Team Up Thursday - Week 16

This week Christina and I tackled Motherhood. I remember at the beginning of this challenge I told myself that I was going to try not to use Ella in my photos so that I could stretch out more with photography. Well, I have used Ella in quite a few shots, and I just couldn't get around it this week either. I think Christina felt the same way. :0)

Ella drew this picture of me holding a heart. But it was more than just me holding a heart. She told me I was giving her my heart in the picture. What she doesn't realize is that she IS my heart.

Christina made a fantastic post about motherhood the other day. So when you stop by to see her Team Up Thursday, scoot back and look at the previous post. It epitomizes the feelings of motherhood, along with some more adorable shots that accompany the loving one she used for this weeks theme.



For more "Team-Up Thursday" diptych's, head over to Megan's

Happy Mothers Day!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Mothers Day. My Mom and I went and got a manicure and pedicure this morning. It was wonderful. Ella woke me up with a kiss and a card. This is how our conversation went:

Me: Thank you for making me a Mommy. (as I bopped her on her cute little nose with my finger)

Ella: Thank you for making me an Ella. (as she bopped me on my nose with her little finger)

My friend Stacy just became a first time Mommy on April 17th to little Victoria Lyn. I cant even explain to you how perfect Victoria's skin was. This photo was taken in the hospital LESS than 24 hours after she was born. Her skin coloring was perfect! It blew me away. No signs of trauma from birth at all. She came out a perfect little girl.

I dedicate this Mother's Day to my friend Stacy and sweet little V! :0)

Could it be the End of an Era?

We have been struggling with the whole #2 potty training thing....But we have decided to push along anyways in getting rid of the diapers, since she does so good with the whole #1 thing. She has actually been waking up in the morning dry, which as anyone knows is a huge progress.

Ella and I made a 'Potty Board'. You've probably heard of this tactic. It is a calendar of sorts that Ella and I decorated and hung in the bathroom. Every time she does pee pee's in the toilet, she gets to pick a sticker. And when she does poopies, she gets a big Tinkerbell sticker. Plus, when she does poopies she calls my mom and my mom will give her a little surprise next time we see her (which we usually see her daily and its something small from the dollar store). She is really responding well to the whole sticker thing. As a matter of fact, she has been going into the bathroom to do pee pee's without even telling us!

She still doesn't like to do #2's.....I think it is one of those childhood fear things about losing something of herself or the way it makes her feel, but we have gotten rid of the diapers (hopefully once and for all, unless we have another baby that is).

This morning, she woke up, peeked into my room and said, "Good morning Mama!", then she went directly to the bathroom. Its such a wonderful noise to hear her go to the bathroom and flush the toilet all by herself. Sounds silly, I know. But there are alot of silly accomplishments we get excited about when we are Mommy's.


This is Ella just out of her room after nap time