Look at this most precious plate you can make at Dandy Doodlez.  That is, in fact, a baby’s bottom slathered in paint and pressed to a plate.  Of course, while I could manage that part, the rest of the fabulously designed plate is a style only they could replicate.  SO CUTE we may have to venture over to Starkville with Binja’s butt.

This time change crap?  SUCKS.  Sucks SO HARD.  It’s one thing when it’s just grown-ups involved, but it has just set poor ole Binja’s clock wonky.  I had a meeting run late yesterday afternoon, so it was 5:45 by the time I picked the child up from daycare.  Which was pitch black outside.  So Binja was ready to hit the sack when we walked in the door.  No dinner, no bath, no playtime.. just sleep.  This sets my Mommy-Guilt all the way to eleven.

There is nothing more frustrating than hitting the gym four or five times a week for a few weeks in a row to gain weight.  I KNOW, I KNOW; muscle weighs more than fat and I’m gaining muscle.  BLAH BLAH BLAH.  My goal was to be smaller, though, and the laws of physics deem that one can not gain more mass and get smaller.  I’m trying to control my mindset this time, however, and use that as motivation to workout more, instead of just falling off the wagon completely.  I really do enjoy the hour to myself, and I do feel my body changing.

I’m considering taking a day off next week.  Maybe a Tuesday, so I can ass around with a certain someone who has a distinct DOMO appreciation..

This week promises to be incredibly hectic at work, mostly because my manager is gone and I’m filling in for her as well as attending a Proposal prep class for an upcoming proposal (I’m SO psyched about this; my heart truly lies in proposal work.. I’m a sadist that way).  I’m worried that I won’t have enough time to post and NaBloPoMo will be a complete disaster.  I’ve done SO WELL thus far.

Anyway, time to fall back on a list.

WAYS MY CHILD IS GROWING UP TOO FAST, by Sarah Brown:

• He woke up from a nap on Sunday and decided that, you know, now is a good time to start REALLY crawling.  Not alligator scooting, but up-on-the-knees crawling.
• He is weaning himself from the bottle.  We didn’t see this coming, but all of a sudden, he’s decided to only take a bottle in the morning, one at noonish, and one before bed.  That’s it.  He would just rather have REAL food, thank you very much.
• He has figured out that objects can be placed into one another.  His new favorite toy?  An empty Mt. Dew box, which can hold a myriad of objects.
• If you ask for “cuddles”, he’ll snuggle in under your chin.  That’s not a bad thing, but it makes me think that it’s a phase that will end eventually.
• His new favorite game is to crawl away from you.  Great when you’re playing, sucky when you’re not.  Pretty much cute every time, regardless.
• He is wearing some 2T clothes.  Comfortably.

Don’t get me wrong; he’s still an incredibly fun and amazing baby.  Last night, while I cleaned out his drawers and his daddy put a mural on the wall, he sat in his crib, giggling and laughing and roaring as we worked.  He’s just so amazing that I don’t ever want him to grow up.

Of course, I also can’t wait to see the amazing little person he becomes.

Cheese, Fruit, and Cracker Spread

Originally uploaded by SarahLena.

So I leave you with a pretty picture. Of food.

Of *healthy* food, even.

I hope everyone has a great week!