Gabe. Overload.
Gabe has a message for any babies or toddlers out there who still need to kick the pacifier habit: (Also, be sure check out his skills knee-walking. Not sure how he’ll transition from that to feet-walking, but it’s fun while it lasts!) (The video continues with Gabe rolling around in the soft carpet. It wasRead the whole post >>
Read MoreLast year during this weekend, the weather was perfect and we went hiking for the first time with a wee little baby. This weekend, the weather was perfect (70s! 80s! sunshine! changing leaves! exclamation!) and we went biking for the first time with a fun little toddler-slash-baby. Before Gabe, Mike and I loved to goRead the whole post >>
Read MoreEach month, I took photos of Gabe to carefully document his changing little self through his first year of life. I got lots of compliments about how I have a very photogenic baby, but I think the secret isn’t in Gabe (though he is rather cute), but the right conditions to photograph him. You doRead the whole post >>
Read MoreAdventures in Napping.
I’m exhausted. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and my eyelids are heavy. Gabe goes down for a nap, and while I’m nursing him in his dark, quiet room, I nearly fall asleep. After I plop him in his crib, I indulge my sleepiness and dive into the pile of blankets and pillows onRead the whole post >>
Read MoreThis about sums up my weekend: Or, maybe this: My sister got married on Saturday, and it’s sort of crazy how stressful a wedding can be if it’s not even yours. It was really fun to get to hang out with my siblings all day long (thank goodness for awesome siblings, amiright?), my maid-of-honor speechRead the whole post >>
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Saturday of a long weekend just feels more luxurious than a normal Sunday, am I right? We spent the morning getting some goodies from the local bakery (spinach-feta croissant for me, blueberry walnut scone for him) and happy morning beverages (caramel Americano with cream for me, coffee with cream for him) and doing a littleRead the whole post >>
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More and more, my sweet little baby is looking like a boy. He wakes up from naps with bedhead – shocks of his little blond hair sticking up. We have inside jokes and laugh together; he knows how to make me laugh now. He sneaks chocolate and loves tomatoes. He shares food and kisses with me.Read the whole post >>
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Gabe (and Mike’s!) birthday party was yesterday. We are currently buried under a few layers of dirty dishes, leftovers, and tissue paper, and nursing a hardcore sugar coma, but I wanted to share some photos with you before spending the rest of this coming week celebrating Mike and Gabe’s actual birthdays and spending some qualityRead the whole post >>
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This a day in my life…yesterday, in fact. I enjoyed Ginger’s and wanted to play along! 7:30: Awake. Mike is already awake and doing schoolwork. He brings Gabe to bed. My favorite. Nurse while locking eyes with my sweet sleepy baby. He’s done and bounds across the bed immediately. So full of energy, this one.Read the whole post >>
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Or, My Struggles with Working and Not Working as a Mom. A couple of months ago, an expectant friend excitedly shared with me her plans of quitting her job and staying home with her baby. I was thrilled for her; I knew it was what she wanted. A familiar pang of jealousy hit me, though:Read the whole post >>
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