Sunday, April 01, 2012

Ice, ice baby

Me: Emma, you're on thin ice. If you behave like that again, you'll be in big trouble.
Emma: And if I'm good, I'll be hot?

*sigh*

This kid never fails to keep me on my toes. I don't know why...

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Happy New Year!

First kid quote of 2012...

Emma: Mom, is your middle name YELL?

(Perhaps my resolution should be to tone it down a notch.)

Happy New Year!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Houston, we have a tooth

It's funny. So much time has gone by since my last real post and so much has changed. Yet nothing has piqued my interest in writing until now, Lindsay's first tooth. I can't believe how much she's changed in the last few months. And I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. She's almost 8 months now, babbling all the time, loving solids, and almost crawling. She's got to be 20 pounds now, at least. Though only weighed in at 19 and change at her last appointment.

Emma is doing great too. She passed her kindergarten screening and has orientation coming up in March. I know it's still a while away, but it's on our calendars! And she's just so much fun around the holidays -- totally into everything. She was recently in our town's  holiday parade and it seems like every weekend is filled with festivities.

Anyway, my babies are growing up. I guess it's just that time of year too -- time to reflect on the entire year. So much has changed -- for better and for worse. But the good by far outweighs the bad. Minus a job for Andrew, I already have everything on my Christmas list. I feel very lucky.

Happy holidays.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Friday, September 30, 2011

Magic markers

Me: Emma, if the marker doesn't work, please throw it away.
Emma: OK. This one doesn't work. I'll throw it away.
Me (watching her color): Yes it does, Emma. Look.
Emma: No, it doesn't. It won't stay in the lines. I'm throwing it away.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bueller? Bueller?

So much has happened since my last post. So much that I haven't had time to process it all, let alone write it all down. Lindsay's allergy got worse. I stopped nursing. I changed my diet (allergen-free). I started nursing again. Andrew lost his job. Lindsay celebrated her three month birthday. My mom moved in. I went back to work. Andrew got a contract job. Lindsay celebrated her four month birthday. Emma turned four and moved up to the Pre-K room. Lindsay learned to roll over from tummy to back. My dad fell and broke his foot (badly). My mom moved out and we lost our babysitter. I turned 29 again. Lindsay learned to roll over from back to tummy, started eating rice cereal and celebrated her five month birthday. One of our outlets started spontaneously sparking. I got an ear infection.

Throw in a few dozen kids birthday parties, play dates, trips to Maine, visits with family and friends and there you have it. Life. "If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" (Ferris Bueller). Ferris had a point. Now I get it. I just wish I was living it less like Cameron and more like Ferris (in an awesome 80s-style leopard print vest?).

Thursday, July 07, 2011

My Toddler Picks