January 2012

first child, second child

January 30, 2012

First Child:  Wears three, yes three, different yet equally adorable outfits on her first Christmas. Second Child: Wears the same outfit for three different functions leading up to and including Christmas day. First Child: Momma drops her baby weight like a hot potato because every time the baby whimpers, she drops the cold cereal she [...]

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my kids have new tricks

January 25, 2012

The clock clicks slowly towards their bedtimes and the kids are bouncing off the walls. I’m torn between letting them bounce and crawl and run and jump, hoping for extra tired kids and an easier time getting them in pajamas and tucked into bed and asking them to please, just shhhh….  Chessa starts showing me [...]

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if the moment was a picture

January 23, 2012

If the moment was a photograph, it would be black and white. The black sky,  lit only by a handful of stars peeking through heavy clouds releasing soft snow into the sky. The highlights across the curve of his forehead and the bridge of his nose from the nightlight plugged safely into the corner of [...]

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When it’s not all puppies & sunshine

January 18, 2012

Cole had a hell of a time going to sleep last night. I don’t know if he was wound up from a late nap, teething, if the medicine I gave him for a cold was messing with him or if he just wanted to screw with me.  But 90 minutes after I laid him down [...]

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We dance

January 17, 2012

He fusses for his daddy. He does that a lot lately. I thought when I had another baby he or she might like me better. When Cole would curl up to me at only a few months old, I thought “ahh.. this is what all those mommas of boys have been talking about.” But no [...]

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Kids are messy! Clean it up with Oreck. {Giveaway!)

January 16, 2012

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: Winner #28: KIMBERLY!!   Today we are talking about vacuums.  And kids.  And how they come with crumbs.  A lots of crumbs. And I?  Well, I am not a big fan of crumbs.  Or cleaning. A few weeks ago I told Craig I thought we should get a dog so that I could [...]

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On c-sections… and education… and judgment

January 11, 2012

It’s been a year since the migraines started. Almost a year since we started talking about a c-section. Just over ten months since the surgery and Cole’s birth. I never gave much thought to a c-section or paid attention to heated debates, snarky comments and even well meaning advice for people to become more educated [...]

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staying connected

January 9, 2012

I alternate between stirring vegetables and washing dishes, stepping over the baby as he pulls every Ziploc bag out of a nearby drawer.  He’s content and happy and I know it’s probably not baby safe, but he’s not grasping onto my pant legs, so I smile and walk past him. I stop and pick up [...]

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Letters to Cole {Month 10}

January 7, 2012

Dear Cole, At ten months old, I’m trying desperately to commit to memory the parts of your babyhood that warm my soul from inside out. The way your blond hair, though getting longer, still has the soft silky feel of an infant. The way when I snuggle you before bed, you suck your thumb and [...]

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{Let’s Discuss} Toddler Sleep Schedules

January 4, 2012

Can we talk about how much your kiddo  sleeps? Or more specifically what time your child goes to bed and then falls asleep.  Since about the time I had Cole, Chessa started taking a long time – sometimes up to an hour – to wind down after we put her to bed. She wasn’t crying or fussing or yelling, [...]

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