Tomorrow is the first day of school for Joshua and Caleb (Dan starts next week), and I am a bundle of stress and nerves. What is the deal? Why should I be bugging out? I’m not going to school. I don’t even have to walk with all four of them in the morning because DaddyO and Nonna are here to keep the little ones. I’m taking Benadryl to make sure I do not suffer insomnia tonight. That stuff […]
» Read moreIn the interest of documenting all four of my “birth stories.” This is the story of my very first baby. Joshua’s delivery was my most normal, uncomplicated labor and delivery of all. He was also the only one that was not induced. I got to go into labor, on my own, three days before my due date. That was truly an exciting experience. I can’t help but wonder if his labor and delivery was my most successful because it […]
» Read moreDo any of you get as excited about Open House as I do? Our school held Open House yesterday, where all the parents show up, pretty much at the same time, and push right over each other, with children in tow, to see THE LISTS. They are hung up on the wall by grade. You hold your breath in anticipation to find out the big question: Who’s class will my children be in this year?? It’s all very dramatic. […]
» Read moreAs I was de-cluttering our bedroom yesterday, I came across this highly detailed Google art that Joshua did this past year in Art class. I LOVE his great attention to detail. Here’s another one: This was his Mario /Baseball themed one. Last week my mom was here. It was amazing how much laundry got done, how many delicious dinners were cooked, desserts made, and even a little guilt-free free time. Mom left yesterday, and by […]
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This is the very last week of summer vacation here. A family I was already acquainted with moved into the house on the corner this week. They have a little girl, one year older than Joshua, and a little boy, Caleb’s age. I asked the little girl if she is excited about school starting back, and she enthusiastically replied, “Yes! I can’t wait to learn about the Romans!” Wow. My kids groan and moan when I mention school […]
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2 months! Somehow, in the midst of two million diaper changes, endless hours of breastfeeding, pacifier training (this is where you teach the baby to love a “paci”), anemia, isolation from the world, sleep deprivation, and even the return to sleeping normally, John David Bobby has turned 2 months old. 2 months old! I have said before, “I feel like I keep having this same baby.” It’s really true. They have all been so much alike. Some have […]
» Read moreYou know you’re a blogger when: you photograph everything, you know, for the blog! Guess what I did this week? I took ALL four of my boys OUT……..by myself. : ) I printed their reading list certificates, and I took them to the library to get their prize. Yep, not only did I take all four of them out in public by myself, but I chose the one “kid friendly” place in town where they are supposed to […]
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None of us would make it as parents if it weren’t for moments like these. There are days in the great game of parenting where you just feel beat down. That’s me today. I am the beat down momma. I’m just so tired of hearing myself say things like: -“No, get back in bed.” -“Joshua–Caleb–Daniel!” ….because for some reason both Alan and I seem to have to always go through all the wrong names before we find the right […]
» Read moreLook who’s 8 weeks old!!! weight: 14 lbs. height: no idea We got back from vacation Tuesday night. Wednesday and Thursday we got a few things done, such as Daniel’s physical/ 2 year old check-up. We finally got around to it because he has to have it to start preschool! He did have to get one shot, which left a big fat bruise, but he handled it very well. Dan’s stats: 30 lb. 37 inches. Just a few months […]
» Read moreDay 2: Dutch Wonderland Toy Train Museum and the Baltimore Aquarium Our plan for day #2 was to take the kids to Dutch Wonderland. Instead, we woke up to rain and flash flood warnings. (I was secretly excited to not have to walk around a burning hot theme park and breast feed a baby there every three hours. I think theme parks are the hottest places in the world, thanks to all that asphalt.) We searched the […]
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