I’m totally procrastinating today. I have a billion things to do yet I did this…

So, are you guys into this?? I’m loving putting all the faces with commenter monikers and seeing all these gorgeous mommies and their awesome kidletts. Commence Show off…

Today we’ll get to know Kristina and Julien. Kristina comments on THM as Kri and also has a blog about her life called Half The World In Sweetness. She’s always sharing art she’s working on and takes lovely images for a post series she calls ‘From What I Saw’. Very inspiring. Her nickname for this handsome little devil is Jules but sometimes he’s referred to as Julezee or Mr. Disaster. She say’s he’s four going on fifteen. What a dude! Kri used to live right here in NYC but now resides in the ever lovely neighborhood of Bay View in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

When asked what her favorite activites with her son are Kri say’s ‘I try to introduce a little bit of magic into his day-to-day. We love a good adventure - whether that be looking for treasure in a thrift-store or playing Indiana Jones on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. As a family, we don’t have a ton of money - but travel is a definite priority for us. We are always up for a good craft-time sesh and can throw down with the best of them.’

And why does her kid rule?  ’Because, when he was born - I was reborn as well. Selfishly speaking, Julien is the reason for turning my life around. In short, he saved me and I went from a self-destructive Party Girl living in Brooklyn, to an Ambitious Mama-To-Be in the Magical Midwest. Jules is my muse. My heart. And my one-man-band. He could keep a drumbeat at 2-years-old and wrote his first punk song alongside it. He is unique, original, and an independent thinker. He is also one of the kindest and friendliest kids you will ever meet on the playground. He is hella smart and is currently reading on a 1st grade level. At the moment, his most favorite thing in the world is Michael Jackson’s music. He sings “Billie Jean” for his music teacher and spends a lot of time trying to imitate his dance style. Although the first 3 years of his life were a total challenge for me - behavior wise and health wise - he has now transformed into a less-crazy little dude and is a thriving, happy, beautiful 4-year-old boy. My life would not be even close to complete, without him.’

I don’t know about you guys but my heart just skipped a beat for these two. Love and sparkles THM.

This is pretty f*cking radical. Right? But do you want your toddler playing with your $500 iPad? I’ve had Fritz magically erase the entire contents of my phone by merely pressing a single button. Kids have a knack for that kind of thing. And this brings me to the computer, we have three in our house. So far Fritz hasn’t shown much interest and I’m absolutely fine with that, I actually prefer it. I’m in no hurry to push my child into the webosphere. I’m happy to have him first embrace hands on play, imagination and even cartoons on television before becoming another obsessed compu-bot like myself. I like to hear him making up stories with his toys and pulling out games like Operation or Legos, reminiscent of my own childhood. I see the educational value in the internet, of course, but we learn about everything from Dinosaurs to sharing within the books I read him before bed. Occasionally he pulls up a chair to my ‘puter’ and we search for old cartoons like The Jetsons, The Smurfs and The Flintstones on Youtube, but I’m in no rush to have Fritz shun me for an iMom. What are your feelings about kids getting on the computer and using it as a source for play and education at a very young age ? Is your three year old surfing the web? Can she type and use the mouse? Or are you totally against your toddler having anything to do with the computer?

FYI this what usually happens when a toddler gets a hold of your fancy electronics. See what I mean.

Ok, I have to admit, I may be having a change of heart towards breast feeding. I’m finding it to be rather sweet when Lola lays her tiny paw on my big engorged tit. Sometimes she even grabs on to my shirt, the material all balled up in her tiny fist. I look down at her and it sort of makes me feel good. Shocking, I know. Or maybe it’s that I know deep down inside this will most likely be the last experience I’ll have feeding a child this way. Maybe it’s the rain, the snow, the fact that I hardly find myself caught out there having to feed in public places. Whatever it is I’m feeling a bit differently than the way I felt about it the first time. Am I going to go for a year or six months? I doubt it, but who knows. I also realize that giving a bottle is actually more of a pain in that ass than breast feeding. It seems that in the evening she’s wanting more than I can provide so I’ve given her a bottle the last few nights and it takes a bit longer and you really can’t do anything while giving a bottle. I can usually read or play on my phone while breast feeding; that’s a plus. So here I am, coming around to feeding my little girl the old fashioned way. Really, I’m just going with the flow. I feel absolutely no pressure but had to say that gazing down at my little girl on my breast has made my heart swell and well, the boobs, they’re nice too.

