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{big babble} Monkey Bar Master. {Video}

I was holding Addie’s hand on the couch one night when I felt a rough spot on her palm right under her middle finger. I’m familiar with Cody’s callouses, he has lifted weights several times a week since high school, but Addie is only six and I haven’t ever caught her pumping iron around theContinue reading “{big babble} Monkey Bar Master. {Video}”

{baby babble} An Evil Baby Contest I Can Stand Behind.

Generally calling babies “evil” is frowned upon. But let’s face it, babies can be downright creepy (hello sleeping baby on a video monitor screen!) and if you have big eyed babies like I do? Red eye removal is something you’re familiar with. Now wrap your head around 175 photos of babies being submitted to aContinue reading “{baby babble} An Evil Baby Contest I Can Stand Behind.”

one of my biggest fears? deep water.

Cody: You wouldn’t stay there!? Me: NO! NO NO NON ON ONONONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONO. NO. Cody: But… Me: NO. Cody: There’s a water slide! Me: Through SHARKS. A water slide THROUGH SHARKS. Cody: You wouldn’t ride that? Me: NO! WHAT IF IT EXPLODED! Cody: If that tube exploded I would grab a shard of glass, kill allContinue reading “one of my biggest fears? deep water.”

{babbled} Memorable or Miserable? The Importance of Grumpy Kid Photos.

One of my biggest complaints about parenting magazines is that they paint motherhood as a well dressed and very well organized journey of perfectly balanced meals and clean, well groomed children. I hate to admit it, but many women are guilty of only showing the pretty and put together side of their lives. Continue readingContinue reading “{babbled} Memorable or Miserable? The Importance of Grumpy Kid Photos.”

sisterly.

Addie was meant to be a big sister the same way Julie Andrews was meant to sing and Monet was meant to paint. Vivi was meant to be Addie’s little sister. There is a love between them that I have never, ever seen before. If anyone ever needed proof that babies are sent to theContinue reading “sisterly.”

{babbled} I Use a Crib Bumper. Kind of.

There’s been a lot of talk around these parts about crib bumpers. Illegal! Ban them! Danger! DANGER BABY! DANGER WILL ROBINSON! There has also been mourning over the loss of crib bumpers. Some of us have kids who stick their appendages through their cribs and howl until their chubby parts are released. Continue reading onContinue reading “{babbled} I Use a Crib Bumper. Kind of.”

{babbled} We Switched Formulas at Four Months.

Vivi was born with what was diagnosed as an “immature digestive system.” We were told by her pediatrician that she would outgrow it when she started on solid foods or around four months. Solid foods have been started here and there with oatmeal, rice cereal and multi grain cereal all without incident. Continue reading onContinue reading “{babbled} We Switched Formulas at Four Months.”

{babbled} My Stance Against SpongeBob.

Addie has always been allowed to watch TV that I select for her in moderation. She doesn’t have free reign of the remote nor have I ever parked her in front of a show simply because it was marketed towards kids. Just because something is animated doesn’t mean that kids should be watching it. ContinueContinue reading “{babbled} My Stance Against SpongeBob.”

tapping out tales.

So there’s a few growing pains going on around these parts. If my blog were a car it would be my old 1994 Nissan Altima. Still works, kinda. Should probably be overhauled and upgraded to a much newer model…but it’s just not that broken yet. Maybe an unlicensed 15 year old will run a redContinue reading “tapping out tales.”