On July 4th Jakey got drunk on excitement and did what uninhibited, inebriated youth do in such situations… he got a tattoo. He came to me with this grand plan for a double shark tattoo with bubbles. A purple shark and a green shark swimming menacingly in a circle. Given…
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to institute the nigh-nigh. People with babies that don’t have a plastic plug in their mouth always say the same thing, “My baby just won’t take it” they shrug. “Just won’t take a pacifier.” Honestly, I thought I was going to be one of those…
On Friday, James and I took Nate to see Dr. Nancy for his 4-month appointment. Just like Jakey, people like to compare Nathaniel to a puppy with really big paws. For the baby record, his stats were: Weight: 17 lbs 5.8 oz: 87.41% (down from 89.92%) Height: 26.5″: 91.21% (up…
First there was the hammer (T), then the shoe (L). This week during bathtime Jake held up the U, “Look! Horseshoe, Mama.” A bit later he’s holding the O up to his eye. “Jakey, do you have an “O” on your eye?” “No. Eye patch, Mama.” “I see. Are you a pirate?”…
After Jake’s Saturday with Geoff and Angela, we got the following e-mail: I forgot to mention that the best part of the short lived goose hunt was Jakey embarrassing his Auntie An-la-la by pointing and yelling at the top of his lungs to the cute little white house across the…
We had a rough night last night. For some reason Jake woke-up begging for agua and then screamed and cried for twenty minutes. “I want to go in the big bed, Mamaaaaaa. I want big aguaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…” This morning Jakey was hanging out as I was getting ready for work. “Jacob,…
On Saturday, Jakey went to Uncle Geoff and Auntie Angela’s while the rest of us went car shopping. Eighty-some degrees and Nate was all smiles and patience and oohs and aahs when it came to test driving SUVs for three hours. He didn’t grumble or grimace once. Such a boy! I totally…
Today is Natesy’s 4-month birthday! I can hardly believe it has already been four months since we were blessed with the sweetest little boy with the biggest grin. It’s going too fast. Today I decided everyone on the train is super jealous that I can just bury my face in the…
I’m scared. Apparently there’s a lion in my house… Well, there’s a yi-yon in my house… And only Jacob can see it. Now I wouldn’t be that alarmed except that I recently found out someone we know has a real bobcat living in their house. Houseguests are afraid to go to…
Twice a month on Tuesdays at eight a.m. My cleaning angel comes to save me from mayhem There’s crusty spaghetti stuck to the table Is it just me… or does it smell like a stable? Muddy little shoes piled-up by the door Eco-friendly toys litter the floor If we had a dog I’m sure…