same playdoh the same day! If only this were a marketable skill...

Dalmation-pug?

Lluvia really wanted a stuffed pug from Hobby Lobby the other day, so I tried to make her one. It's sort of cute in that so-ugly-its-cute way. I started making it with no forethought at the laundromat, so if I put in a little more effort next time it would probably be pretty decent. Luckily, Lluvi thought it was great.

OK, the rest of it

I don't love any of these but you can see the theme I'm working with :)

More birth art

More belly pics

Lluvi had so much fun with this :)