I'm resisting it, but she has a mind of her own. She spent the day trying. Drawing her hands up toward her mouth, turning her head to the left, arching her back, digging her feet into the blanket, and grunting with determination. I've been ignoring the signs for days, even turning her head to …
Quinn’s Blessing Day
We're home from a wonderful trip to Utah! We stayed for five nights with my family and five nights with Ryan's. We spent most of the days trying to beat the heat, visiting water parks and indoor pools, playing in kiddie pools and shooting squirt guns. Ryan and I almost forgot what it is like to be …
Things I Learned in June
We're finishing up a wonderful 10-day visit with family in Utah, but I still wanted to pop in to say hello! Here are a few random things I've learned this month. Preschool graduation would get to me more than I expected. Ted Talks and Arrested Development episodes are good for my …
Marital Satisfaction while Raising Children
For the first time in recent memory, I am not bone tired tonight. Instead of wishing the couch would swallow me whole, like I do every night, tonight I sat upright at the computer (still wearing a bra!). I edited photos, re-conceptualized my blog, strung together some family videos. I straightened …
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When Kindergarten Orientation Scares You Silly
Within moments of settling into our seats, I hear the principal instruct the kids to line up at the door and leave their parents behind. The eager kids dash to be the first to the door; the nervous ones let go of their parents' hands in slow motion and shuffle to the rear of the line. The petrified …
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5 Things One Mama is NOT Doing
I feed the baby at 5am and slip soundlessly back into bed, managing to catch one more hour of sleep before the boys' bedroom door creaks open. Two sets of footsteps trace the outline of the bed, and I open my eyes to see two little heads right at my level, asking what's for breakfast. So I feed …
