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…
As previously mentioned, Baby Nate does a lot of bubble blowing. He’s like a little motorboat. I said he does a lot of motorboating and then someone told me what that means (the least offensive of the offensive slang definitions). That’s not exactly what I meant…
There’s something about Jacob that sometimes when you’re seriously scolding him, it doesn’t seem to phase him. At other times, you barely say anything and he bursts into tears. I think he gets it from his Daddy. Usually he comes stumbling toward me from another room, sniffling and sobbing incoherent words. “What happened…
I recently learned that Obama’s secret service code name is Renegade. Apparently Reagan was Rawhide and W. was known as Trailblazer. Baby Nate is currently under heightened surveillance and therefore, clearly needs a code name. I had some fun using the Internet code name generator (http://www.channelone.com/fun/swf_code_name/). But I’m going to…
When I was living in Spain I was highly atuned to language– both English and Spanish. I was always noticing phrases, sayings, colloquialisms. And now that we have a walking, talking 2 love, my language radar is up again. All of a sudden I notice the inaccuracies of words like…
Tonight I put Jake to bed with his usual critters: Harry Elefante, Monkey Mouse and Baby Cillo… plus firefighter and firelady, a miniature dinosaur, his fireman hat and an old iPhone. We draw the line at his fishing pole. He’s allowed to gaze at it as it rests on the…