The Boy is now 7 1/2 months old and we felt it was fitting that he have his first visit to Santa.  I'd done it, my husband had done it.  It's like a childhood right of passage to sit on Santa's knee and scream and cry while your parents jump and sing and clap and look like downright fools … [Read more...]

The Boy is very athletic and coordinated for his 7 months.  He seems to love to destroy things, throw food, tease the cat, make me laugh, and discover every single wire in the house.  So, I guess you could say he seems to be taking after his father...However, there is one area where it … [Read more...]

"Mommy Loves You"That's the best advice I have ever gotten and the one piece of advice I would give to any mother that asks for it, no matter what stage of motherhood they're in.  "Mommy Loves You"I say it a lot to The Boy.  Some might think I say it a bit too much, but I can't help it … [Read more...]

I have a secret to share with you all.  It is one that I was extremely ashamed of for quite a long time.My baby is formula fed.There- it's out there.  He has been since he was about 1 week old.  Let me give you a bit of the back story before I tell you why I have spent the past 7 … [Read more...]

The Boy is now an expert crawler, except that he has a very "special" way of doing it.When he first started crawling, he would stick out one of his legs straight out as he crawled along.  We all laughed about it, thought it was cute, waited for him to figure out how to properly bend both legs … [Read more...]

Dear Pooping Chair,Today is a very sad day for me and for you, because today my little boy is 7 months old.  And while that may not seem like the biggest deal to most, it's an awfully huge deal to me.  It's amazing how months are so important with a new child- I suppose that once the Boy … [Read more...]

When I was pregnant, I thought very little about the newborn stage for the Boy.  It seemed that everything I read focused on babies after the first 6 weeks.  So, I've taken it upon myself to write a survival guide for those first 6 weeks.  Because, for me at least, they were the … [Read more...]

I wish someone had told me the truth before I had the Boy.  Seriously, I wish someone had just sat me down and told me all the things that wouldn't go the way I wanted/thought/hoped they would.  But, I guess it's better that I didn't know everything.  When you're 10 days overdue, … [Read more...]

I have some amazing female friends.  Some of my best friends include a fashion designer, writer, lawyer-to-be, teacher (OK, many of these...us teachers stick together), and the list goes on.  These are the type of women that I want my son to grow up around- strong women!  As I was … [Read more...]