This Is Why I Won’t Be Writing A Parenting Book Any Time Soon
So – NikkiZ loves the word Poop. She loves the word poop as well as other variations – not excluding Poopyhead and Poopyface. When she first started I just simply giggled because every kid goes through this phase and I have no problem with that. Talking about poop is one of the pillars of development and I would hate to squelch that. Poop jokes are welcome in my family. We are proud of that stance. Until, of course, the inevitable happened. She yelled it out in public.... Read More
Let’s Be Honest…
I’ve been thinking a lot about this article. It has a lot of good ideas, some of which I’ve already been trying to implement in my life based on other readings I’ve found the last few months. However, the smart ass sarcastic Me has trouble with this one. The very first one on the list. 1. Take one minute in the morning (make it a daily ritual) to think of the people who have done something nice for you, to think of all the things in your life you’re grateful... Read More
This must be what it’s like in Mrs. Duggar’s brain.
I was pretty confident all during my pregnancy with AndyZ that, even though we were going to wait until 2011 to decide for sure whether or not to have more kids, we probably would not plan to have anymore. I just felt very in tune with my own load-bearing abilities and didn’t think I could handle more than 2 kids needing me at a time. (LilZ, obviously, doesn’t require too much care.) After AndyZ arrived, I started feeling FOR SURE we’d have no more. I mean, so... Read More
The Pepper That Sprouted Legs
We bought AndyZ his Chili Pepper costume the second it hit the shelves because I’ve learned one important thing about shopping for Halloween costumes: The good ones will never be in the sizes you need. At the time of purchase, he was not moving much so we didn’t consider the consequences of bundling his legs into the sack of the costume. However, after a few minutes in it Friday night, we learned that if we expected AndyZ to wear the costume happily for more than 15... Read More
Someone is Now Three.
Yesterday, NikkiZ turned 3. Between the family gathering last night and the various birthday and Halloween related activities of Saturday, this has proven to be one of the busiest weekends I’ve ever lived through. And honestly? I’m not sure if I lived through it or not. I’m in such a daze of exhaustion that I may actually be dead. I’ll let you know. Being that busy means, of course, that AndyZ had to screw with our sleep patterns by 1) losing his pacifier(s)... Read More
