I am very excited to have learned a new skill! Digital photo labeling! I asked our friend Jamie, who blogs at joshandjamie.com, and she said she uses Picasa. She said she can do it “real quick.” I’m not so sure I was “real quick”, but I’m excited to finally know how to do this!! I love Sundays!!! Things are almost perfect here right now. Alan is passed out beside me, getting a Sunday afternoon nap, John David […]
» 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, […]
» Read moreHe got all ready to bat, but when he realized I had the camera out, he put the bat down and came over to pose. Such a cute little poser. : ) Dan has been keeping me thoroughly entertained as the big bro of the youngest set. I do think of my children as two sets of two. There is such a gap between Caleb and Daniel. I tell you, if you can handle two little ones, […]
» Read moreMy friend Amy and I had a great time pulling off a surprise baby shower for our pal, Betsy, this weekend, at Amy’s house. This is Betsy’s second baby, as well as her second boy. Somehow I still do not know what they are naming this little bundle of joy! Surprise! Margret, Catherine, Susie, and Pam sweetest mother/daughter picture ever! the food Betsy and Pam Betsy, admiring the little bitty clothes…..Enjoy it Betsy! They grow so fast! Oh, and […]
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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 moreFunny, we never photograph crying babies, do we? This is JD’s coo-ing face. He’s talking to us. : ) And this is his “sweetheart” face. Who doesn’t want to just kiss him 1000 times when he looks like this!? By the way, that outfit is a 9 month size outfit, which I’m sure has been shrunk in the dryer over the years, and it was also worn by Alan, as a baby. I have been careful to save each […]
» Read moreLately I feel as though all I do is whine about how hard this phase of life is for us, and gracious, who doesn’t hate a whiner, so today I will spare you that. Just know that I’m not trying to pretend like I’ve got it all together or have all the answers. I really really don’t, but I’m going to try to bite my lips and cut out the complaining! I just did something a few […]
» Read moreLooks like the swaddling days are coming to a close. It’s an important game to him, though. He insists (via crying) that I swaddle him, or he won’t go to sleep. As soon as I leave the room, he pulls his arms out, but he gets mad if I pull them out for him. ….So I guess it doesn’t hurt anything if I always swaddle him loosely enough for him to escape? Things I’ve heard around our house: Caleb: Hey, […]
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