Monthly Archives: October 2009
‘Tis almost the season…
“It’s almost Christmas,” my four-year-old said to me today. He’s not actually wrong. It is just two months from today. Yep, that’s what I said – two months. What I’ve realized from having kids is that you have to start … Continue reading
No big deal
We removed a splinter from Girly’s hand yesterday. A rather long splinter, I might add. I have no idea where it came from – the playground at school maybe – but don’t think there’s any actual wood out there. When … Continue reading
Moms rock
Yesterday, I saw a mom in my subdivision wearing one of those backpack carriers with her young son inside. She was mowing her lawn, and I thought to myself – she totally rocks. Moms are queens of multi-tasking and master … Continue reading
Predict this
My last blog about predicting a baby’s sex reminded me of some of the old wives tales that people tell when they’re trying to determine whether someone’s having a boy or a girl. I never really believed in any of … Continue reading
You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit
I overheard two women in the break room this week at work discussing a mutual friend who was having her fourth child. It seems she had learned that she was having a girl, and she wasn’t happy about it. She … Continue reading
It’s good to have choices
With my first pregnancy, it wasn’t until the winter – at about five months – that my baby bump began to pop out and I began showing. With my second, it was a bit earlier, which is normal. So at … Continue reading
