i still like them, but wonder what painting i cut up to make these little ditties. i hate every painting i have attempted. my style has evolved immensely, but it is interesting to look back and process those things that once inspired you.
goal" to like my paintings in my 30's and not cut them up.
on an unrelated note, Mowgli and i announced the good news about my pregnancy on facebook. baby due in july. people are funny. some people want to know why we waited to long to tell everyone. well, in 2011 terms maybe we waited a long time? people find out they are pregnant like 6 seconds in these days...but we only waited for the first trimester to be over after a devastating miscarriage a few months ago. sheesh, didn't want the unpleasant second go around of spreading that news again. alas, it feels good to have everyone believe our baby will be handsome, but OMG the child might not be... Mowgli had large ears as a child and mine stuck out like an elf...that is not a pretty combo, for instance. i am most definitely sure our child will be beautiful to us and more importantly to its Grandmas, but i am not promising anything to you facebook people. and who cares, i just want it to be able to do chores and admire me. looks are fading.
faithsalutes spending time thinking about her 20's and looking forward to living in her 30's not as a Tiger Mom, but as an Elephant mom.
ps and yes, of course we are not naming our baby after you.
Wait, what? You are NOT going to be a Tiger Mom?!?! Lame. That article inspired me. Elijah has now learned the Moonlight Sonata.
And also, I know we already spoke, but I am going to throw my online congratulations to you here instead of facebook. I don't want to be lost in the 69+ comments on your status update. Geez.
Yeah, people share the news at two weeks after conception. Why not wait a while, I don't want it to be so fresh in my mind as to when you conceived this child. (Oh hey! That was the night I was eating pizza!)
Anyhow, I am SO happy for you guys. Children look adorable with bigs ears. So stop stressing.
Posted by: Krista | January 31, 2011 at 05:22 PM
what is an elephant mom?
Posted by: jessica | January 31, 2011 at 06:11 PM
Krista...I am not worried about their ears or anything else, I was giving an example of how sometimes kids are just kids, but parents think they are beautiful and that is all that counts. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Posted by: faithsalutes | January 31, 2011 at 08:38 PM
Paint you baby's ears. That will be beautiful.
Babies are just beautiful to the parents, no matter what. You are so right. It's the love.
Posted by: erin | January 31, 2011 at 10:31 PM
I'm one of those on the other side, and spill the news almost as soon as I find out. I'm a horrible secret keeper (at least my own) and I like spreading joy ;)
That said, a babies on his/her way and [others] finding out at 6 weeks or 14 weeks doesn't make it more or less exciting!
Congratulations, your news is thrilling- causing large smiles on faces of those that don't even know you that well.
Posted by: Lis | January 31, 2011 at 10:35 PM
and I meant baby's not babies...not that it matters except to me.
Posted by: Lis | January 31, 2011 at 10:36 PM
It is true that babies look cute to the parents. Always. As a non-parent, I sometimes see things a bit differently. :) But you know that, and you know that I can't wait to meet your baby, all of that super-cuteness!
Posted by: Leah | February 01, 2011 at 12:10 AM
I'm with Jessica, what is an elephant mom?
Posted by: Krista | February 03, 2011 at 02:19 AM
If you take good care of that baby in you, then he'll definitely be healthy once his "Welcome to the World" day comes. Good luck in your journey through pregnancy! We all hope that your baby will be handsome and healthy! Oh, and nice drawings by the way.
Posted by: Chelsea Leis | August 17, 2011 at 01:45 PM