“MOM! I found an EGG and another EGG and another EGG! I found another golden egg.” No, my kid was not running around outside, or even inside. I downloaded an app* on the tablet. Talk about instant joy. I did it mainly for my 5 year old, but apparently the 2 year old learned how … [Read more…]
Temperatures continue to be cooler than normal. It pours down rain for days. Mud everywhere. I could do with a bit more warmth, honestly. I’m tired of the heat running and drying everything out. Flowers are coming up but no blooms yet. The grass is finally green. Matt mowed over the weekend so with the … [Read more…]
This is my 5 year old, for those of you that have been around a while you might remember how I struggled with her birth, with the guilt over requiring a c section because she was stuck. How I was robbed of bonding time by jaundice and requiring of a bili bed in the hospital, … [Read more…]
Keeley is 5. She will start school in the fall. We have K registration at the beginning of April. We’re already praying for her teacher(s). She has known how to count by 10s for a while. Recently I printed her a worksheet and explained how to count by 2s and 5s. She’s mastered counting with … [Read more…]
My kids LOVE puzzles. When I thought about having babies, I thought about the late nights and diapers, but my mind also jumped ahead to chubby fingers pushing puzzle pieces into place for the first time! Yup, I’ve been thinking ‘puzzles’ since before my kids were in utero! Some of our favorite puzzles come from … [Read more…]
What can I say? We’re busy busy over here! Baby is somewhat sleeping in a good pattern after the first night at home, which is AWESOME! We’ve had help off and on, but not enough to be intrusive. We got flowers, balloons, and a few phone calls and cards. Baby is eating well, everyone else … [Read more…]
A pre-school aged kid, a toddler, and a newborn. What were we thinking? Love. That’s what we were thinking.
There’s a reason you’re only seeing blurry pictures or the back of this kid. She never.sits.still. She bounces, she twirls, she hums and clucks and sings and never stops noise or movement. She loves to pretend that she’s a princess. Especially one who fights evil, or does magic. Or fights evil by doing magic. She … [Read more…]
My mom has long held the ideal that if you could only have your second child first, you’d do much better at being parents. Until I had 2 kids, I had no idea what she meant. Breastfeeding a second baby was easy. Cloth diapering a second baby was even easier. Potty training was easier (although … [Read more…]