Hope everyone had a wonderful Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. I know this post is a little late but I’ve been sick and needed some rest. I’m still trying to get rid of this cold, taking shots of NyQuil and drinking lots of tea. Hopefully it’ll be gone by New Years. We had a pretty good Christmas, Jackson got a butt load of Yo gabba gabba stuff, puzzles, books, rock star Elmo, a drum and keyboard, a remote control car (which was more for dad…)clothes, a tent and a sled, which he loves. He pulls the sled out and sits in it in the living room and makes you pull him around. I hope we get a little snow soon so we can play with it outside.

We were supossed to take pictures with santa but Jackson had a runny nose and a little cold so I had to cancel the appointment, twice. By the time he was feeling better it was too late to get pictures by Christmas so I busted out my best photographer skills and went to work. Here’s some of what I got:

Now it’s on to New Year’s, I can’t believe 2012 is 3 days away. Looking back at last New Year’s eve Jackson was just learning to sit up…now he runs to me, hugs my leg and calls me mama. Even though I have my bad days I couldn’t feel more blessed. I truly am thankful.

=)

What Jackson Wore—>
Shirt-Paul Smith
Pants-H&M
Bow Tie-Made by Me
Suspenders-Thrift store find
Boots-Toms

xoxo

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We had an awesome Halloween this year. We went trick or treating with my sister and Olive, who was a little devil, and collected $30 dollars for Unicef. I was shocked Jackson kept his costume on for as long as he did, even after he got a lollipop stuck to it =/ (more…)

Jackson’s new thing is to pick up every leaf, rock , twig, flower, basically anything on the floor and carry it around until he sees something new. It’s kinda cute…until he tries to pick up abc gum off the floor. eww.
(more…)

Yup. My little man is on the move. As you can tell by that “cheese” smile, he’s pretty excited. We live across the street from a playground and it’s the daily hangout for me and Jackson. He loves looking up at the trees and picking up (and trying to eat) leaves. I’m so happy for him, now he can run around with the other kids rather then standing there watching from the side lines. (more…)

Holy gaga balls…
Bravo to Lady Gaga for another amazing video/mini movie. I loved it! Even the part when she gives birth to herself and a gun…ouch. I have to say the weirdest thing about the video was that it seemed she was wearing flat shoes while dancing.

I also think she was giving Madonna a shout out at the end with the tooth gap. Boo Ya!
I can’t wait for the other video she puts out for this song..

What did you guys think??

xoxo
“don’t be a drag, just be a QUEEN”

Jason Mecier is an amazing artist who takes garbage, food, pills and other unconventional materials and turns it into something beautiful. It makes you think twice about throwing out that tampon wrapper, doesn’t it?

Not only does Jason turn hording into an art form, he takes donations.  Sweet.

It just goes to show that Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.

Check out his website for more portraits…http://www.jasonmecier.com/title.html

-”Junk in the Trunk”

So this year I decided I wanted to get into embroidery. I remember back in day when I was a Girl Scout we would embroider handkerchiefs for our dads for fathers day. I still have my fathers, with the big blue H  (his name was Hector) stitched on the corner and his Girl Scout medals attached to it.

I got inspired to do embroidery when I was looking for crafts to do on , of course, Martha Sweart.com and came across the link for SUBLIME STITCHING. I remembered always seeing the ad for SS in the back of Juxtapoz Magazine and thought that the prints were super cute and different from anything you find at Micheal’s or Joanne’s.

When I clicked on the link and saw what Sublime had to offer I was sold…

The owner and creator of Sublime Stitching is Jenny Heart. She designs the patterns and is a pro stitcher. Along with her own designs, there are also Artist Series you can choose from : Tara Mcpherson, Molly Crabapple, Julie West, and Jim Woodring to name a few.

I put my order in for the Ultimate Embroidery Kit and I can’t wait to get it. I think my first project will be a bib for Jackson <3

Yay to hobby #375! I think I’m going to need a crafting room…

ps. We should totally have a craft party, cause you know, going out and getting wasted is so 2009.

