Blue

This week's Shutter Love theme is "Blue."




Go Big Blue!!

Cake

This was taken at Stella's birthday party in August.

Month 12 / One year

Month 12, originally uploaded by Madame Kno.

Ah, yes, Month Twelve- the Big One Year- has arrived. With it, walking, babbling, and babyproofing!! It's really hard to believe that a year ago, I was larger than life, not knowing exactly how much life would change, how unprepared I was for the immense feeling of love for someone you've never met, and who has never done anything for you, but who means the world to you anyway. And how I can't remember life before.

And I have to say it again - exercise before and during my pregnancy was THE main reason everything went so well - no swollen ankles, easy recovery, ability to keep my energy up, ease of which I could return to physical activity, and even getting my body back into decent shape. (I won't say it's perfect, but I fit into my pre-Stella clothes, which I was afraid wouldn't happen!)

This being said, Paul from Mike Arteaga's was a huge motivating force for me. Without him, I would not have been so prone to get to the gym and work my butt off so much!! He got me to the gym when I really didn't want to go, and he made me forget how tired I was by the time the hour was up. He was a driving force behind my ability to work out both before and after Stella's birth. Thanks, Paul!

So, I put some of my technological skills to work and made a lovely montage of my daughter's life. If you really love Stella, you'll watch the video below... warning, it's long (15 minutes) and a bit cheesy, but it's worth it!

Quick, Look at Me before it's too late!!

I'm eleven months - but I'll be a whole year on Sunday!!

Momma's been slacking on the posts - hopefully my birthday will be enough to kick her butt into gear and post a little montage of my life so far!!

Shutter Love Top Ten!!

My submission for this past week's Shutter Love Tuesday was a top ten!! Woo hoo!! Thanks, Trendy Treehouse!!

Shutter Love Tuesday

A blast from the past... still one of my favorites of Stella. I took this in October, just after her two month birthday.

Ten months

Better late than never.... sorry for the delay in posting, but it's been busy around here!

I'm standing up and "cruising" along the baby prison - ahem, I mean, safety gates. I'm also babbling a lot about "Mamamama" and "Dadadadada." I'm doing really well with picking things up, I am very interested feeding myself soon! I love my straw sippy cups. And today, I enjoyed the baby pool with Momma. I think she enjoyed it too, considering it was 100 degrees around here today!!