I’ve heard from friends that their babies (now “toddlers”?) turned one and almost immediately seemed to make huge shifts. This has happened here. He’s different. He’s developing a sense of self. What he wants and doesn’t want. When he wants to do something. He is definitely telling me very specific things that sound like “Bah […]Read Post ›
Most importantly, there were blueberries and cream cupcakes. I was inspired by Heather (one of my fav bloggers). They turned out great and were gobbled up in minutes, despite the fact that I also made a pineapple cake with coconut frosting that was full of butter and sugar.
This morning, Ian discovered the rain. He sat there for 45 minutes, eating some pear and chopped up Apple Pie Larabar, watching the raindrops. His contentment continued after breakfast (maybe it was the meditation music I was playing?), so I was happily cooking away, talking to my mother on the phone, assured in the […]Read Post ›
When you’re a SAHM (stay at home mom), you find yourself marking the time so your life doesn’t become one long nurse-change-bathe-play-feed-clean-nurse-change-nap-change-play. Here’s how a typical day goes: Wake up to Ian crying at the end of a sleep cycle around 5am. He goes right back to sleep. I do not. My boobs are full […]Read Post ›
First and foremost, I am SO grateful this cold seems to be waning. The thought of missing Thanksgiving with Tiff and Katie was so depressing, especially because it’s Ian first! (Side guilt note: There is no Thanksgiving outfit for Ian. He fits into about four things at the moment, or rather, they fit him, […]Read Post ›
Mandy Unruh 