I love watching Zoë as her language development progresses. She’s saying new words every day, and trying her best to repeat words that we say to …
Family Life
Short Timer’s Syndrome
I’m sure you’ve heard the term “short timer’s syndrome” before. It’s typically used for someone who has put in their notice at work, and is just …
Preggo Guilt and Finding Balance
Well, I’m now more than 34 weeks into this pregnancy. Only 6 weeks to go – yay! But, I’m getting to where a lot of things are more difficult for me …
Co-Sleeping Comes Naturally
Before having children, I would never have thought in a million years that I’d be a co-sleeper. I was sure that my baby would sleep in her crib and …
The Box is the Best Part
It’s amazing. We spend countless hours choosing just the right gift for our children. They open the box excitedly, pull out the toy and…. toss the toy …
Did You Really Teach Our Daughter That?
In an earlier blog I talked about pregnancy weight gain. Well, I’m now 30 weeks and have still only gained 20 pounds (only half of what I’d gained at …
I Do!
Okay, so when you ask a kid a question like, "do you want to go to the park?" or "do you want candy?" what do you expect them to say? "YES!!!!" …
Oh My My, Shushybye
We first saw Shushybye Baby on BabyFirstTV when Zoë was about 6 months old and she was instantly hooked. A year later and she’s still going …
Pregnancy Weight Gain
Pregnancy weight gain is a sensitive topic for most women… I know it is for me. I gained 61 pounds when I was pregnant with my first daughter! Yikes. …