Our NICU Experience
It’s probably a bit late to be writing about our experience in the NICU with T but I do still think it’s important to share our story. My heart always went out to parents whose babies were admitted to...
View ArticleLittle Man is Four Months Old
4 months! Already! Oh man… Can our sweet little guy really be four months old so soon? Time, as always, is just racing by! Lately Bubs loves: being held (always!), his swing, looking at our faces, his...
View ArticleThree
Three! My sweet girl is three years old today! Happy 3rd Birthday, E! My doodle, my hunny-bunny-kins, my doll baby. I don’t even know where to begin… E is so many things all rolled up into one...
View ArticleT’s Birth Story: Part One
I decided to post T’s birth story in two parts because it’s quite lengthy! Unfortunately I do not have any photos to accompany the first part of the story because it all happened too fast for any...
View ArticleIt’s a Boy!
Tobias Edmund was born at 4:50 a.m. on November 29, 2014! After a brief stay in the NICU, we were both able to come home on December 2. I will write all about his birth and our NICU experience soon...
View ArticleA Chance of Sprinkles
This past Sunday my mom group friends surprised me (and another mom who is expecting) with a “sprinkle” for Baby #2! (A sprinkle is like a mini baby shower. Get it? Baby shower but smaller, so…...
View ArticleSign With Me, Baby
If you’ve been reading MBB for a while then you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been teaching E some sign language. Baby sign language (which is no different then ASL, actually) seems to be a pretty...
View ArticleWalking Tall
On Tuesday we took E to see the orthopedist. At her 15 month well-baby visit, we had asked her pediatrician to watch her walk. We had noticed that her right foot pointed to the side more than the...
View ArticleGraco FastAction Fold Click Connect Jogger Event and Review
This sponsored post was written by me on behalf of Graco. I received a complimentary FastAction Fold Click Connect Jogger in exchange for my event attendance and review. All opinions and thoughts are...
View ArticleHooray for Weight Gain!
On Tuesday I took E in to see her pediatrician for a weight check. Between nine and 12 months, she didn’t gain very much and dropped from the 20th percentile to the 3rd percentile for weight. At her...
View ArticleSplish Splash
Last month I signed E and I up for the Aqua Mommy class at a local indoor pool. I’m very excited because today is our first class! We’re all ready to go! Don’t you just love her little tankini? This...
View ArticleA Few Good Things
It’s been somewhat of a rough afternoon around here. Instead of lamenting about what has gone wrong (Who wants to hear about that anyway?), I am choosing to focus on the good. Recently Madeline made a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Beautiful Girl!
Today my sweet, sweet E is one. This day last year she was just making her way into the world, finally arriving at 11:35 p.m. This day last year we had no idea what the coming year would hold or how...
View ArticleLessons From My First Year of Motherhood
Tomorrow my baby turns one. Oh, the emotions! For 364 days I have cradled her in my arms, nursed her, inhaled her sweet scent and nuzzled her soft cheeks. Every day. For 364 days she has been...
View ArticleLooking Back
I’ve mentioned in the past how my mom kept the cloth diapers she used to diaper me. She gave them to us before E was born. I even upcycled some of the thinner old diapers into cloth wipes that we use...
View ArticleProgress
Knock on wood but I think we have finally turned a corner in regards to E’s eating habits (or lack thereof). Within the past month or so I have had much more luck with her on the solid foods front....
View Article11 Months
One month from today E will turn one. A year old! This year has gone by so quickly and we fall more and more in love with her each day. I could go on but I will save the rest of my reflecting back...
View Article10 Months
Another monthly birthday post already? Hard to believe. December just flew by, didn’t it? Busy, busy, busy! This last month was pretty eventful for my little miss. Her little personality continues...
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