Day 320

Today's photo inspiration is #incognito.

Chyna playing shy and being incognito. Or she could just be tired of me taking pictures.

Day 216

Today's photo inspiration is #high_contrast.

My very talented friend Nik shot Chynadoll and I for a mother/daughter photo session today. It's high contrast to our typical Sunday afternoon but it was super fun and a great bonding experience. .Cant wait to see the finished product. 

Day 139

Today's photo inspiration is #currently_reading

Still loving to read my Mother's Day card over and over.  Chyna said it was sooooo me...and I concur. 

Day 13/366

While visiting my brother and his family in Florida I went to a friend's baby shower with my sister n law Claudia. Something about being around all the joyful expectant mothers (half the women there) and looking at all the cute baby clothes and other adorable newborn swag pulled at my heart strings and made me really happy to be a part of welcoming their blessing. Nonetheless, I am even more happy that the only cute clothes and swag that I get to indulge in nowadays....are my own.

Happy Mother's Day to Me

and to all the mothers out there.

A special congrats goes out to my girl Kim who just recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Olivia Camille. Kim has honored me with the duty of being Olivia's Godmother (she obviously doesnt have many friends).

And while we are on the subject of having babies.

Most of my friends are coming into that time in their lives when they are having, wanting and/or obsessing over babies. And while I understand this baby fever in theory, I just dont have it. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a cute baby just like any other wo(man). I ooh and ahh at the appropriate times when I am in their midst. Sometimes I even think about the minute details of what it would be like if I had one. Silly things like how I would decorate the nursery. Of course all baby lust diminishes when I'm in the company of a screaming toddler. Then I think about how glad I am that I dont have to go through that anymore. My child is almost a woman and I am finally at a point in my life where I can be a little more self-centered.

I'm not completely ruling out having another child but it would take an enormous amount of love for a great man or an act of congress to get me to reconsider. I have many thoughts, opinions and hangups about this subject and I'll share what I'm ready to share soon. In the meantime, I have to go buy a gift for yet another baby shower. It's a boy. Say it with me... awwwwwww....