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Congratulations to LiEr, the winner of my Bamboo Leg Huggers giveaway! January ended with a week of sickness reminiscent of the virus Emma and Johnny had for the entire month of August last year. I took them to the doctor on day three this time around, but they still weren’t able to do anything. We’ll be [...] Emma loves it when I make her charts to help her track goals and the passage of time. I originally made printable charts, but for some reason she prefers to have her charts drawn on the whiteboard I use to make shopping lists and other notes in the kitchen. She especially loves it when her [...] Mama, is today tomorrow? To Johnny: You have to give me the glass. Otherwise you will turn into a girl. Mama, feed me my pasta since I’m reading. Said multiple times over the past couple of weeks: That’s really intressive! Maybe I over-use the words “impressive” and “interesting”?
Things I love about having a five-month-old: Gorgeous smiles The way she kicks her legs to show her excitement Her obvious adoration of her big brother and sister (Johnny can get her to laugh more than anyone – or anything – else) Things I love about having a two-year-old: Watching him learn new words every [...] Ten years ago… Last night marked the end of an eventful decade in my life. Mike and I got engaged, got married, collected six college degrees and many more thousands of dollars of student loans, and lived in two states and three countries. We organized fundraisers for cancer research and watched helplessly as loved [...] Potpie in Scotland in 2003 December was a beautiful month tinged with sorrow in our house. We had a wonderful trip to Vienna to visit my family. I enjoyed returning to my high school home (my parents had moved to another country within days of my high school graduation). I particularly appreciated the opportunity to [...] Christmas this year was a simple affair at our house. We filled each child’s stocking with a couple of small hand puppets (purchased for $1 apiece at Target and Michaels) and one small wooden animal from the Vienna Christmas Market. We didn’t wrap any gifts for Lily, but we gave Johnny and Emma each [...] Our ride to the airport went smoothly. Mike didn’t see how we could haul three very young children, their gear, and their car seats through the entire airport, so we left Johnny and Emma’s car seats with our airport ride (my parents had car seats we could use). We brought Lily’s only because it [...] Every once in a while, somebody asks how I do what I do with three young children. Here’s an attempt at an answer: You don’t see what I don’t do. I rarely cook meals that get more than one pan dirty (we eat lots of soups and casseroles), my house is never spotless, and I don’t [...]
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and today is the day bloggers unite to join in the March of Dimes Fight for Preemies day. We are thinking of our friend M and her beautiful baby A.J., who lived a much too short 10 weeks and six days after his birth in April. Visit March [...] |
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