As Josh and I are adapting to, or even beginning to understand what life is like with a pre-teen, I find myself looking in the rear view mirror and missing our babies. Whenever meeting someone, at a new job or what have you, when I get to the part where I share that I am … Continue reading Parenting a Pre-teen, a new phase
We spent some time building with Duplo blocks this morning. This is actually one of my favorite things to do with them, typically on a weekend morning while watching Paw Patrol. We build houses as tall as we possibly can. We each get one of the little people and get to play house. Then we … Continue reading What we really want for Mother’s Day.
Whether your family is planning for a third child well in advance or as soon as you get the news that you are pregnant with #3 (yay!) there are many things that parents can do to help get ready for bringing their third baby home. Telling the Family How will you be telling your children … Continue reading Preparing for Baby Number Three
From newborn mom, to preggo mom, to "two under two" mom, and even trashcan mom (what?!)... here are some of the many phases of a young mom.
Dearest Deacon, Right after your brother's first birthday party we found out we were pregnant with you. Although we were prepared, "Well that was fast" was our first thought. Our second thought was "We are totally ready to do this all over again." Now that second thought waivered from time to time as your brother … Continue reading A letter to our second child
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