she's growing too fast

is that a good thing?
or is it a bad thing?

it is both.

good b/c she has so much to look forward to and so do we.
bad b/c a part of me doesn't want her to grow too fast.
and that's "something that makes me sad" a lil bit.
hey that's also day 30's theme for the final photo of the day for this month.

it's funny how babies can look back and then just keep moving forward w/o even thinking twice.
it's not like us adults...
sometimes we dont want to move on from the past...
and we either don't...
or we do and we do think twice about it.
i have to admit that i am and/or have been one of those peepz.
but...
i mostly move on.
got to..
for my sake
and my family's sake
and especially for my girlz.
this photo will always remind of just that.
life goes on no matter what.

circle of happy

day 29, "circle"
here's my photo of the day...

i love circles...
and i love her.

1 hour later

ooopsies!
an hour late on this...

day 28, "1pm"

i was an hour late taking this photo!
oh well..
but maiya did have an idea...
she said....
"i have an idea. why don't i just turn my clock back to 1'oclock and then you can take a picture mommy?"
clever girl...
but things happen for a reason...
and...
i love this photo of her...
even if it's an hour later.

going & gone...somewhere

day 27 photo, "somewhere you went"

i went for a walk today...
i went to go pick up maiya from school today...
i went w/ my girlz to do a short grocery run at the commissary....

this one of the things we bought...
love me some greek yogurt!

now i'm gonna leave this post b/c selene is screaming her head off!

have a great weekend!

it's in black & white

day 26 photo-a-day share, "black & white"

everytime i get on my laptop...
she is either screaming her head off...
probably to get my attention...
or...
she is getting into my bizness...
or...
she wants to compute like mama...
well whichever it is...
she just does it no matter what...
it sometimes annoys the heck out of me...
or...
it makes me laugh.

"hi my name is selene and i'm gonna git in yo bizness!"

here's lookin' at you kid!

day 24, "something you are grateful for"...
scrapbooking...
don't get to do it on a daily basis...
even not on a weekly basis lately...
baby busy life has taken over...
but when i do get a chance...
i'm really grateful for it...

some of my fave punches...

day 25, "looking down"...
and she loves to get into things...
like kitchen drawers...
to scatter towel love..
lol...

today....

• took a nap...wow!
• bbq-ing some chicken in the slow cooker...
• marinading some other chicken to bake for dinner tonight...
• gonna pick up maiya from school...
• then do a small grocery run...
• maybe mop a little...
• cook dinner, make some real mashed potatoes (not from the box, thank you very much!)...
• maybe cook the taco meat for later on this week...

trying to multi-task cook...
we'll see how it goes.

wish me luck.

a hungry vegan

no i am definitely not a vegan.
i'm a vegan-carnivore!
lol..
tried the full out vegan route, but just couldn't take it.
but there are times i just want to have just veggies, like soy.

yesterday, watched the hunger games in palmdale..
that was a good movie!
definitely worth watching on the big screen.
here's what i last bought yesterday, w/c is also day 22's photo a day share...

and having some carrots for a snack before heading over to maiya's school to pick her up...
this is also day 23, photo-a-day share, "vegetables"

they're pretty sweet too!
gotta go before the lil one wakes up from her nap!
she's been taking her sporadic short ones lately and sometimes refuses to sleep in her bassinet during the day.
but...she is now.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

pop pop pop

sharing...

day 21 photo-a-day, "bottle"

went to the poppy festival for the 1st time.
and dang it...it was dayyyyyyaaaaam hot!
93* hot!
yikes...
didnt take too many photos.
but here's a few...

just rolled up some lumpia for a get-together tonight.
gonna watch u...f...c at a friend's house.
cooking the lumpia as i type this up.

hoping to get some scrappy time for a card or something.
we'll see how it goes.
been baby busy lately.
ya know what i mean?

this will have to do...

day 20, "something you drew"

i can't draw for shit.
(yes i did cuss, and i always will blurt one out).
(sorry if you get offended...but i won't change that part of me,myself & i).
but i managed to do this for today's photo-a-day share...

i can doodle...
but i can't draw like i said.
this will have to do.

dedicated to the people i truly love so much.

orange you lucky OG girl?

day 19 photo-a-day share, "orange"
and she just happened to play with an orange balloon this morning.
what a coincidence.
(and no, i didn't make it happen!)
(it's all her!)

and just got one in the mail today...
an american baby girl...
from her auntie kim, uncle steve & cousins kristin & holt...

of course she is THE OG (original gangsta) american girl!
well..
at least to us...
she is!

mistisa

...that's filipino for "mixed" "half n half" "half filipino & half another ethnicity or wuteva"

that brings me to today's photo-a-day share, day 18..."hair"
selene's....

hers is half filipina (from my side) and half caucasian (her daddy's side)...
mistisa for sure.
there are times when it's really light brown with a hint of red...
then there are times it's medium brown.
no matter what i love her hair.
it took me a quite a few shots to take photos of her since she is an active and on-the-go baby.
but i got one that was pretty decent and here you go.

love you lubby dubby.

there are things i don't like

i know you...

you probably don't like that title...

but it does have something to do with today's photo-a-day share/

this is day 17, "something you don't like"

i don't like this corner of our house.

piles of paper that need a place to be..

maybe a nice file box?

any suggestions?

honestly...

if you say there is nothing you don't like...

hmmmphh!

you're lying!

sorry but you are!

you can't like something/everything and not not like something else.

you know what i'm sayin?

like and don't like they are a pair.

just like peanut butter & jelly.

just like good & evil.

just like this & that...

understand?

and just b/c you don't like something, doesn't mean you're negative.

you're only human.

i actually like my title to this post.

from sunset to flower

ooopsies...
missed one day of posting.
oh well.
it happens...

here's day 15 sunset & day 16 flower photo-a-day sharez...

