Ladybugs N Butterflies Children’s Hair Accessories Review

I’ve been trying to tame my 15-month-old daughter’s fly-away hair into something resembling neatness for a few months now. I am not a skilled hair stylist by any means. My hair styling know-how pretty much stops at putting in pony-tails and barrettes.  Once my daughter’s hair became long enough to start looking a bit shaggy, [...]

Reading to Kids is Good?

‘I hate you, Mom! I hate Mama…I hate Mama…I hate Mama!Pardon me? What did you say? I hate Mama! Hubby interjects: “He said ate. You said ate right? Right, K?” No hate. Bah! I hate Mama! Ah, and with that ‘Bah’ it all comes clear to me. We’ve recently been reading Mr. Grumble of the [...]

What Happened After the Picture…

What Happened After the Picture...

Soon after this picture was taken… …K jumped in another huge puddle and wondered how his pants got wet. …we found our fifth geocache (I’m becoming a tad obsessed) …K gave Em his cold. …Em ate a wad of sand and then threw-up all over K and the sandbox. …Em proved that she’s speeding away [...]

Breastfeeding (with Inverted Nipples)

This is where my nipples enter the story. Before K was born, I didn’t realize that I had inverted nipples. I didn’t really think about my nipples – they seemed normal to me. I had heard of inverted nipples before and if I had ever really thought about it (which I’m sure that I didn’t) I would have told you that inverted nipples look inverted.

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

With each passing day, it becomes more apparent that I really don’t have any babies living in this house. These creatures that run screaming through the halls are kids not babies. It makes me just a little sad that if I want to smother someone with kisses, I’ll be left with my husband as my [...]