Because you asked for it.

And because, obviously, nothing is worse than being swaddled, given a paci, having a full tummy of boob milk, and snuggling up to mommy. And because the kid realizes when I’m filming and about to blow his “sweet baby” cover, so he stops crying immediately. Got ya, Arlo.

Arlo’s crying.

Arlo doesn’t cry very often. He cries in the car (almost non-stop, but I try not to think about it…*shivers*). He sometimes cries when he’s ready for a nap. If he gets hungry, he’ll cry some, too. But in general, the kid is a happy kid. But when he does cry? Oh. My. God. Imagine [...]

And the journey continues.

We are one step closer to being homeowners. This weekend, we received the call that our mortgage loan had been approved (squeee!!!). We are getting the VA Loan, and we assumed that it would all be well and good, but it felt damn good to get the news that the house was closer to becoming [...]

The birthday boy

At 8:56PM, two years ago today, Sully came screaming into this world. The first thing the nurse said was, “Oh my goodness, look at those eyelashes!” He had the longest, curliest eyelashes I have ever seen on a baby. His hands were huge, and he had dark, dark eyes. He opened those eyes and stared [...]

Elephants are out. Floral is in.

Taylor and I inherited a hand-me-down kitchen table and chairs from his mom. The quality is there, but they were looking worn and a bit dated. And somewhere along the way, a chair has gone missing. So we had five chairs with old, dirty fabric to turn into something we liked. But, we figured, five [...]

Which is which?

Obviously, Arlo’s rooster hair and big, blue eyes blow his cover. Sully was rocking a balder look and dark eyes at this age. But it’s still fun to look at the similarities. And nothing makes me happier than putting an outfit of Sully’s on Arlo’s fat diaper butt and remembering how sweet Sully was at [...]

Choosing colors and all that jazz.

Since I spend much of my time daydreaming about how I’m going to decorate my future home, I’ve also been feverishly hunting down the perfect color scheme. A bit silly, I suppose, considering it is almost impossible to pick a color for a wall until you have it taped up in different lights (according to [...]

The girl I’ll never have.

Let me share a little secret with you…. I’ve always wanted boys. Even as a little girl, when I imagined my “someday” family, I pictured two little toe-headed boys holding my hands and kicking at the waves on a summer day in the Outer Banks. Specific, yes? I’ve always bit a bit OCD. Even my [...]

So very much to be thankful for this year…

We have been so very, very blessed. Sometimes, I find myself grasping for the words that could possibly explain the feelings I have about this life we have been granted. We have lost loved ones, we have experienced pain of separation and the fear of no returning home, we have had some pitfalls and a [...]

The sleep battle.

Sleep is such a sacred yet elusive thing as a parent of a toddler and a newborn. Actually, as a parent of any kind of baby (including puppies. apparently, they, like babies, need to get up several times during the night. go figure). Whenever we’re around other parents, sleep is the number one topic of [...]

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