Tag: baby

Cross Country Road Trip of a Lifetime: First Stop: Alabama

art, babies, baby milestones, books, brothers, family, genealogy, military life, moving, vacation

JD’s first move— He seems to be having a pretty good time.  Today Alan and I kissed our children good-bye and set back out–alone this time–on our big cross-country road trip. It’s really been fun so far.  Over the last few days I have gotten to visit both sides of our families, swim in the backyard pool with my two oldest boys, celebrate JD’s first birthday, visit a Pioneer Museum in Alabama, and even revisit the University of Alabama campus, […]

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“No! Me love Daddy!”

baby, baby milestones

What’s been going on with us lately….. If you NEED a chuckle today, watch this video of Daniel: Alan: He has been hard at work getting everything wrapped up for the move. He has made sure we have a house lined up to move into when we get there. There is SO MUCH planning that goes into a cross country move. Meanwhile, he’s been handing over his current responsibilities at work, signing out of his current post, lining up the […]

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Date Night Tonight!!!

baby, baby milestones, military life, moving

Well, it finally happened. JD is crawling. And as promised, here are two photos of the event. In other news, at this moment Alan just came downstairs with ideas for things I need to do to prepare for the move.  Ugh. ugh. ugh. Did I mention moving is not fun at all??? Also, why does it require so much ‘calling people’. I live in dread of having to call people. Bleh. But here’s the good news: Date night tonight!!  Yep, […]

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Daniel, the Chuck E Cheese Mastermind

babies, baby milestones, breastfeeding, military life, school

Joshua burst my bubble the other day. After a whole winter of people telling me I look like a Disney Princess (Anna from Frozen), and walking around feeling pretty good about myself……la-te-da….. Joshua says, “You don’t really look like Anna to me.  You gotta take us to go see How to Train Your Dragons 2!  Hiccup’s mom is who you really look like!  I mean, you might look a little like Anna, but really you look like Hiccup’s Mom!!  Can […]

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Charitable Chicken and Other Little Tales

baby, baby milestones, crafts, epilepsy, military life, moving, PTA

Lots of little things are going on here in the House of Many Little Men…. This is the thing I’m most excited about:  JD is getting ready to take off.  Each day he finds his way onto his hands and knees just a little bit more. He is also SERIOUS about his “standing practice.”  He just loves to be on his feet.  He’s extremely unsteady when you walk him, and yet the boy will randomly just let go of your […]

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Expert Tips for Flying with an Infant (that I learned the hard way)

babies, blessings, breastfeeding, God, parenting, vacation
expert tips for flying with a baby

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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The Baby Weight Plateau

7 months old, baby, videos, virus
the baby weight plateau

practicing his back-to-belly-roll….He almost has it!   Now you probably think I’m talking about my weight plateau…..ha! I have hit one too, but I’m actually referring to the baby!!!   We call him JD now, most of the time, and we named him with that in mind.  John David can be a mouthful.  Daniel just calls him “David,” and it sounds so CUTE when Dan says it.   John David finally had his “6 month” well baby visit this past […]

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The Fourth Week Postpartum

breastfeeding, newborn care, postpartum
4th week postpartum

John David, 3 1/2 weeks old, in an outfit provided by my friend Helena, who let it be known, is the greatest meatball maker ever!  Yeah, he sleeps better during the day than he does at night. When it comes to technology, there is a lot that I don’t get.  The photo app on my tablet is one of those things.  I never made this collage of three photos, shown above.  The tablet just made it for me…without me asking […]

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