This post is sponsored by Similac. I was compensated for this post but all opinions are my own. In the early haze of new motherhood I was overwhelmed with guilt over not being able to breastfeed. While the two mammary glands attached to my chest look promising, the truth is they are milk duds. ForContinue reading “I Worry About Breastfeeding ALL THE TIME (no I don’t.)”
Category Archives: addie
ten.
Thanksgiving 2004. day one. one. two. three. four. five. six. seven. eight. nine. ten. Ten is a real kick in the face. Happy birthday my love. Spiders, cake, and princesses sum up your current existence perfectly.
On Not Giving Up Santa Just Yet
When I told Cody my plans on breaking it to Addie that Santa isn’t real, he grew three inches taller and said “Don’t you dare.” It turned into quite the discussion with valid arguments on both sides. In the end he made me promise I wouldn’t tell her the truth and if she did haveContinue reading “On Not Giving Up Santa Just Yet”
Benefits Of Giving Up The Santa Gig
This is a sponsored post. I received compensation from Visa/Gymboree to buy my products and use its Visa Checkout online payment service, but all thoughts reflected here are my own. Hey Kid, I have good news and bad news about Christmas this year. The bad news is that at some point between today and ChristmasContinue reading “Benefits Of Giving Up The Santa Gig”
929 words
You know that “picture paints a thousand words” cliche? I tried finding a thousand words about a picture when I was in Jr. High as part of some school assignment and you know what? It’s hard as hell to come up with a thousand words about a picture. But this one, (well, that one ^Continue reading “929 words”
hurting and healing.
One of the things that has been hardest for me over the past several months is feeling as though I am broken because while I am fiercely loyal to my girls and have an intense unconditional love for them, I don’t have an inspirational quote type of feeling towards motherhood in general. You know theContinue reading “hurting and healing.”
plastic surgery, perfection and please don’t let me screw this up.
I had my eyes checked today, they have continued to improve over the last several years. Three years ago my prescription continued to hold strong at -5.00 (twice legally blind! whee!) Last year I demoted (promoted?) to a -4.75. Today? -4.25! My eyesight is basically the only thing that has improved since turning 30. DON’TContinue reading “plastic surgery, perfection and please don’t let me screw this up.”
good birthday? nine.
I knew Addie wasn’t a birthday party girl, even Addie knew she wasn’t a birthday party girl. But we tried a birthday party anyway, and to make sure I did something wrong in the entire birthday process I requested no gifts on her birthday invitations. Curious how it turned out? She didn’t enjoy opening herContinue reading “good birthday? nine.”
sticks, stones and the screen.
So, I have some autoplay video ad pop up every once in awhile and I’m not entirely sure where it’s coming from. Sorry about that, I’d fix it but then nothing would come up because when I go in my backend things get messy. (See also: Backend jokes will never cease to be funny.) IContinue reading “sticks, stones and the screen.”
swearing with addie
Last week I had a few hours alone with Addie, a lot of it in the car where she was forced to listen to whatever I had to say and answer whatever I asked. I took a deep breath and had the swear word, sex, molestation, touching, and your body is your wonderland talk. PartContinue reading “swearing with addie”
making unbreakable - formerly moosh in indy. 