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Life Lately, According to my Phone
Every morning around 10 am, I have an urge to write in this space. I have ideas, sentences and paragraphs form in my brain and I want to get them out. And I promise myself that after the kids are in bed, I’ll sit and blog. But then I don’t. Parenting three is hard- it…
Letters to Nolan: 4 Months
Dear Nolan, Happy 4 months and Happy New Year little guy! We are just wrapping up your first Christmas and I definitely tried to soak up the season with you, my last little baby. There’s just something really special about having a baby at Christmas, and I’ll miss it. You have grown and changed a…
Santa Letters 2015
Every Christmas, my dad writes letters from “Santa” to all his grandchildren. This is one of my favorite traditions, and I know the kids will love reading these sweet words some day. Here are this year’s three letters: Dear Grayson, It is my great privilege to again be with you this Christmas Eve. Being Santa…
Why We Don't Do Family Dinners
Typically, this is how dinner/bedtime goes. 1. After Grayson’s nurse arrives and takes him in his room to get ready for bed, put some combination of chicken/fruit/cheese on a plate. 2. Pour almond milk and pray it’s in the “right” cup to avoid toddler meltdown 3. Charlotte eats meal while watching yet another play-doh or…
Disappointed
My third and final attempt at exclusively breastfeeding a baby ended this weekend. Nolan had a weight check on Friday, and despite my best efforts to get him to gain enough weight on breastmilk alone, he’s fallen completely off the growth chart. Sigh. I won’t lie, I’m really disappointed. I’m annoyed at my body because…
Letters to Nolan: 3 Months
Dear Nolan, Nolan, Nolan, Nolan. Oh how I love you so. You are sweet, cuddly, and definitely a mama’s boy. And I love holding you, nursing you, and being physically close to you. But, oh my goodness, sweet baby, it really is ok to be held by someone else, or God forbid, be by yourself…
Life with 3, Two Months In
Right after Nolan was born, I said I wanted to be sure to document how life is in this season, because I know in a few years, I probably won’t be able to recall much just from memory. The problem is, it’s really difficult to find the motivation to write at the end of the…
Letters to Nolan: 2 Months
Dear Nolan, What a busy second month you’ve had! You have changed so much in just a few weeks, and it’s been fun but bittersweet to watch your newborn sleepiness slowly fade away and be replaced with personality and preferences. You started smiling right at 6 weeks old, and it’s impossible not to smile back…
Goodbye, Alexis
It’s been a sad, confusing week. Last Friday, I was on my way to Dallas for my sister’s wedding and got word that one of Grayson’s teachers had very unexpectedly passed away at the age of 37. Alexis had been Grayson’s teacher since he started at The Caroline School in August of 2012. They spent…