Two funny but unfortunate things
# 1 So my sister called me on Wednesday morning and this is what I hear when I say hello, “So I drop the kids off at pre-school and then make […]
An athlete, a gardener, a crawler
My brother was my first soccer coach. He was a senior in high school. I was in third grade. It drove him nuts that I was on his team, and so I […]
Houston, we have a crawler.
Which means 2 things: 1. I now have to take a chaperone with me, the littlest one, when I run to the bathroom. 2. There’s a milestone contest winner! Congrats […]
Where did you get your baby?
Yep. Someone asked me that promptly after our being introduced. The question didn’t offend me in the moment, but it really did startle me as folks aren’t usually that forward […]
Almost 9 months old
Baby’s 9 month old mark is early next week so here are nine interesting little tid-bits about the kid. 1. He knows how to throw. This is very fun when […]
Observations from Parenting
If you kiss your baby after applying oragel to his gums, your mouth will go numb (since our baby likes to open his mouth in a big O when he […]
The List, an update
For three months, our lives— appropriately so— have revolved around baby and getting him acclimated, confident, and attached to us. The work is far from done, but we have more of a […]
Best of Life at Home
And, finally, here are some of the favorite entries from Life at Home. And remember– there’s a contest going on through midnight Thursday. Check it out a few entries dowan […]
The sensations of motherhood
I lead a journaling workshop on Wednesday mornings. One of the prompts this week was to compile 5 lists of 5: 5 things you love to see, 5 things you love to […]
Making Do
So on Saturday afternoon, BF and I loaded baby in his stroller, put puppy on her leash and headed down to the grocery store to do our shopping for the […]
