Saturday, May 22, 2010

House and home

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(I am trying to get back in the habit of blogging regularly again. I have really slacked off since Sophie was born! I guess that is a good r...
Monday, May 10, 2010

No more...

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Two weeks ago, I had a procedure done that has made me sterile. Same principle as having my tubes tied, but non-invasive and not painful. It...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Who is your daughter's role model?

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Ok, our family has four shows we watch together, as a family, and never miss (thank goodness for DVR). Bones, House, Chuck, and Big Bang The...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Music to (in) our ears

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Maybe I'm getting old, or am just becoming more aware of what my daughter hears, but I've really started paying attention to the lyr...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Milestone missed

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So in my previous post I mentioned being afraid of missing some of Sophie's "firsts" that I experienced with Emma. First crawl...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Almost time to rejoin the "real world"

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I have two weeks left of my maternity leave. Sophie will be ten weeks old when I go back to work. I know that is four weeks later than many ...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

She's here! And the rollercoaster began...

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What an emotional week this has been! Tuesday was the day for my scheduled induction of Sophie. Turns out she had other plans. At around 6...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Holy crap this is going to be OUR child!

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Ok, maybe I'm a little late in this revelation. Maybe VERY late, considering she's coming in three days. But this entire pregnancy, ...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

The countdown

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This is a mixed-up week. On one side, today was my 36 week baby checkup. She's still a she!! I am very relieved at that. Also, she is de...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Techno-what?

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I've always thought of myself not so much as a technophobe, but as someone who didn't really need or want a lot of technological thi...
Saturday, January 2, 2010

(Aroma)Therapy

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In around one more month, Sophie will be here. I am uncomfortable much of the time, and run out of energy way too quickly for my to-do lists...
Friday, December 18, 2009

A Christmas story

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Normally, I don't read through this kind of email. This one, though, I did. It was a new story to me, but the message is an old one that...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Ain't misbehaving

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(I think that's the first time that word - the a-word - has ever come from me!) It's not a good sign when your doctor walks into ...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

To tell the truth (a Santa story)

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So it's that time of year again. The time when parents hide stashes of "stuff" and secret wrapping paper, fake handwriting on ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Learning lessons the hard way

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I have a bit of a stubborn side. If you know me at all, this is not a surprise. So when I am told I can't do something, my first respo...