The Baby Bjorn carrier is a lifesaver...I can actually carry BOTH girls AND still have one hand free, which seriously prevents a meltdown several times a day.
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Returning to Work Post-Anna
Today was my first day back at work since Anna was born. I was dreading it, but it actually felt good to work that part of my brain, again. It's hard to believe it's been over 6 weeks. Time does fly. With Audrey I waited 3 months before going back to work because I...
Anna's 1st Smile
Well, it's all worth it. Anna smiled at me yesterday. She's been smiling in her sleep ever since birth, but this was a wide awake, looking in my, bona fide smile. Being a mom to two young girls is hard, but moments like that erase a hundred of the trying moments in...
Christmas Recap
Another Christmas has come and gone. This year we had so much fun telling Audrey about Santa Claus. In the days before Christmas she would remind us that we were going to set out milk and cookies for him and she was always be careful to add, "And I won't even have to...
Tummy Time
We're excited that Anna is awake a little bit more, now. We try to do play time with her every day and, of course, Audrey is right there with her - showing her how everything works!
Double Trouble
Thanks to Justin's team at work, we were able to buy this double stroller. It's wonderful for taking the girls on walks. With the crazy warm weather we've been having, we've been able to enjoy it several times over the past 2 weeks. Here's a bird nest we found last...
My Favorite Things
During my late night feeding sessions with Anna, one of my favorite things to do is sing to her. Music has always been a huge part of my life and in the still, quiet of the night I have plenty of time to remember many long forgotten songs from my childhood. One such...
My Guilty Conscious
We've been on a spending spree lately that has my conscious gnawing at me. This is coming from someone who LOVES to shop. Shopping, unfortunately, is like therapy for me. It's sad, but true. After leaving my corporate job to work part-time at our church two years ago,...
Our 1st Thanksgiving as a Family of Four
With Anna only being a week old, we decided not to make our annual trek up to my Aunt Beckie's for Thanksgiving (one of my favorite times of the year). We were disappointed not to be part of the big, family celebration, but we ended up having a nice, quiet...
The Week When Time Stood Still
After the initial chaos of bringing Anna home, we quickly adjusted to our new family of four. That first week we had Anna home may just be the best week I've ever had. It was as if time stood still.Justin took that entire week off (it was the week of Thanksgiving, as...