Children watch everything you do as parents. The good parts and the bad parts. I’ve done a good job cleaning up my language around my kids, eating my vegetables and tidying up around the house. And Ace has definitely picked up on those things. But he’s also caught me slip with a four-letter word on a […]
Any Given Day
Bea is 1 Month Old!
Bea is officially one month old now and the last thirty days have flown by. The Highlights She sleeps about 2-3 hours during the day at 3-4 hours at night She has an appetite to rival any competitive eater She has a head full of dark curly hair She is a champion yawner and stretcher She’s […]
Bea’s Arrival – 1 Week Postpartum
As I sit here in bed nursing Bea, 1 week postpartum, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with joy for our little family. Yes, this last week has been a challenging adjustment. Yes, I may have had more than one breakdown. But I think that’s to be expected when you’re adding a newborn to a […]
Leap Year Manic Monday?
Is Leap Year Day like having a full moon? Or is it because it’s Monday? Something has to be up because this day has been quite an adventure and it’s barely 10am. Allow me to illustrate dear reader. Ace insisted he didn’t want to sleep in his crib last night and that he needed to sleep in […]
4am sleeplessness
So I fell asleep on the couch tonight. I woke up and came up to bed at 2:20. At the tone, the time will be 4:16 and 30 seconds and I haven’t been back to sleep yet. 😒 Bea is having a rave in my stomach and Ace will be up soon. He’s almost guaranteed […]
Balls and Backpacks
Every day, Ace picks the toy he wants to take over grandma’s house to play with that day. Normally it’s one of his balls. But lately, he’s been taking his backpack he got for Christmas. Today, I asked him several times if we wanted to put one of his balls in his bag, but he […]