It was one year ago today that my husband and I made our first trip to the baby store, in order to begin picking out our nursery decor. It would still be two weeks before we found out that our Twinkle was a Twinklette, but that didn't stop me from spending hours pouring through books of ...
The Magnificent 7
Dearest baby, My sweetness; My light. Today you are 7 months old. A magnificent seven. When I was 7 days pregnant with you, you were just a wish. When I was 7 weeks pregnant with you, we danced on-stage at Hair together, at your very first Broadway show. We celebrated love and tolerance and sunshine and peace, and I loved ...
“Oh, what is the letter we love?”
See this guy right up there? That would be my daughter's main squeeze. Apparently, he's also known as Elmo. Apparently, he's kind of cute. Apparently, we have a long history, as I had an original Tickle Me Elmo doll; you know, the one that people camped out at Toys R Us to buy, in the days before Ebay and ...
Daylight Savings
Tonight, we will be turning our clocks back. It is daylight savings time. And, the time as come for you to learn a few things about me that you don't already know: 1) I hate cilantro and parsley. The presence of either of these two green garnishes will ruin a meal for me. 2) I am terribly afraid of ...
a Halloween equation
What do you get when you take one family and add 4 Disney Princess Costumes + one pair of maternity leggings + one can of red hair spray + a half of a birthday cake + a half dozen pink cupcakes + 2 pairs of spanxx + 10 safety pins + 5 tiaras + 7 magic wands + 3 vases of pink carnations dipped in ...
super sweet six month old sick day
Half Birthdays are BIG in our family. But, you already know that. And, I bet you can guess that no half birthday is bigger than the half birthday; the one where the baby turns 1/2 year old. And, um, excuse me, but where did those 6 months go? I guess I will have to search for them where I did for ...
nobody puts daddy in the corner
What does it mean to be the daddy of a little girl? I know that in my house growing up, it meant many things. My dad grew up with 3 sisters. He then had 2 daughters and a female dog. He was a life-long swimmer in the estrogen pond, so to speak. In some ways, my dad is ...
“A Friend in Need is a Friend, Indeed!”
I think that someone was feeling a little need to raise her coolness cred... I received the following BBM at 2:28 this morning. I bet you can guess who it is from. "Just want to let you know that I quoted "Big Rock Candy Mountain" drunk right now. FYI." If you guessed the baby sister, you'd be correct. Oh, ...
Beauty and the Bubbie
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlaQn22GHCY] This week, The Disney Vault was pried open, as Beauty and the Beast was released in High Definition. I knew that my mom had pre-ordered the movie from the Disney Store, because that's just what Bubbies like my mom do, but I happened to see a display for the new DVDs in the grocery store, being offered with a promotion ...
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