I’m back from my Alabama visit! I caught the last flight from Atlanta to Baltimore last night. It is a good thing too because each flight after it was cancelled, due to the weather. And boy, do I have some tips to share about flying with an infant. Of course, I had to go and learn them all the hard way. Best things about my trip: The visit part was awesome. The flying part was where the work came in. […]
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JD is now 8 months old and just as precious as ever. Let’s talk babies! Just for the record: Joshua began cruising around furniture at 7 months and crawling at 9 months and walking at 12. Caleb wasn’t much of a cruiser until later, but I don’t remember! I do remember that he didn’t crawl until 10 months, and he walked at 13 months. Also: Caleb was the same height as JD but 4 pounds heavier……wowzers Daniel: He became a […]
» Read moreWhy does grocery shopping always turn into the most interesting day of the week? It sounds so simple, and it is so simple–when I get to go alone. This week I was bound and determined to do the good ol’ fashioned grocery trip with baby + a toddler thing. Daniel loves stores, and JD is such a sweet baby, so no problem right? heh-heh It all started when I got JD’s shots the day before, and I let […]
» Read moreYesterday I went to Target. I was supposed to buy Alan an A&W Root Beer while there, but I forgot….until I got to the check-out line. By that point, the A&W’s were all the way at the back of the store, and it was starting to snow outside. Oops. So I bought Alan a 20 ounce Dr. Pepper, and figured all was not lost. But now it’s 4:30 pm, and I’m still beat from taking all four kids to the […]
» Read more***This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through ads on this page, I earn a small fee from Amazon.*** Life is full of different seasons. Last year was a really happy, exciting season for me. Sure, I had two elementary boys and a toddler to take care of, but Dan is an excellent napper and quite mature for his age (all 3rd children must be), and the boys were happy and humming along nicely, so it wasn’t so […]
» Read moreYouch! If you’ve been reading this blog any at all, since the baby arrived, then you know that I am currently pretty stressed out. That’s right. Life is giving me a good ol’ fashioned butt whoopin’! We have hired a little help. We have cut back on activities. We’ve made list after list. You name it, we’ve probably tried it. Yet we are still just treading water over here. So I decided that this week I am […]
» Read moreWho doesn’t love a toddler? What’s more precious than a baby? Nothing! There is nothing more precious than a baby, and yet there are also few things more taxing than caring for a toddler and a baby, at the same time. It’s all coming back to me: why, after giving birth to Caleb, 20 months after having Joshua, why I gave away all my baby stuff and said I was never doing that again. I had […]
» Read moreThree months out from the new baby: This is what my closet actually looks like right now. Ah, Fall. Who doesn’t love Fall? The further north you live the more exciting it is! (And also a little foreboding at the same time). I love it just as much as anyone, and as CEO of our little abode, it is my duty to take stock of everyone’s closet situation each fall. Then I must fill in the gaps, […]
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I guess toddlers are kind of like cats. Put a box down, and in they go. Today little John David turns 3 months old. I have no adorable new photo to post. Check out Tuesday’s post for that. He still looks the same. ; ) I have no exciting new milestone news to share, and I have no energy. I DO have a horrible case of hay fever. Do you know what’s harder than taking care of […]
» Read moreIsn’t he precious? When he’s sweet, he’s Dr. John David……but then when you least expect it, he instantly transforms into Mr. Bobby…purple baby crying, and you’d better act fast. When I say my “new job”, don’t panic, thinking, “She could not possibly handle any new jobs right now.” Well, you’re right anyway, I can’t. I don’t really mean that kind of job though. I’m actually referring to the adjustment to school starting back. I have figured out why […]
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