Category: Family

Tonight went much more smoothly, although we are totally at the mercy of Baby Oliver’s mood. Lucky for me, he screamed for an hour straight during the dinnertime hour instead of Milo’s bedtime hour, so I was able to put him down for 10 whole minutes before he began to scream again (and unfortunately, the … Continue reading “Oh… k”

I’m alone with a very fussy infant and a very mischeivous two-year-old. Until Thursday night. Any advice (specifically, how in tarnation do you feed/bath/read stories to/ wipe bottom of/chase/brush teeth/put in pajamas/then put to bed a toddler when you have a baby who screams whenever you put him down)? I’d like to avoid what happened … Continue reading “Oh, Crap”

Uncle Ryan is currently a hero of the Bum’s. He sees Uncle Ryan as larger than life, driven by a range of colorful stories of Uncle Ryan’s adventures growing up — being attacked by bees, getting stuck in quick mud, jumping out of airplanes, left sleeping on the beach by his family, getting bitten in … Continue reading “The Bum’s (current) Hero: Uncle Ryan”

Milo is two! Despite the obvious number two candle and constant reminders of how many years the Bum has resided on this earth, Milo still insists that he is sixteen. And no pointy party hat for this guy. When picking up a birthday present for a friend yesterday, Milo decided on this “Uncle Ryan Helmet,” … Continue reading “Sixteen”

A couple of failed attempts at a cute brothers photo: Screw it You can’t tell from the pictures, but our little Oliver is quickly gaining and turning into quite a pudgy little baby. We went to our third pediatric appointment today. Our pediatrician was shocked as he told us that Oliver has gained 21 ounces … Continue reading “21 ounces, 1 decade, and 29 years”