I am on a quest to find cookies without added crap in them and so I have been spending way too much time in the cookie aisle reading labels. By crap I mean fillers, preservatives, coloring and other unpronounceable additions. I know if it's not made in your kitchen there are going to be … [Read more...]
Swedish for cheap toddler date
Today was cold and rainy and we were all in need of an outing. We decided to try out IKEA for an evening's entertainment. Well, well why hadn't we tried this sooner?Priority parking for people with kids underground and in close proximity to the front door. Dinner $1.99 for kiddie … [Read more...]
Destiny
As my family unpacked the Christmas boxes preparing to trim the tree, destiny revealed itself, wrapped in tissue.I unwrapped an ornament long forgotten. An ornament given to me by my grandmother when I was a little girl. My grandmother passed away thirty years ago and I don't have many … [Read more...]
Special Delivery!
The Christmas Spirit came from Russia this morning. My sister and I started a diaper drive right before my second trip to donate much needed diapers to Roman's orphanage. We raised funds to help with the adoption expenses, a donation to the orphanage and to contribute to the diaper … [Read more...]
Double Shot
Roman had his 15 month check in at the doctor last week. Roman has gained weight and inches that now put him into the 20-50th growth percentile depending on the chart. When he arrived he was in the 5th percentile and it is common for internationally adopted children to stay in this range so I … [Read more...]
From Baby Bird to Chubby Chicken
I came across pics from the day I brought Roman home and was shocked at the wee little bird looking at the lens. I really didn't think that he was that small though the doctor told me he was in the bottom fifth percentile for weight. This is normal for children coming from an orphanage … [Read more...]
My unconventional family bed
We have a night time routine. Roman goes to bed around 8-8:30pm usually after a bath and always after a few rounds of going up and down the flight of stairs. He seems to need a little stair climbing before slumber, who am I to question it. I put on his lulaby … [Read more...]
From Baby Bird Blog to Baby Boy Reality
When I began my adoption adventure to Russia I started my blog "Searching for my Bird in the Nest". I wrote it to share my journey to mamahood through international adoption. My parents have always called my sister and and I their birdies so I have kept the family tradition with the … [Read more...]
Terrorizing Tsar and Runaway Terrier
Today was not so picture perfect.The lack of an afternoon nap has the ability to turn my sweet prince into a terrorizing Tsar. He was nutty with sleep deprivation and demonstrated this by alternating hysterical laughter and high pitched screaming with finger sucking and flopping dramatically … [Read more...]
Parent Time: Secret Daughter
This month's book, Secret Daughter, by Shilpi S. Gowda, was Haley's pick.Meet the host! Haley, aka Cheaty, blogs at Today's Parent, where she dishes celebs as well as talking parenting, and writes her own blog, Cheaty Monkey, where she obsesses adorably about chai and false teeth. Haley hosted in … [Read more...]