I have foggy memories of the person I was before I had kids. I was a person drifting through life happily, working from home for my cushy job, taking classes part-time for a Masters degree, and enjoying being a 20-something with my boyfriend, later fiancé, and eventually husband.

I can vaguely remember the wealth of free time I had. The times we'd spend sitting around asking each… Read More

I love this time of year.

There's something about these days, with the crisp breeze, the warm sun, the brilliant blue sky, and the trees turning beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red that fills me with happiness. Fall is my favorite season, and despite the overly warm days we've had this year, I am determined to take it in as much as possible.

This past weekend we made our annual trek to the pumpkin patch. This particular farm is owned by… Read More

So far, Mira has proven to be very different from her sister. Cordy generally liked to lay flat or sit in her bouncer as a baby. Mira, on the other hand, wants to be a part of the action, and recently has wanted to sit up as much as possible.

While she loves to sit up, she doesn't have the trunk strength to hold herself up yet. She has a lot of neck control, allowing her to hold her head… Read More

Over the weekend, we buried my great aunt. She passed away last week, after a short hospital stay where we discovered she was suffering from a massive tumor in her left lung, along with numerous other problems. A procedure to obtain a small sample of the tumor left her barely clinging to life, and the decision was made to remove the ventilator and let her pass easily.

As the funeral was planned, I wondered what I should do with the… Read More

When Cordy was a baby, I wanted to hurry along each new developmental milestone. I was excited to get to each new marker along the path of growing up. Everything was new, so we encouraged Cordy in any new task.

With Mira, though, I'm not in as much of a hurry. I'm letting her do things at her own pace, even wishing she'd slow down a little sometimes.

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After a little more than a week in preschool, Cordy is doing very well. I didn't expect her to acclimate so quickly, but by the end of last week, I could leave her in her classroom without any tears from her. The key was to spend a few minutes together, and then get her interested in the lunch they were setting up before I left.

Her teacher reports that Cordy is joining in on group activities. During circle time, each… Read More