So it appears, my immune system has an uncanny ability to sense when I’m on vacation. Maybe it was the salty air, or the crisp citrusy white wine. Or, it could have been the fact that at some point in the week leading up to our vacation, I simply said, “I’m so excited to […]
“Is that chocolate, or poop? Here, let me smell.” If you’ve ever uttered those words, you’re either a mom, or someone who is entirely too curious for their own good. (If it’s the latter, please go get help). As a mommy, I bear many titles. “Expert of all things poop” is not one I thought I’d ever add […]
My godparents walked in the door around 3:35 at the peak of Milo’s birthday party. Popcorn was scattered on the floor, clusters of kids galloped through with cups of hot chocolate, and a duet of wails pierced through the ambient noise downstairs. Motorized toys whizzed between people’s heels and a group of older elementary-aged kids […]
I’m always complaining to Jake that we have so many pictures of the kids (duh) but hardly any pictures of us WITH the kids. I want more family pictures. I want Ella and Milo to remember what I looked like now- before all the gray hairs and wrinkles settle in for good. After reading a […]
“It was bound to happen sooner or later, I suppose.” I’ve heard this phrase a good many times since the kids were born. Maybe it’s just me, but I almost always have high expectations that either saying or hearing it will make me feel better, and I’m always sorely disappointed. And hey, speaking of “sore,”… […]
Milo is loving life right now (well, except for yesterday- but that’s another post). If I were to list his current “hobbies,” they would include: pinching (he’s perfecting that pincer grip and especially enjoys using it on the tender, meaty parts of the backs of my arms), pterodactyl-like screeching, drooling, gnawing, the tummy twist-and-shimmy (a […]
In honor of my little boy’s half-birthday, a few things that are simply and utterly “Milo.” 1. The grin. It’s like he can’t get his mouth wide enough and his eyes become little slits. This was the first grin I ever caught on camera- when he was not quite 6 weeks old: And just last […]
Milo came in to the world at a very average 7 lbs, 7 oz. He is now 29 inches long and almost 19 lbs at 5 1/2 months. (And I wonder why I stay exhausted). 🙂 He still nurses every 3 hours (sometimes less) and will only take a bottle of breastmilk begrudgingly after the […]
This picture was taken June 7th 2010. (Yes, I just posted a picture of my pee stick- deal with it). 🙂 I called Jake- who happened to be overseas in London at the time- but when I couldn’t reach him, I texted him a picture of the test, to which he eventually said ” I […]
It’s currently week 11 of Milo’s middle-of-the-night munching. This is exactly four and a half weeks past the point that Ella decided to be an angel and sleep through the night. (Yes, I now painfully understand how lucky we were with her). At first, I was naive enough to think that putting him in the […]
The Bug, the Bean {&the Bump} 