2 of my lovez in front of the sunset at burbank airport...

from our morning walk today around the acacia hills neighborhood...

my lil baby boo is back home!
finally!
and she's back in school.
back into the routine of thangz of picking her up from school.
life moves and goes on.

selene & i had a nice walk.
she slept the whole time.
did some scretching & upper body weight training, abs too.

watched some of my recorded shows like khloe & lamar, shahs of sunset, & now big rich texas.
did i tell you already i'm a reality tv junkie?
lol...

my tummy is growling and it's time for lunch.
grilled cheese sandwich and some zesty tomato bisque.

gotta try to vacuum and do some every other day laundry.

here i go...

un-organization

day 14 photo-a-day share, "how you feel today"
how am i feeling today?
very...
un-organized....

like in the living room, toys and stuff all over the place...

like in my scrap room, some scrap stuff organized and some...
not so much;
like by the sliding door, files that need a place to be filed...
like in our bedroom, stuff that needs to be put away in its proper place;

if i won the lottery, getting organization stuff would be on the list to get...
i would hire the amandas too (do you watch that show, i do!)...
i try my best, but i can only do so much at a time.
i try to do lil by lil at least when time gives in, when selene naps.
i try my best.
i use to feel so bad about it...
but now, not so much.
b/c i'll do what i can, when i can.
at least i'm doing something.
plus there are more important things in life...
like relaxing and spending time with my familia.
i'm trying my best.

it rains in southern california

it's day 13 to share the photo of the day, "something you found"
and i found a restaurant/diner we may pay a visit to someday...

crazy otto's diner...

also ya know that song by tony toni tone, "it never rains in southern california?"
well that's not necessarily true...
b/c right now...
it is RAINING!!!!
pouring actually...
windy actually...
cold actually...

taken on TV mode...to catch the drops

this one too...can u see the droplets???

and just for the heck of it & b/c i love this song...
even if it's not true right now...
although it does have another meaning...
here's the video...



i'm lovin' the rain right now especially since it reminds me of WA.
sounds crazy...but i do.

one step for baby-kind

right after her bath w/c she enjoyed as usual...

then right when she took her 1st step, she tumbled down.
and oh boy...
good thing the floor mat was cushiony enough that she did not cry.
whew!

and now here's my day 12 "stairs" photo-a-day share...
we don't really have any except "one stair" at the front door...

got this on the 1st shot.
love taking photos at this angle.
and i love her cute feet & sandals!

love 3.31.2012 layout

finally did a scrapbook page layout last weekend while hubby took selene out for a road trip...
it was nice to get one done.
and fun one too.
used a couple of photobooth stickers our 2 girls did at the antelope valley mall...

close-ups...

used the "pier 39" cocoa daisy kit.
doodled around & on the basic grey letter stickers for emphasis.
also used a studio calico sketch from 1.30.12 post.

a place to eat breakfast

i usually eat here for breakfast...

this is day 11, "where i eat breakfast" photo-a-day share.
whole wheat waffles w/ my homemade strawberry balsamic jam.
yumm-o!

cold cake

got 2 thangz to share...

1st up, selene's lil bday partay...
it was only the 3 of us.
maiya is in wa for spring break & ash is home in idaho.

homemade angel food cake w/ cream cheese frosting...

got a her a few toys from toys'r'us...

happy w/ her xylophone...

she stared at it for awhile & didn't know what to do...

diving in finally...

1st taste....

it was a bit cold for her...

see where she nibbled???

made the bday banner flag using echo park paper & stickers.

still have the cake, maybe she might dig more later.

2nd up...
my day 10 photo-a-day share, "cold"
the cake was cold but so was this today...

had to have it...my fave...
guess what it is???

today took selene to her 12 month appointment.
she is 19 lbs.
and the height from what the doctor said it was measured a bit inaccurately by the PA.
selene was moving a bit.
it was showing 27 inches w/c is definitely not right.
she has to be at least 30" now.
she is just shy by 1 lb to sit facing forward on her car seat!
shoot!
doctor says by next month she should gain that one!
yey-yah!
facing forward coming soon!
she got some blood work done in w/c she cried a bit.
then she got 6 shots where she cried & yelled!
hell ya...i would too if i got that many as a baby!
she is doing good now.
will be sore tomorrow tho'.
tonite for dinner she had some brown rice, peas, onions & chicken.
she ate it up.
although it didn't quite turn out the way i wanted it, selene didn't mind one bit.
then started weaning her off the bottle.
she had some whole milk mixed with formula in a sippy cup.
she drank some and with a little encouragement she got the hang of it.
she's getting there!
but i do have a feeling she'll be looking for her bottle.
weaning to be continued....