Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Missing Dada

Transcript of a conversation between me and the Kiddo, about five minutes ago:

Me:  Let's make soup for dinner!  Wouldn't that be good?
Kiddo:  No.
Me:  Really?  What DO you want for dinner?
Kiddo:  Dada.

Note:  We just saw Dad a few hours ago, before he left for work, but sometimes we just miss him like woah.

Applesauce Muffins

Yesterday afternoon, while it snowed outside, the Kiddo and I decided to fight off the cabin-fever-blues by baking a batch of applesauce muffins.  It was really fun, and the results were way yummy!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I Lego NY

Artist Christopher Niemann created these genius representations of life in New York City using Legos!  The ones shown below are my favorites.  See more here.  Via Notcot.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Erykah Badu's Twitter Homebirth

Erykah Badu's official website is reporting that the recording artist welcomed a baby daughter into the world yesterday (Sunday, February 1) with a midwife-attended home birth in Brooklyn.

Badu and her boyfriend, Jay Electronica took turns twittering the news as the birth unfolded. 

To start things off, Badu tweeted, "Morning, I'm in labor."

At one point, the excited papa tweeted, “My daughter is ready. Labor has begun. Everybody stand back. No hospitals. No doctors. No medicine. We’re waiting on midwife to show up.”  

Erykah’s 4 ½-year-old daughter Puma Rose was also present, as Jay went on to tweet, “I’m doing foot squeezes and foot rubs when the contractions hit. Puma is rubbing her hands.”  
According to MTV.com, Electronica even typed updates about Badu's water breaking, how far along she was dilated and when she started pushing. "I see the head, full of hair," he wrote. Just over 20 minutes later, Badu gave birth.

This is Badu's third child, and Electronica's first.

Why I Am Disinclined To Cover My Greys

Gorgeous.

Playhouse Fantastic

I am in awe of this glorious, handmade Willow Playhouse that Ohdeedoh posted about recently.  Custom versions are available in the UK only (wah!) via the Wove shop on Etsy.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Shoes For Your Sunday

I think it's because I'm pregnant. My entire fashion covetousness is directed towards shoes. How could I focus my style desires on clothes right now, when I feel I'm already starting to ooze beyond the confines of my pre-pregnancy wardrobe? In any case, I've noticed an alarming uptick in the number of fabulous shoe photos I've been snagging from my recent internet wanderings.