A sneak peek...

Some photos from our trip to San Francisco. I promise a lengthy post full of details and excitement tomorrow! I am still tired, but it was an absolutely perfect weekend away with the two people in the world that make my heart warm.

Muse Monday

I had a wonderful suggestion. Why choose celebrity moms when there are millions of other mothers who do not walk the red carpet or have personal stylists but have remarkable stories to tell and inspirational thoughts/hopes/experiences to share? I want YOU to be my next Monday Muse. All you have to do is e-mail me how motherhood makes you feel, how it has changed you, altered you, anything. It can be a sentence, a paragraph, or a full essay! Please include a photo of yourself doing something you love, or a picture that you look at and remember feeling beautiful or happy or completely fulfilled. Please send to stellagun@gmail.com. I cannot wait to read what you have to share.

xoxo,
Val and the pea

Thankful Thursday

My man cooks. Not only does he cook, he cooks well. He makes delicious pastas and other dishes using simple, healthy ingredients and organic produce. He cooked for me throughout my pregnancy, doing research on healthy foods for mama and baby. Todd can take a lot of credit for the health of his baby girl. He cooked for her then and he cooks for us now. Thanks, my love. From the both of us!

Anyone seen my baby?

Who is this kid?



I used to have a tiny baby girl who would cry but now she screams for attention and then laughs when we look surprised, she used to wait patiently for me to take her to where she wanted to go but now she just takes herself, and I could get her to cuddle all morning but now she just wants to pick my nose and yank the glasses off my face. Who is this adventurous little daredevil and where did the tiny pea go? I will admit it is really fun, and we just fall more in love with her as her silly and spunky personality starts to develop.
Her hobbies now are all about exploring. Baby toys bore her and she would much rather play with adult toys like television remotes or cell phones. She crawls under the chairs that are meant to restrain her for a second so I can eat something and she throws mini tantrums if I take something hazardous away.
The other day Todd mentioned that he loves how much she loves us. It's true! Her eyes light up when we come home and her face breaks out into a huge smile. On the rare occasion that she sleeps in her crib all night we wake up to her standing in her crib waiting for us to get up and start the new day. It seems every day there is something new she is learning and her brain is this amazing sponge that just absorbs more and more of the world around her.

Tuesday Tunes

Muse Monday

"Sometimes I'll be telling my husband, 'I think I'm cracking up,'" she says with a sigh. "Sometimes you just need a minute to say, 'I think I'm cracking' and just acknowledge it."
-Tina Fey

Sweet Pea

Happy Sunday everyone.