Three-year-olds are horrible. And by three, I really mean like, two to four. I'm hoping it ends by four. I guess I don't really know. Some of my coworkers tell me that not all three-year-olds are assholes. Which I guess I believe because there are definitely some parents who have these angelic first-children and think [...]
Three years ago today. Both of us were so brand new. And now, you're jumping on my bed. Strong legs and sinewy limbs. Abs strong enough to lift your entire body up onto the rings. My heart bursts with pride. This year has been filled with so many firsts. So many catch-your-breath moments when daddy [...]
If you've ever flown on Southwest airlines, then you know about their innovative and unique seating system. The way it works is you check in online for your flight exactly 24 hours before takeoff, and based on how fast your clicker finger is, you get assigned a letter and a number. A1-60 is the best, [...]
They say the days are long but the years are short, which is little consolation for a mother whose baby just spit up down the back of her shirt and whose toddler is attempting to extract poop from a pull-up in order to put it in the potty and earn a chocolate candy. Most days I think the [...]
If you know me, you know that I could care less about my clothes. My standard "uniform" consists of jeans and some kind of drape-y shirt. Although these days it's more like yoga pants (that have never been to yoga) and a pajama tee, sans bra. Sometimes I also wear the baby 😉 But my [...]
When you're pregnant with your second child there are two questions that everyone (yes, everyone) asks you. Are you ready? What does [insert name of older sibling] think about the baby? The answer to both questions is who the hell knows. I mean really, who knows what a 2.5 year old is thinking about anything? I [...]
The funny thing about pregnancy and childbirth is that you spend SO LONG waiting for your baby to be born - and then as soon as you go into labor time somehow shifts into hyper-speed and suddenly you're home from the hospital with a newborn and a toddler and your husband is back to work [...]
They say there are 24 hours in every day - but I assure you that the days following a pregnancy due date have more like 7,458. I thought that this time around I wouldn't be so anxious. I thought having a 2.5 year old would distract me, and that those final weeks would fly by [...]
It's the first second week of January, which means it's time to quit coffee for a week or two, pay for a gym membership and make a list of things that need to be cleaned in my house. Of course I'm not actually going to do any of those things, but its the time of year where [...]
When Dan and I decided to adopt a puppy 5 years ago, we knew wanted some kind of Pitbull mix. Especially in the South, Pitbulls have a horrible time getting adopted, due in part to their less-than-stellar reputation, and also because of the prevalence of dog fighting rings which produce injured, often malnourished, fearful and in [...]
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