milestones
ice ice baby
It’s cold outside!
P*wer *utage
So last Saturday the power went out (heavy wet snow on the power lines) while I was in the shower. Little did I know it would last.. 29 hours! We made it about 12 before daddy went to buy a generator. It was getting dark and REALLY cold! Matt bought this little fireplace thing last … [Read more…]
Random kid update, K at 5 years
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…]
Random kid update- B at 2 years
In a few weeks, she won’t be our baby anymore. She’s potty trained with very few accidents when you ask her often if she has to go, she has her own room, loves her stuffed pig and is nearly always smiling. She tries on new emotions, speaks in FULL sentences, paragraphs, really. Long ago she … [Read more…]
Thoughts on a Thursday: How to sum up 5 years
I’m not even sure how I’d sum it up. I’ve changed all the diapers, done all the feedings, wiped all the bottoms, cut all the fingernails, washed all the clothes, read all the stories, taught all the basics, and in total have only spent about a week away from this child, and have no idea … [Read more…]
Thoughts on a Thursday: Do you feel like a grown up yet?
In 4 weeks, my oldest will turn 5. I’ll also have a 2 year old and be 33 weeks pregnant. So why don’t I feel like a grown up? Most days I still feel like that inner 13 year old, never quite sure of what’s coming next, and more than willing to just go along … [Read more…]