Sometimes this is what happens when you have a three year old boy then you have a little girl. Scary I know. It was a one time thing I swear. First I sautéed her in a light pink cream sauce. Then I swirled her around a cotton candy vat until I got a jumbo helping of sweet baby girl candy floss. Next I took her to the salt water taffy pull where she was yanked and tugged into pink perfection. Finally she was topped off with sprinkles and a fist full of glitter. It was fun, you should try it sometime!

What a dynamic duo! Meet Kelly B. and Kimani Dior. Fabulous name for a fabulous little lady. FYI ya’ll Kelly is founder of girlie brand Princess of The Posse otherwise known as P.O.P. Kimani is about to turn four in April. Some of Kelly’s nicknames for her are Mani, Boo Bear, Muffin, Mami and sometimes, Ki-Monster and K-Money :). This killer combo hails from Harlem NYC! Keep holdin’ it down girls. Some of their favorite activities include painting, being out and about in the city together and reading. Kelly say’s her kid rules because “She is soooo funny and so sweet and caring!!! She really is always concerned about people’s feelings, so cute!!! She always surprises me with her sense of humor! And because I love her so much it makes me wanna cry!”.

And that’s some mother daughter realness!

It’s high time this beeotch made a come back. I have to say she looks damn good but who wouldn’t with a shit ton of MAC cosmetics on their grill. Am I right, or am I right? Any whoodles I just purchased her Viva Glam lipstick that’s half of a duo with Lady Gaga. Gaga’s was cute, very baby pink, but not an everyday shade for moi. The Cyndi shade is kinda like if a peach and a strawberry had a baby. I love it! Here are some Cyndi throwbacks. She’s a fucking inspiration!

I’m aware that this is a rather long video but if you want to hear my diaper bag essentials watch it! Informative and entertaining!!

For Take It Or Leave It!  Advice From The Hipster Mom! Hit me up at Samantha@thehipstermom.com

Today Charlie is showing off her little head-banging hellion Hayden (say that three times fast). Charlie has a blog called Domestic Rockstar . It’s pretty radicool. The tag line, ‘Balancing Motherhood and Metal’. Check it out! Charlie say’s that the best explanation of her child and where he comes from is displayed in the above video. Agreed! Hayden is 3 1/2 and his a.k.a’s are HAH & Lil’ Dude. This terrible twosome lives in Las Vegas. Favorite activities include pretend fighting (natch), playing with Spiderman and CHUCK E CHEESE aka Crack Den for kids. Charlie say’s her kid rules because ‘He’s the sweetest, coolest, most awesomest kid. The perfect mixture of me (hardcore, crazy tempered, sincere) and my husband (laid back, fun loving, caring and sweet).

Raise your horns and bang your head (common just once) for Charlie and Hayden!!

My skin kinda sucks. I just started moisturizing daily like two months ago. Sunscreen? Never heard of it. I love getting a tan because  it’s the one thing that evens out my skin and makes me look kinda radiant. And here’s the doozy…I’m kinda a picker. I know, I know, totally gross but I pick and I squeeze thinking it’s going to help the situation, which we all know it doesn’t. Picking and squeezing only leads to scarring and dark spots. Worst thing ever. On top of all the damage that I’ve already caused my skin I see the onset of fine lines a.k.a wrinkles! Nooooooooo! It’s the kids, definitely the kids.

So, I think I’m at the tipping point , if I do something now, something I commit to, I can save my skin. I’ve entered my thirties and I’m kinda obsessed with youth. I get a little paniky about the whole getting older thing. Anyone else? I’ll to do whatever I can to stave off wrinkles and  help fix the damage I’ve already caused myself. My question is this ‘what works?’. I’m looking for something drastic like Strivectin or Retin A. I think I need to go industrial strength. And what about fancy products like La Mer and La Prairie? Is it expensive european products I need? Who has a skin regimen they swear by? Has anyone tried Strivectin? What the fuck works?? Let’s discuss….