Author Archives: casey coombs

“It’s only been a week. I could have sworn she’s been out of school for at least three.” Cody gave me a look of concern and we discussed ways to make it to August in one functioning family unit. A lot has changed since last summer. I essentially work 20-30 hours a week, Vivi isContinue reading “scaling back and suiting up. (sponsored by hallmark.)”

Last year I found out that my friend Heather had “attend the Indy 500” on her 40 x 40 list. I remember looking at her and saying “I’ll get you there, I know people.” I have a feeling she dismissed my claim in her head thinking “Yeah, of course you’ll get me to the IndyContinue reading “dancing, andretti and the greatest specatacle in racing (again)”

Baby Babble: Need a good baby shower gift or ideas for your registry? Here’s 17 items we totally used during Vivi’s first year (and some we’ll be using for a lot longer.) Hey, want to see some cute baby pictures? Specifically of my baby? Well here you go! (See also: Gosh, I sure do likeContinue reading “big babble, baby babble and my headline news mullet.”

When I make Vivi and Addie’s beds I put a waterproof mattress cover on, a fitted sheet, then another waterproof mattress cover, and then another fitted sheet. That way if any bodily fluids go leak in the night I’m not stripping and making a tiny bed in the wee hours of the morning. I kindContinue reading “changing of the almost everything.”

His fur is starting to mat in a few places, his ears are getting floppier, and he even has a few crusty bits. He smells of sweaty baby, sleepy Vivi and freshly bathed mozzi. It’s magical. Bunny has been inducted by Vivi as her lovey and there’s never been a luckier bunny in the entireContinue reading “the chosen one.”

(It’s my last month on Baby’s First Year, sad right?) I reviewed more than a dozen different brands of cloth diapers and had the pleasure of writing Babble’s Best Cloth Diapers of 2012 (It was WAY more intense that the baby bottle and diaper pail one. Phew!) I also wrote about the world of clothContinue reading “(baby babble) cloth, cranky, crying and chow.”

When my marriage almost ended two and half years ago, the fact that neither of us placed blame on the other or used our shortcomings as weapons to hurt the other in the aftermath was one of the greatest keys to our recovery. We had both done things on our own to screw up ourContinue reading “the one about my marriage nearly ending”