Category Archives: The Kids

If you think about it from a child’s point of view, being dressed by someone else must be a bit alarming at times. One second your arms are shoved down sleeves, then your legs are forced into tights and before you know it, a skirt comes down over your head and you can’t see or breathe properly. If you dress a child in a
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I have so many parenting books, I think I could rent out a shelf at Barnes and Noble. There are a bunch that I’ve decided I’m officially done with. They are good, but not appropriate for me anymore! 1. What To Expect When You’re Expecting 2. Parenting Baby Must-Haves 3. The ABCs of Breastfeeding 4. The Nursing Mother’s Companion 5. The Baby Whisperer Solves
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Mommy, I am going to climb up this ladder all by myself. Look at me. I am going. I am climbing. Ohhhh, this is not as easy I as thought it would be. Can you just pick me up and put me on the slide so I can go down. Oh forget it, I am going to do this. I got this. Yeah, watch
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Jax and I are sitting in bed watching The Backyardigans and eating Cheerios. He has a small bowl and I have a big bowl. He says to me “Hey, why do you have a big bowl? Why don’t I get the big bowl?” So I responded “Look at the size of me compared to you.” And he says “Because you are bigger, you get
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Looking out from where I stand, it is so big, so new, so curious. Look at the blue sky and all those puffy white clouds. Oh wow, an airplane just flew by.  Look at the tall green trees with all their leaves dancing in the wind. Ohhh and the birds. There’s a bird. And another. Tweet tweet tweet. Oh look, some lizards. Hi Mr.
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Today was a big day for us. Jett turned 1 almost two weeks ago and has been standing on his own, cruising, and crawling like the speed of light lately. We’ve been wondering when he’d muster up enough courage to take that first step. This morning, we went to a massive playdate and Jett got a kick out of the baby’s shopping cart. We
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Today is my son Jett’s first birthday! I can’t believe it. It is crazy how fast time goes by and how one moment you are just a couple, then you have your first baby, then you have your second baby and your lives are so intertwined and you forget what it’s like to have ever lived without them.  I love watching my boys grow
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