Evelyn the Great

I’ve been wanting to do this post since Evelyn joined us back in August, but found it awkward to ask her to pose in a picture with my children….until now 🙂  Where do I begin!?!?! I found Evelyn on facebook.  Yes.  That sounds almost as creepy as if I had found her on Craigslist.  But I surveyed my friends asking… Read more →

Chloe the Banshee

Imagine this, but louder and more pissed.  At 2 am.  God must have looked at me and said, “Oh you want a daughter?? Ha!!  Here ya go.  Good luck, asshole!”  Ok, God probably doesn’t use a word such as asshole, but that’s what I feel like sometimes when a baby is threatening my eardrums.  My father in law thought some… Read more →

Chloe 4 months

Another month down!  Sheesh, I can’t believe we’re at 4 months already.  Don’t let this angelic face fool you….she is  a beast. Physical Changes:  She is very strong.  She can roll herself from her stomach to her back no problem.  (miles ahead of what alex did at 4 months)  She loves to whap me in the face when I hold… Read more →

My routine

I recently read a blog post about a mother of two (toddler boy and 10 week old girl) and she chronicled her day while on maternity leave.  It was VERY accurate to what I went through while I was at home.  But since I went back to work, I thought I’d sort of copy cat her post with my routine… Read more →

Chloe – 3 months

Bugga is 3 months old today.  As you can see, she’s stunningly good looking.  We get lots of smiles and if I nibble the right spot on her ribs, I get the most adorable giggles.  She continues to be a good snuggler and sleeper.  But I will report, she did not like my return to work last week.  On Saturday,… Read more →

Story-time with Alex

Alex has been non-stop chatty all summer long.  His vocab grows everyday and he is now pointing out letters on his own without being prompted.  Kinda cool.  But before all the words he had now, there were stories.  Simple stories, 3 word sentences at most.  The funny thing about them, is that he tells the same ones multiples times a… Read more →

Chloe 2 months

I’m a bit tardy on this post but I wanted to wait until we went to the Dr. for her 2 month stats. Weight: 10 lbs 6 oz (40th %) Height: 22 inches long (40th %) Fun facts about Chloe…. 1) She has sweaty feet.  And has my long toe! 2) She can smile and giggle…if mommy tickles the right… Read more →