Mammasaurus is in the House

Sep 1, 2011 by cafebebemama

Today is the turn of the delectable Annie from Mammasaurus Blog who is commanding the wheel of Cafe Bebe. I found Annie’s blog through Twitter and BritMums and she never ceases to make me laugh. Annie has not been blogging very long but she is quickly making a name for herself and I’m happy to hand over my blog to her…I think, anyway! Annie has graciously answered my Blogger Questions and is also sharing a BRILLIANT post which I found exceptionally brave and inspiring. Thank you Annie…over to you!

Tell me about yourself in 100 words or less. WHO ARE YOU??

RAWR! I am Mammasaurus ! Oh alright…my names Annie, and I am 36 yrs old, GSOH, looking for companionship and who knows- maybe more! Oh bum sorry – wrong form. Er I’m a mummy of 8, wife of 1 (though I had to go through 2 previous husbands before I found a good one) and mother to Sherman the very stinky Basset Hound. I love nothing more than to flaunt my love of gin and hope that one day Gordons or Bombay Sapphire will contact me with a PR request. You can find me at: Blog-  http://mammasaurus.wordpress.com/ Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/MammasaurusBlog and tweety tweety @MammasaurusBlog

What’s the best thing that has happened to you as a result of blogging?

I know it’ll sound rather uncharacteristically cheesy but it’s finding so many supportive networks of lovely fellow parents and being able to share in each other’s happy and sad moments. That and the hot male fans I get following me about town now. 

What are you most looking forward to in the coming months?

• CHRISTMAS!  No really Christmas!
• Trying out some new ideas on my blog.
• Attending BlogCamp in Brighton and BritMumsLive! Next year, learning new things and finally putting some faces to names!!!

Share with us 5 of your favourite blogs and WHY!

http://doodlemum.wordpress.com/ – for amazing drawings that always make me smile and marvel at her talent.

http://chattybaby.blogspot.com/ – I love reading about how Chatty Baby is getting on, great to read something written from babies point of view.

http://cafebebe.co.uk – Yeah so I’m a creep – sue me! No seriously I love Karin’s style of sometimes opinionated honesty.

http://www.bloggingdangerously.com/ – she’s a little bit rude and makes me snigger LOTS – I love it when I see one of her new posts hit my inbox.

http://www.redtedart.com/ – I love doing arty crafty shizzle with Bean and Oz and Red Ted never lets me down with a huge range of craft ideas – I always leave that blog feeling inspired!

I would start off by saying that you have no clue how hard it was to put that photo up on here but I’m guessing that if you are a mummy, be it of one or many, you’ll have a fair idea.

Saggy tummies are not a taboo subject within parenting circles, in fact they are widely discussed. However they are rarely seen. At times I have quite confidentially stated

“Yes I have a saggy tummy, but every stretch-mark is a testimony to my journey into motherhood.”

Which in itself is true, I have many stretch marks and when I look at my tummy I can even tell you which one is from each of my eight lovely children. However – do I like my tummy? Would I happily whack on a bikini and wiggle my bottom along the beach on a sunny day ? Er NO WAY!

I’ve just about had enough of how we all give ourselves ridiculously high expectations as mothers, wives and as women. My mother was on the ‘plumper’ side when I was growing up but we loved her unconditionally as her children and my father adored her. Surely that has to be enough? Why do the majority of us feel that we have to fit in to teenager sized skinny jeans ? And that’s coming from someone who’s just battled with an extreme diet-bordering eating disorder to reach 9 stone.

So there you have it. that’s my tummy… it’s saggy …I can just about handle it. One day I’ll get brave enough to do a post like this on post pregnancy and breastfeeding boobies.

Interested in forming a mummy tummy collage ? Totally anonymous photos of real mummys tummys – email me your tum on annie.sandra.spratt@gmail.com and I’ll put one together and let you know when it’ll be posted up.

Until then – stay saggy y’all !

Oh Annie Mamma, you are an inspiration to us all. I hope that one day next year, I’ll be brave enough (and fit enough) to dare to do the same! Thank you so much for holding court at Cafe Bebe today. Now, back to my non-alcoholic, tropical beverage by the pool. Adios!