In talking to Matt the other day, I made the comment that I feel like we’re in the “golden hour” of parenthood–we’re not stressed out from tantrums or teething or potty training, we only have one (blessedly easy!) baby to love on, and we’re regularly getting plenty of sleep at night. Before having kids, I …
Well, my baby survived her two-month shots today like a champ–she cried for about twenty seconds, and then promptly started looking around again, observing her surroundings. She was asleep ten minutes later. Hallelujah. Side Note: I am almost positive the shots were just as hard for me as they were for her. But the good …
In my religion, we believe in giving children a special blessing (usually when they’re infants) in front of the church congregation. It is partly to formally present the child into the church as a child on the church’s records, and it’s also a way for the child to receive certain blessings by virtue of a …
When we first started telling people we were going to have a little girl, almost every woman I talked to (okay, at least 50% of them) said something to the effect of: “Oh, you’re going to love dressing her! Little girls are just so much fun to accessorize.” I thought the whole thing a little …
Hard to believe that we’ve all survived one month already, but here we are, and I’ve got to say– This baby gets cuter every day. (But I’m a little biased.) Quick Stats: Height: about 22″ Weight: 10 lbs. Eye Color: blue (and we think they just might stay that way) Clothes Size: She’s starting to …
Yesterday was my first time being a mom myself on Mother’s Day. And you know what I decided it was like? You know when you first get married, and you’re super conscious of the fact that you have a new last name? And that, despite that fact, sometimes, when you’re not thinking about it very …
Remember how I haven’t done a little 5-things-update for, like, months? Well, I figured it’s high time I’d better fix that, so here you go: 1. Five days after giving birth to Raven, I started having these odd chest pains. Sometimes they would just be dull and heavy–like I had a baby sitting on my …
We’ve officially survived our first week with a newborn baby, and I’ve got to admit, it makes me feel both like a rock-star champion and a totally worn-down rag doll. But I have a feeling that overall, those kinds of contradictions might be pretty prevalent in this thing called new parenthood. Here are a few …
