• My Wii Hates Mii

    For Father’s Day, the Beaner gave Chris a Wii Fit.  Beanie’s a thoughtful little guy.  He must have known that Chris has been campaigning for a Wii Fit for the past six months.…

  • Man Cave Gets 15 Minutes of Fame

    On Father’s Day, our local newspaper, the New Haven Register, ran an article on Man Caves.  They chose three area dads to profile who each have their own manly domains in their houses…

  • She Works Hard for the Money

    This past Thursday I had my first doctor’s appointment since my c-section.  I was a little nervous about going for several reasons.  I was afraid they’d rip the surgical tape off my incision…

  • The Daddy Factor

    If I haven’t made it clear enough already, Chris is a fantastic dad.  He’s so natural at it that it seems like he’s been one his entire life.  And the Bean is definitely…

  • The Aftermath

    As promised, this post is a follow up to my posting yesterday (or was it two days ago?  I lose track now…) on my c-section.  The changes to my body during my pregnancy…

  • 2:30 AM.

    Chris:  How do we turn it off? Katie:  I don’t know.  What does the manual say? Chris:  He didn’t come with a manual. Katie:  Aw, crap.

  • Mommy Brain

    I have been trying to blog for two weeks now.  I have more unusable drafts written than ever before.  They just sit there.  Unpublished.  Mocking me. And why do I have these unpublished…

  • The Four-Legged Perspective

    “Hey, Lucy?” “Yes, Molly?” “Do you think that baby is going to stay here forever?” “I think so.” “But he smells funny.” “Yeah, but he’s kind of cute. I like him.” “Oh. But…

  • Life is Officially Unfair

    For the past six months or so, I have been petitioning my local newspaper.  I want them to do one or more of the following: 1.  Profile my blog in an article. 2.…