Category: Family

It’s that time of year again…

Somehow it has been almost an entire month since my last post. And somehow in that time my newborn baby has grown into a four-month-old who lifts his body up on two rubber-band chunky arms, enjoys “talking,” intently watches his big brother’s every move, and kicks his legs and waves his arms like a maniac … Continue reading “Opportunities One, Two, and Three”

Every day, at around one o’clock, our house becomes quiet. Milo takes a siesta in his room, usually happy to escape the 90-mile-per-hour speed at which he lives his toddler life for a couple of hours. Oliver and I then snuggle in for a nap of our own. Usually this means I am getting up-to-speed … Continue reading “Naptime”

Ta-freakin’-da! Woooo! Dude. Is. Potty-trained! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel sheepish for thinking he wasn’t ready. Literally all it took was buying him some big-boy undies and telling him, “Don’t go pee-pee on Spiderman, or your pants will be wet.” Um, okay. He’s all, “Sure, Mom. No prob.” That was Saturday morning. Kid has not had one … Continue reading “Now For the A**-Wiping”

… And he’s not messin’ around. Happy Halloween again! Today my good friend Kasey’s second son was born, Milo went trick-or-treating for the first time, a (former?) gambling addict who calls himself “The Great Zucchini” entertained crowds of mini-monkeys and parents “cleverly” dressed as chefs toting their baby lobsters in big pots, A usually-friendly ladybug … Continue reading “There’s a New Sheriff in Town”