Head OVER heels.
OVERtired.
Won me OVER.
OVERachiever.
OVER the moon.
OVER my head.
OVERjoyed.
OVERwhelmed.
These are all things I have felt since becoming a mom. There were times when the OVERwhelmed outweighed the OVERjoyed feelings, and there were definitely times I was OVER it. But one of the things I’ve always tried to do here is talk about ALL the moments – the good, the bad, the ugly-cry moments. I just think it’s important that we talk about how it really is. [Read more…]
The other day a big box arrived at our door. The dog barked, Connor went wild with excitement, and I anxiously watched the monitor to see if the commotion would wake Ethan up. (It didn’t. Love that kid.) Connor always wants to open packages right away (who doesn’t?) but especially this one, because he was convinced it was full of LEGO. A gigantic box full of LEGO. And he was not dissuaded by the fact that it didn’t rattle when we shook it.
I knew it wasn’t LEGO, but I was actually more excited about what was inside. It was full of clothes. And not for me. [Read more…]
Waaaay back when the iPhone first came out I remember telling Rich that I couldn’t see why anyone would want one. All those functions and silly things? Messy! I liked my straightforward little cell phone.
Yeah, clearly if there were an app for eating one’s words I’d have had to download it onto my precious iPhone.
I finally got an iPhone just over a year ago when I quit my job before we moved and had to (got to?) turn in my work BlackBerry. (I wasn’t sorry to see it go.) One of the things I love most about having an iPhone is how much Rich and I text each other. He often sends me pictures if he’s out with one of the boys – I have pictures of Connor sleeping in odd places, in front of Christmas displays, at the dentist, you name it. And Rich, in turn, has received lots of texts from me with pictures of Ethan sleeping. (What? He’s cute when he sleeps.) [Read more…]
The first time we went into a store to look at baby gear I hyperventilated in the car seat aisle. Well, not really, but I did stand there frozen like an idiot while my husband picked things up and read tags. I promptly wandered over to look at cute baby clothes.
It’s funny how some baby gear seems complicated (car seats, strollers, carriers) and other stuff doesn’t (sleepers). So in absence of any ability to make a decision about a car seat you buy a really cute sleeper and then when your baby is born you learn the sleepers that snap all the way down both legs — as opposed to the full zip ones — are easier to use (and don’t freeze your baby’s tummy in the middle of the night). I think most people just look at how cute the Winnie the Pooh sleepers are and don’t realize it matters how the darn things do up.
Just me? [Read more…]
I’ve come to the conclusion that I owe my husband a huge thank you. Now that I’m no longer pregnant (and sick) and actually feel like eating, I’ve started cooking again. As I stood poring over recipes the other day I noticed how foreign it felt and realized how little cooking I’ve done over the last year. I knew Rich had kept us going and ensured no one starved (and to be clear, he’s a far better cook than I anyway) but I didn’t realize just how much I had stayed out of the kitchen. [Read more…]
