The hardest part of being a parent is watching your child suffer. I am so so so so so so so millionsofsos blessed that our suffering has been limited and that our daughter has had a healthy, happy life. But, today she is sick. She has been sick for a week. It is RSV or, for those of you ...
Her 21st
Today, my daughter is 21 months old. I can't believe that she is so close to being two. I absolutely cannot believe it. *** Tonight, I had to put away some paperwork in my filing drawer, and I stumbled into the "Baby Hospital" folder. In it, I found her original (unofficial) birth certificate, copies of her foot prints, lists ...
The very best.
Listening to my husband, as he brags to his parents and regales his friends with tales of cuteness from our daughter's school day is one of the most joy-filled experiences imaginable... ...second only to the exquisite gift of witnessing these moments of cuteness firsthand. I've said it before and I'll say it again, but being a parent has made me a ...
Five funny things:
When my daughter sees a dog, she now says "Hi, doggy! Hola!" and when she sees her Uncle she says, "Waaaassaaap?!" and when she sees her daddy, she says "Hey, dude!" and when I ask her if she's ready to go "night-night" she says "Okay! Cribby." And when I ask her again, just to be ...
She had her first day.
Today, my daughter had her first day of school. Real, big kid school. I had a hard time believing it. She had her very first backpack. She had a hand-drawn cartoon, made by her daddy, which he tucked, carefully, into her school bag. She had her feathers. She had her first day. She had the time of her life.
You should know
that Tuesday was the longest day ever. And it was cold. It was the first day after our long, glorious holiday, and my husband went back to work, and the kid and I were cooped up. Cooped up for the longest day ever. It was one of those days when every one second felt like four seconds. We must have read The ...
For your lullaby listening pleasure,
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxCqbfreTA] Because someone I know took an hour and a half to fall asleep tonight, despite being a tired, sobbing, eye-rubbing mess. This song is dedicated to you, little sleepy girl. (and yeah, okay, I miss you already.)
Guess who got her very first paint set?!
High five!
A case of the crazy.
Today, I took my daughter to the to the post office. As we stood in line waiting to buy our stamps, I noticed the guy behind me. He was fidgeting. He kept putting his hands in his pockets. What is he doing? Does this man have a gun? Is he going to hold up the ...
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