Parenting
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Register My Frustration
REGISTER MY FRUSTRATION The two times Chris and I have come the closest to divorce would be the time we registered for our wedding and the time we registered for our first baby.…
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Gracie.s Birthday Recap
Sunday afternoon we had Gracie’s first birthday party. We had a really nice afternoon sitting outside in our backyard under the shade tree. The kids played, the adults ate and chatted, and the…
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Makin. Babies, Spendin. Money
I remember when we were pregnant with Bean, one of the things that went over and over in my mind was how exactly it would work having a baby. What were the logistics…
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Happy Birthday, Gracie Girl!
I can’t believe it’s here! On Sunday, my sweet Gracie Girl will turn one year old! What a joy she has been to us and what happiness she has brought to our lives.…
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These Days
These days, Gracie Girl is constantly on the go. Since she figured out how to crawl, I don’t think she’s stopped to rest for a single minute. She’s all over the living room,…
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Peek-a-Boo
Hmmm… I think I’m stuck. Oh, what’s this? Oh, I know what this is! It works that talking box thing. I bet I could get it to work. But first, I have to…
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Womb to Breathe
Some of the happiest times in my whole life were the two weeks at home after both my babies were born. For nine long months, we had anticipated the arrival of our first…
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Happy Days
Having two kids so close in age has a lot of pros and cons to it. In the very beginning when we brought Gracie home, we went through a really nice little honeymoon…
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Birthday Plans (ALREADY?!?!)
Oh, my Gracie Girl. How I love that child. I simply cannot believe that she is turning one at the end of March. I keep redoing the math and checking my calendar just…
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Boys and Their…Toys
Bean is back on track with his potty training again. He’s not even really potty training anymore. He’s pretty much housebroken. (I know that’s a puppy terms, but toddlers are a lot like…