=D

xoxo

I’ve been a long time fan of Cubannie Links the accessories line and of the creator, Annie.  I always get compliments whenever I wear anything Cubannie Links because it’s fun and different. On top of that, Annie is a sweetheart! She’s humble and gracious which makes supporting her hustle 10x better. Here’s a little documentary about Annie Cubannie to let you know how she’s taking over the world one earring at a time =)

Cubannie Links Documentary from Mindless Photos on Vimeo.

http://www.cubannielinks.com/

xoxo

j”for the love of”ewels

I’m kinda in love with socks. The funkyer the better. White socks are so boring and once they get dirty you kinda look homeless.  So it’s no surprise that I’m obsessed with baby socks. They are my new vice. Jackson must have 50 pairs of socks already and I can’t stop buying them…I might need an intervention.

Here are some of my faves:

Hank and JoJo Baby Tube Socks
http://www.hankandjojo.com

Blindmice Mismatched Socks
3 or 5 Pack

http://www.blindmicesocks.com/

Trumpette Baby Socks
I love these not only because they’re cute but because they stay on Jacksons feet. You mom’s know what I’m talking about…

http://www.trumpette.com/

Robeez Organic Socks

http://www.robeez.com

Tell me your favorite socks you put on your little ones…I’m always on the lookout =)

xoxo

j”sock it to me”ewels

Hello peeps…long time no chat. Please forgive me for being MIA but I have a good reason, and his name is Jackson:

Yup. that’s my boy. He’s 6weeks old and the love of my life.

Mr. Action Jackson came 3 weeks early. He was born on Aug. 26 at 1:45pm weighing 7lbs 6oz and was 19in long.

I was at home all alone eating my pizza and watching Martha Stewart when I got up to put my plate in the sink when BAM…I thought I peed on myself, nope…that was my water breaking. I paged my doctor 2x before he called back, that was after I called my obgyn office, my mom, the BD and took a shower (had to shave..of course) . At this time my contractions were coming so fast that I couldn’t keep track of how long they lasted and how often they were coming. This was nothing like how they described it in my parenting class…usually first time births last an average of 8-12 hrs and the contractions start off slow and not so painful. Yeah OK,..that wasn’t what was going down for me.  By the time my mom came to get me I could barely walk I was in so much pain.

When we finally got to the hospital, I was ready for my epidural. I wanted the pain to go away so bad but no. First I had to fill out some papers that I couldn’t see because my eyes were closed most of the time. Then I went into some room where they strap monitors on you and check your dilation. At this point I was 4cm and ready for some drugs…

I don’t remember how I got into the wheelchair or into the birthing room or onto the bed but before I knew it they were putting an IV into my hand and the nurse was telling me they called my Doc and I was going to get my epidural real soon…I couldn’t wait.  About 10 minutes after I got my IV I felt like I had to use the bathroom. I felt like if I went to the bathroom the pain would get better  and let me tell you, when you’re in that much pain you do not care who sees you naked, what you look like, if you crap, pee or barf all over the place, you just want the pain to go away…at least that’s how I was.

Now I’m yelling that I have to use the bathroom and the nurses are telling my just to go. As soon as I opened my legs to “go” I hear the nurse say  push. PUSH???! WTF do you mean push? I haven’t gotten my drugs and my doctor isn’t even here!!

I remember everyone telling me to breath and hold my legs, because for most of my labor I had a death grip on the bed rails, and in about 4 pushes my bean was here.

Most of it was a daze because it all happened so fast. They put him on top of me and took him away just as fast because he was breathing funny and it turned out he had some fluid in his lungs. I barely got to hold him but I was thankful he was here and was going to be OK.

I can’t believe it’s been 6 weeks, time truly does fly by. I’m loving being a mom. Yes, I’m crazy tired and my life isn’t just mine anymore but I wouldn’t ask for it to be any other way…

Ok, maybe just some more sleep, other then that I wouldn’t ask for anything more =)

xoxo

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