Feet....the other white meat!

Cat Nap

"Our House is a very, very, very fine house
With two cats in the yard
Life used to seem so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you"
- Crosby, Still and Nash

Satchel took a nap with Elvis.

I feel sad for Elvis. He doesn't get as much attention as he used to since my arms are usually occupied by Satch.

Good Read:
Good Nights - A book about co-sleeping!

Saturday Marsupial Style

Satchel was in a bit of a mood so I decided to wear him against my belly and shortly thereafter, he fell into a deeeeeeeep sleeeeeeep!!!

Life is sweet!




Good Reads:
The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost
The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart

Play Hard, Nap Hard!

Satchel takes a much needed snooze..

On a Roll

Satchel rolled over today. Bravo, Satchell!!!

Mom

I had no idea just how amazing motherhood would be.
Love so deep!




A good read..."The Tao of Motherhood".

An Afternoon Walk

We took an afternoon walk past the ivy covered stone gate, over sidewalks crackled and mossy...the ground, a confetti of reds, oranges and yellows. The air was cool and damp. The sky, a Paynes Gray wash. We could smell the earth. It smelled of Autumn.


(Satchel uses the front bar of his stroller as a foot rest)




Satchel's first greeting was from this little Calico. She literally kept throwing herself in front of the pram. She wouldn't let us get down the sidewalk.

We had to go back in the direction we came and take a different route.



Satchel's second greeting was from this pooch who waited patiently for our arrival. We could see him watching us in the distance.
His name is Elvis.



Satchel smiled at Elvis.

Warm Slippers, Chilly Morn.

Oh how I love his toes, but it's a bit chilly this morning.

Today is Satchel's Grandma's birthday.

Happy Birthday, Grammy!


Good Read:
Attatchment Parenting

"And all the world will live as one..."

Satchel was given another huge box of clothing from the Spinner family. One of my favorite garments is a cute little romper that has little John Lennon animal illustrations on it and the lyrics to "Imagine".

Thank you: Renee, Andrew, Kenedi, Jace and Madison!

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter - ee cummings

Satchel has lost all of his newborn hair. His new hair is much darker. He has a crown on the right side of the back of his head and we call it the "Hairricane".

Food For Thought

"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals
as they now look on the murder of men." - Leonardo da Vinci

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances of survival for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." - Albert Einstein

"All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life" ~Buddha

"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different." ~Hippocrates

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Thou shalt not kill" does not apply to murder of one's own kind only, but to all living beings" ~Leo Tolstoy

"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." - Abraham Lincoln

"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution.
Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages." -Thomas Edison

"Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends." ~George Bernard Shaw

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." ~Paul McCartney

Vegetarian Mother

This Cookbook was a birthday gift from my husband's parents. It's wonderful! It even has the daily requirements of protein, vitamins etc. that will support breastfeeding mothers.





Good Reads:
Simply Natural Baby Food
Homemade Baby Food: Pure and Simple - (Thanks Julia!)

A New Nest

I just heard about this free blogging site and thought I would give it a try since I maxed out my free space with earthlink. Satchel is now 4 1/2 months old. He's bright, charming, has an amazing sense of humor and truly adorable. He loves music...his favorite songs are:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Manamana
- Yellow Submarine
- Love Me Do
I'm sure there will be more...

yesterday was my birthday. i'm 42 years old and i can hardly believe it. i have no idea what 42 should feel like, but i can tell you that it feels pretty good. my first birthday as a mother... i played one of my favorite songs, "birthday" by the sugarcubes (aka bjork, whom i adore) from the "Life's Too Good" album.... and danced with my baby. life's too good indeed!

"She's painting huge books
And glues them together
They saw a big raven
It glided down the sky
She touched it
Ohh...

Today is a birthday
They're smoking cigars
He's got a chain of flowers....."