Earlier today, as I drove home, listening to Elvis Costello's "Brutal Youth, I got nauseas. You see, this tape (and yes, I listen to an audio cassette tape version of this album.) was my drive-time staple during the summer that I was pregnant. I'd shout "Sulky Girl" at the top of my lungs, as my body succumbed to ...
Materniversary
This week marked the one year anniversary of my Maternity Leave. Or, as I should more appropriately call it, "The day I went to work, had to leave, and never came back." You see, like everything else in the Land of Mom, my maternity leave did not go as planned. I had intended to teach right up until ...
“I have a new Princess name for her–
"Sleeping Cutie. We need to give her kisses to wake her up." -The best daddy ever.
full heart/full circle
When my husband and I began to date, we shared an instant connection. It was different, it was special, it was every cliche in the book and more. 3 weeks after our first date, after a fun night out with his friends, we walked down the street, the Art Museum to our right, holding hands and talking about, well, us. I wish I could remember exactly how the ...
Um, hello,
what in the world has happened to this game? And better question, mom, do you still have mine?
The Story of Us
So, I could totally write about how today, we spent an hour watching my baby feed herself chicken and peas, and how her face now looks like a green cubist portrait; I could write about our family jam session to Eric Clapton's "Bell Bottom Blues", and how when I serenaded my husband, I saw his ...
The Top 10 Things You Will Do When Going Out to a Nice Meal with a Baby
10. You will call ahead to the restaurant to ensure that they are child friendly. You will make sure that they have high chairs. And avocado mashing abilities. And liquor. Lots of liquor. *see #7 9. You will pack a suitcase filled with baby toys, baby snacks, baby rattles, baby teethers, baby cheesedoodles, People magazines and ...
Happy Engagemeversary!
4 years ago, today, was one of the most magical, special, memorable days of my life. 4 years ago, today, My husband and I became engaged. (oh, and just in case you're not sure what that link there is, that's the proposal story, in all of it's parts. Enjoy! I did!) It's hard to believe that it's only been ...
Wanna hear something crazy?
My baby, my tiny little girl, is now mobile. While she's not quite crawling, she's able to really get her move on. She rolls, she drags herself, she pulls herself and can sit up on her own. She can, quite speedily, maneuver herself from one end of the living room to the other end of the living room, and ...
“Welcome to our world…”
"The tutu corner. The life-sized giraffe. The enchanted garden alcove. The giant dollhouse. The pink poodle rocking horse. The princesses. She lives in FAO Schwartz!" -My sister, on the baby's nursery. (It is pretty darn magical, if I do say so myself. But, then again, so it she.)
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