Wine Please

When the baby is screaming and the toddler is shaving the cat: Wine Please

Belly Confessions

| December 14, 2007

I don’t know about you other moms out there, but after having my belly skin stretched out 15 inches larger than my normal waistline, I no longer have any feeling in my skin on my belly.  I mean, I can feel pressure when I touch my belly, but I can’t actually sense my finger touching [...]

Happy 5 Months Birthday, Cooper!

| December 12, 2007

Today Cooper is 5 months old!  I can’t believe it!  On one hand, he still seems so little, especially compared to Gavin.  But on the other, he seems huge and that we’ve had him forever.  So what better way to celebrate his birthday than to have him try peas!!! What? Peas? Oh, they’re not so bad. [...]

Time to Make the Donuts, er, um, Babyfood

| December 10, 2007

This weekend I decided to try my hand at making baby food, because well, those jars are ridiculously expensive!  They’ve gone up in price just since Gavin was eating out of them.  The little 2 to 2.5 oz jars of Stage 1 foods were averaging just under 50 cents each…not cool, especially consider Cooper has [...]

Thursday Thirteen…13 Reasons I Should Never Be Called “Smarty Pants”

| December 6, 2007

I don’t claim to be of any great intelligence…maybe slightly above average.  I mean, I did well enough on my ACTs and SATs and my high school classes to get a really good scholarship at Ball State University, but I am no means brilliant.  And this list is a testament: Took me several years, and [...]

Would Someone Just Stay Healthy? and other rants…

| December 5, 2007

Yep, after fighting bronchitis for over a week, Gavin got sick with a nasty cough, slight fever, and congestion. Justin stayed home with him on Monday and I stayed home with him on Tuesday and today. Turns out he also has an ear infection. Fun. So while I was home with Gavin I got really [...]