mouth fools

these were taken very badly on my sony ericsson. yes, hubs is bugging me to buy an iphone. in time ... in time ... but don't hold your breath ok. it's no secret that i'm allergic to technology.
sweet, sweet angel girl

the magnificent monkey boy

cheeky bu

and not to be left out, darling dollface :)

the name game

naming a girl is really not as easy as naming a boy. i remember, AG was nameless for a good 2 months before we decided on her name. she was the first so we needed to set the right ring to it. can't be too bimbo, nothing too common. needs to be a strong name but feminine and soft enuf. yes, choosing a girls name is a hormonal journey on its own.

with the boys. it was as tho we had their names in our back pockets all the time. it was so simple!

but are we panicking ... nooooo. we'll just have to look at her face and hopefully it will come to us. hopefully.

what ... what did you say? you want to help? sure thing, here are the criterion?
1) 2 syllables
2) english or celtic first names
3) androgynous if possible
4) saint-ish second name
5) preferably starting with an I or M (coz i already have a J, K and L)

good luck!

go fourth and multiply

i was telling hubs the other day that if i had a buck for every person who said,"you're pregnant AGAIN!", i'd be a rich woman. hubs said to alert him when we hit our first grand. but i digress ....

it seems that the "normal" family size for most is 2 adults + 2 kids (and maybe a token dog, hamster, fish). families that push the boundaries have 3 kids. but families who have four, are looked upon as freaks.

it's like X-treme parenting, a road less travelled by the sane. only the couples who are screwed have a fourth (and there is some truth in that .. hahaha) people say we're so brave. most talk about finances/standard of living and the need to lower it coz of the new addition ... coz kids are so expensive. and so the truth comes out. it's about whether people want to pop their comfort bubble.

adjustments will need to be made, and it's not just about tightening the purse-strings. it's also about time management and a shift in priorities. and it must be the feel-good endorphins at work again but i have to say that i'm so looking forward to all these. we'll create a new comfort bubble and it'll be fun.

psychedelic love

i've been pregnant for 4.25 months, almost at the half way mark. i have to admit, the first 3 months were torture - emotionally and physically. but i'm in a good place now and am feeling better.

in fact, baby has been pumping me with feel good endorphins that i'm on a happy high all the time. as a scorp, these feelings that i'm evoking are just not natural.

i come from the dark side ... it's where i'm most comfortable, it's where i belong. morbidville. when i was carrying my two scorps, these feelings were perpetuated. i remember going for an egg-painting get-together at a friend's house and everyone was painting happy pictures on their eggs. i was obsessed with painting heaven and hell on mine. darkness with flames. it was strange, but it felt good.

but i digress, i seem to be in a happy place all the time now and so happily emotional too. IT'S JUST SO UNNATURAL! i cried when i watched obama's inauguration. damnit, i cry when i watch the gawky kids get a golden ticket to hollywood on american idol. sigh ... it's pathetic, but i can't control myself.

all i feel is love.