Our Romantic Dinners look like this: No, wait. They're more like thissourceWho am I kidding? Now that Red has graced our lives to make them more wonderful, it is required of us to tend to this little love monkey. That requires a lot of gear, attention, and wet kisses (teething stinks!). … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Red is Crawling
I was on a mission this week to start meal planning better and to cook more. Too many nights I week, Hubs is off working, and I'm caring for Red and working, so I fail to plan out a healthy dinner. As you can see, I had an entire post planned and started before THE EVENT happened tonight. … [Read more...]
The Sippy Cup – He DID IT!!
As you may know from a previous post, (It will happen eventually, won't it?), I have a little anxiety over the sippy cup issue. I'm not really sure why. Other savvy Mamas have mentioned to me that the sippy cup at this age is merely a toy on the tray; that we can have a few more months with … [Read more...]
Review: The Fisher Price Jumperoo Luv U Zoo Design
This is an independent review of the Fisher-Price Jumperoo in the Luv U Zoo pattern. Available at a number of stores and online. **No company provided product** After taking some photos for this post, I now know how hard it is to nicely photograph a jumpy, squirmy little giant baby in … [Read more...]
Wait, who’s watching THE BABY?
Hubs and I have decided that we are going to tile the guest bathroom. In our 13 year old house, no one has ever thought to pull up the god-awful linoleum and replace it with tile or SOMETHING nicer. The installation quality was fine, but come on, people, it was UGLY. We brought … [Read more...]
Review: Convertible Car Seats
Red has always been a big baby. Except for, maybe the first 3 weeks of this life when he was long and skinny, what you see above has been the rule. Tall & "Solid" (as my Father-in-Law says). That meant he outgrew his infant carrier car seat pretty fast. By about 6 months he was too … [Read more...]
It will happen eventually, won’t it?
I've spent a good part of my short motherhood worrying about "Will it happen? Is he behind? Why isn't he ________?????" And I've been told, "Don't worry, it'll happen. He won't go to college _____ing/ not ______ing". My worries have been about nesting himself to sleep, crawling, smiling, … [Read more...]
A New Start for a New Mama
Where should I start? I suppose, at the beginning. I shall call my little one Red, in honor of his blazing red hair. He was born … [Read more...]
