Someone the other day asked me if FH was a good baby. Is there such a thing as a bad baby? He cries when he is tired, when he has belly pains, when he is hungry, when he wants to be held. This seems reasonable to me. No, he does not sleep particularly well at [...]
Six days until I go back to work, and I am jamming all kinds of appointments into those last few days. meeting with the pastor about FH’s baptism haircut (which is desperately needed) chiropractor FH’s three month checkup eye appointment We are also having a four-year-old birthday party for LM on Sunday, and somewhere in [...]
Yesterday LM and I made lasagna–homemade noodles and all. The plan was to save half of it for a freezer meal, but it is almost already gone. So much for that.
10 Days until I go back to work…I’m not anxious about it or anything, am I?! I was reading this blog Working Moms Against Guilt and thinking about working for a paycheck and being a mother. Honestly, for me the emotion is not guilt. Guilt implies that I think I am doing something wrong by [...]
Twelve days until I go back to work. I know about pregnancy nesting. There must be “going back to work” nesting as well. So far today I have: wiped down door handles and door frames cleaned the glass in the patio door made bread with LM organized the spices cooked a new recipe added additional [...]
I have been writing this post in my head for the last eight weeks. The title New Mom Necessities is a bit of a misnomer, really. Obviously, the only absolutely necessary items for a baby are some type of covering and food. These are things that I have found extremely helpful that may or may [...]
First, let me say that I never expected this task to take so long. I thought I could just go to a few sites and get what we needed. Nor did I expect this post to be so long either. Along with getting our financial house in order, I have had on the “to do” [...]
Well, we all survived the family yard sale. It was busy, hot, and we even made some (a little) money. IF we do it again, here are some things we learned: Do as much of the pricing beforehand. Price every individual item if at all possible. Make sure the prices on the items are correct. [...]
Sitting in the darkMy legs propped up on the couchYour weight on my chestMy cheek against your headThe gentle cadence of your breathingAnd the incredible softness of your hair Oh, how I wish that moment and those physical experiences could be captured in a bottle.
Craft experiences are not for creating perfection, but rather for creating memories and relationship. Thank you I Have to Say for this reminder.
