It takes two, baby.
When we moved into our three bedroom house in North Carolina, we had two choices. Either a) we could put the boys in separate but adjacent rooms where they could still hear each other and potentially wake each other up at midnight and lose our guestroom, or b) we could jump right into them sharing [...]
Surviving Two under Two.
I’ll be honest with you…there have been some days since we’ve expanded our family where I’ve wanted to crawl into bed, lock the door, and plug my ears up to keep from hearing someone crying/yelling at me/ruining furniture/etc. Whenever a friend tells me that I seem to “have it all together,” I laugh. Obviously, my [...]
You are deserving.
Yesterday was my first really hard day with the two boys. If Sully wasn’t crying, Arlo was. When one was hungry, well, so was the other. Dirty diapers? Exact same moment. And no one wanted to wait. When Taylor walked in the door, I felt relief flood me. I try not to brag on Taylor [...]
“Allll by myseeeellllffff….”
That stupid song has been running through my head all morning, but it seems fitting. Today is the first day it’s just the boys and me at home. Alone. No help. Taylor is at work. My mama and mother-in-law are back to the grind at work, and I’m on my own. So far, so…okay? Sully [...]
The Birth of Arlo [Part Two]
This is part two…so head here to catch up on part one. I’ve gotten quite a bit of feed back from the first part of Arlo’s birth story. Most of it has been incredibly supportive and kind. It means so much to me to hear these kind words and thoughtful replies. However, some of the [...]
The Birth of Arlo Jameson [Part One]
Let me begin by saying this is not the birth story I had planned. But that’s okay. Our little boy is here safe. I am safe. And I am 100% with the way our birth story unfolded itself. When I would visualize the process of bringing our second child into this world, I pictured something [...]
Sometimes, you need a reminder.
You know those days when your child does everything in his power to drive you up a freaking wall? And you’re all like, “OHEMGEE just stop it already?!” You go for a walk to get out of the house and he screams for an entire hour. And then, you come home and he sneaks into [...]
Baby Dos’ Nursery Tour
Since we’re renting, I can’t do all the fun things like painting murals. It makes me a little sad that we don’t have our “own” home right now because I would love to go color crazy and paint all over the place. Alas, such is the life of a military family, and since we’ll only [...]
Toddler Wars.
Sully is a full-blown, crazy, wild, feral toddler these days. Because of his long hair, he’s been mistaken for a girl. Twice. But please don’t judge. My heart just swoons over those curls, and I’m terrfied that once he gets his first hair cut, they’ll be gone. So, I let it go wild in a [...]
When advocacy becomes annoying.
When you become passionate about any cause, it can be hard not to talk about it all. the. time; to proclaim the faults of the opposing side, and to try to convince others to become passionate as well. Over the past year and a half, I’ve become passionate about many things pertaining to parenting; natural [...]
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"I'm a twenty-five-year old mama to two little boys and married to the love of my life. I have a serious Diet Coke addiction and a tendency to overshare. My biggest dream is to write a book. A good book that tons of people buy and relate to and love. In the mean time, this is the story of us as we flounder through raising our wild, little boys, moving a million times, and buying and renovating our 1968 Ranch home."
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