Sketchbook Project Completion

Notorious for completing tasks halfway, I was determined to complete this Sketchbook Project which I signed up for over half a year ago.  The deadline for postmarking our projects is tomorrow and I finished in the nick of time.  Yes.  The quality could have been better.  Yes.  I could have completed it months ago.  But I didn't and here is the finished project that I am more excited to have completed.  A lot was adapted from sketched of Lindsay Campbell, an amazing animal activist and artist.

So here is my Sketchbook, inspired by the birth of my Babes, enjoy:

 

52 Week Challenge: Drawing of my Choice

Determined to begin my 52 Week Challenge, I sat down to work on my Sketchbook 2013 project.  The project book is due to be postmarked January 15th, leaving me little time to complete.  The book itself is an artistic piece describing our story (more pics to come).  But this evening, with a teething Littlest of Babes and restless Big Little / Little Big Babe I completed the Papa image in 10 minutes.  We all must sleep now.

Good night my loves.

xoxox The Mama

25 Week Baby Bump

Almost in my third trimester of the pregnancy!  I am soo excited to see the end.  Unfortunately I am not a blissfully pregnant Mama.  My body and mind goes through a lot of torment while pregnant.  Two days ago I was woken in the middle of the early hours to spend most of the night with intense cramping and verge of vomiting.  The heat did me right in.  I could not bring myself to eat even though my body is so great at telling me when my blood sugar is low.  I just couldn't do it.

CRAVING:

Being in my third pregnancy I have come to the conclusion that my mind is completely altered while under the babe influence.  My normal day to day eating habits sans bebe are obsessively nutritional.  Fried foods are out.  See you later chips.  Processed foods are equally as yucky and avoided.  Animals?  Are you kidding?  Dairy...no way.  But this pregnancy has been full of those evenings when I ask the Papa for a junk food run.  He obliges.  I am heavily influenced by the advertising - think Kraft Dinner and Skittles. (And who said the Bullet Model was disproven?)  Suddenly though all I want to nosh on is frozen fruit, fresh fruit, salads, VEGAN!  I am submitting.

THINKING:

Of getting things ready for Babe!  Here is a little list:

*  Baby Shower (French Bistro theme)
*  Dolls for each girl and headbands
*  Daybed for me to sleep on with the New Babe and to be close to the other Babes
*  Theme solidification for the room
*  Organization of Clothes
*  Car Seat purchase
*  Nursing Bras (we'll just wait)

WISHING:

My anxiety and fears about being a mom for the third time didn't seep into my everyday life with the girls.  I feel really protective of my belly lately and have been getting really annoyed with people's comments and stupidity.  It lingers the majority of the day and I find little things build and anger me.  I am a stay at home mama with a double wide stroller who is pregnant and trying to maintain sanity.  GET OUT OF MY WAY!  Oh yeah!  And I have tattoos which are not an indicator of bad parenting.

READING:

A Paris Wife and Jane Austen Book Club.

DRAWING:

In my Sketchbook 2013.  Have you guys heard about this?  Well, I sent away to be part of a traveling and permanent Art Project.  It is part of my 29 before 30 list.  I have decided to sketch portraits of my fave bloggers.  I started with Katie:  cute little red head homeschooling mama and crafter at Skunkboy Creatures.  The images are about 4 inches long that I am drawing.  Hope you like.