Haven't seen him in a while. Anyone heard from him?
Both of my boys have the same religious instruction. From infancy to about 7 years old my oldest son was immersed in religious instruction. We did Sunday School (most of the time, I even taught the class), we did VBS, we did fellowship dinners, and we did reinforcement at home with Bible stories and coloring books and "teachable moments". The same went for my younger son, only we stopped when he was around 4 years old. My oldest child is an agnostic. My middle child is a believer. Toni...
The boys are asleep. Isabella is asleep. And here I am awake, tying up loose ends. I suppose this is the nighttime routine for most moms. We scramble around (quietly!), picking up dishes and toys and construction paper drawings. There is always more to do, and sometimes I am so sleepy I can't stand it, but I know I should push myself to do as much as I can before I go to bed so that my morning is more pleasant. I am trying hard to teach (and model) preparation with the boys. This mor...
Why do we glorify and long for times past when we have worked so hard to improve the safety and quality of life of our children? Karma recently wrote an article sharing the lyrics to an interesting song she heard: Link The song is by Bucky Covington (an American Idol wash-out), titled A Different World. In this song he reminds us, as older folks often do, that things used to be done differently and WE TURNED OUT ALRIGHT. Apparently backward facing car seats and lead-free crib paint is...
My boys think ass is a very fun word to say and they try to slip it in anywhere they possibly can. Being the permissive parent that I am, I reprimand them but only really because they can't say it at school. After all, I don't really consider ass to be a "bad" word. When I was in Texas I had the opportunity to go mall shopping with my beautiful SIL and we (ok, well, I , but hopefully we ) had a great time at GAP. It's my favorite store ever and I got a few things for Little Miss Isabella...
I am having a bit of a body crisis right now. I have lost all my pregnancy weight. In fact, I weigh about 30 lbs. less now than I did pre-pregnancy. I haven't worked hard to lose this weight. It's all due to breastfeeding. However, I have apparently lost all I'm going to lose without effort on my part. I am still about 8 lbs overweight, but I could lose plenty more and not waste away. Somehow I had managed to convince myself that it was ok for me to look the way I do. Not that I ha...
Izzy is now officially walking. She has been taking a single step and then standing still or plopping down for some time, but last night she got brave and began taking several consecutive steps. Below is a short clip of her walking. She took much longer "walks" but this is best video I got. Mommy is not quick enough with the camera. She is 8 months, 6 days old. Isn't she amazing? undefined Izzy Walking 8/4 Add to My Profile | More Videos
I'm going to tell you a tale of flowers and money and ruined surprises... It was a dark and stormy night. Err...it was a couple of days ago and my phone rang and it said FTD on the caller ID. The lady on the line asked for Adrian and I told her he wasn't home at that moment. She was about to hang up when I decided, hey, this lady from FTD is probably not going to come stalk me and kill me, so I told her he was deployed. She then apologized because she had ruined a surprise. Adria...
I finally got Izzy in her for her...umm...6 month pictures. Ok, so she's 8 months now. She was smiling and happy until (and after) she went into the photo room. She was pretty somber, but the pics still turned out precious. There were some other great pics that are not on my CD for some reason, so I will share them when the photos come in. Here she is: Hopefully her next pictures will have her daddy in them!
Isabella is a bit young for them yet, but I have found the most wonderful dolls ever. They are Mini Mamas nursing dolls. These dolls can be customized to look like mommy and baby (or toddler) and daddies are available too. The mommies come with a sling for the baby. Mommy and baby have complementary magnets to "latch" the baby on to nurse. I am really excited about these toys, although I wish there were more similar items available. Baby dolls always come with bottles. Baby clip ...
The boys started back to school today and the baby is asleep and my house is so quiet. I have lots of work to do, but I don't want to wake the baby so obviously the only thing I *can* do is play online and eat leftover cheesy bread. Obviously. I am hoping this year will be a good one for the boys. Xavier's teacher seemed really nice and I told him so and I told him that he should try to make a great first impression. I am hoping he will get his year off to a pleasant, productive start so ...
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