Chunky Monkey

Abbi is 2 months old today! And she has already outgrown her first size of clothing – she’s now into 3-6 month clothes. She weighs 12 pounds and is so alert and smiley these days!

Shadows

We walked along our block naming the colors we saw and pointing at cats, dogs and airplanes. We hopped, skipped,
jumped, twirled and sang our way down the street, sun shining on our faces and the breeze tugging at our shirts.
Emma clasped my hand and walked on my shadow, trying desperately to keep up without tripping [...]

Take My Crap, Unless It’s Recalled

I think I’ve created a new breed of annoying parent: the Take My Crap and I’ll Pretend It’s a Gift Parent. We’re the ones who stalk expecting friends and try to unload all our baby crap on them.
Babies outgrow clothes so fast, and so many baby items get such minimal use that many second-hand items are [...]

Abbi’s Birth Story

We’re no longer waiting on baby – she’s here! And what a wild ride her arrival was! Here’s the story… 
Monday morning my doctor said I hadn’t progressed at all in the last week and he gave me the option to induce in two days. Of course I said “Yes please!” so we scheduled it [...]

Christmas Clothes

My mom is way too talented on the sewing machine. So is my grandma. And my mother-in-law. Hmmm, I’m feeling a little inadequate. However, there is an upside to lacking a talent that others around you possess: they bestow the fruits of their labor on you.
My mom whipped up this little number for Emma for [...]

Lazy Sundays

There are those cold winter days you just don’t want to do anything. And on those days, what else is there to do but throw on some sweats and go get a hot chocolate? Emma agrees, apparently, and happily accompanied me to Starbucks this morning for some liquid warmth.