School Days…..
My baby is growing up. Sure, she’s only 17 months old – but we’re being catapulted toward the future, and I’m not sure I’m ready for all of this. On Saturday, we took DJ to an Open House at the...
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I am finally getting caught up on some of my reading. I had three issues of “Parents” magazine stacked up on my desk that I was anxious to get to. Late last week, while DJ napped and I committed to a...
View ArticlePure Magic
Bedtime is getting easier these days. DJ isn’t fighting it quite so much, and when she does, I am not giving in so easily! As I’ve said before, we’re both growing up. And now that we’re not battling...
View ArticleIt’s Not All Play…
Recently, I was in conversation with someone about the various stressors in life. To my surprise, they had a very snarky reaction when I said that I often feel stressed – implying that my life as a...
View ArticleShe Likes Us
She likes us. She really, really likes us. Last weekend, my husband and I had an impromptu afternoon snuggle session on our bed with DJ. As she was turning back and forth between us, being sure to face...
View ArticlePark Therapy
DJ had her 18 month check up last week – and it was awful. I wish I could say that the shots were the worst part, but they weren’t. Well, not to me anyway. I am certain that if DJ could talk in...
View ArticleWorry
It’s been a long morning – the kind of morning lead by gross imagination, by negative stories, and by worst-case scenarios. I have only just exhaled. A few weeks ago, DJ had her 18 month well-check....
View Article18 Things I Love About You….
Sometimes, as Monday approaches, I am chomping at the bit to sit down at my computer and blog about some crazy experience, or “ah-ha” moment from earlier in the week – and other times, I sit at my...
View ArticleA Baby Day
Yesterday was what our household of three refers to as a “Baby Day.” A Baby Day is a day in which most of the day’s activities revolve around “baby.” (As I type that definition, I realize I have just...
View ArticleThe Chicken or the Egg?
Catchy title for the Easter holiday, don’t you think? Clearly, I did. Anyhow, this isn’t going to be about Easter at all, but rather a philosophical discussion that I hope you’ll weigh in on. My kid...
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