• Bath Times and Breakdowns

    We decided to give Michael a bath. Big mistake. I am a nervous wreck enough about causing permanent damage to this baby as it is. So you put me around water with him…

  • Baby Paraphernalia

    Chris:  I don’t know why they call this a bouncer.  It doesn’t bounce. Me:  Would you rather they call it a vibrater? Chris:  Good point. Beaner:  Hey.  Do you guys see that floating…

  • Hello, Maternity Instincts?

    Last night around 4:00 AM my stomach started to hurt.  Funny thing about abdominal surgery.  It makes your abdomen sore.  So, I got up to walk around a little bit because sometimes the…

  • Things to Do in the Hospital

    Because I had a c-section, I am still in the hospital.  Looks like I’ll probably be able to leave tomorrow or Friday.  In case you’re counting, that’s 4 or 5 full days in…

  • Oops.

    Chris left the hospital for a few hours tonight.  He needed to go home and shower, change clothes, feed the dogs, all that good stuff.  While he was gone, I had big plans.…

  • I Bake. Sort Of.

    Last weekend I tried baking homemade brownies from scratch.  It didn’t go well.  It never goes well.  In my soul, I know I’m not a baker.  I know that I just don’t have…

  • Spring Make Over!

    Over Memorial Day weekend, Chris finished a home project that he had been working on for a few months.  We have this great tree in our front yard that has a flower box…

  • The Sock Savior

    In our house, I do the laundry.  I hate laundry.  Hate it.  I hate sorting it.  I hate loading the washing machine.  I hate emptying the lint tray.  I hate folding the clothes.…