Kate: 16 Months You know how I thought 15 months was mind blowing? Well what’s bigger than “mind blowing”? Mind melting? Mind exploding?! Whatever it is, that’s how I feel about observing Kate at 16 months old. I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite age so far! (It’s possible I say that every month, but
G and I had our 6th annual Fourth of July party over the weekend, and it was our best one yet! We had perfect weather and 50 people in attendance for lots of fun, food, and fireworks! Pinwheel centerpiece, and buckets of sunscreen, bug spray, and goodies for the kids. Kate: 17 Months Taylor (14 months) with her parents
I logged my first running miles of the year in March, and they felt incredible–so smooth and fluid that it was almost as if my feet forgot they’d rarely hit the pavement over the past year. I’ve missed this. That’s the thought I had as my legs settled into a steady rhythm and my lungs
When I was pregnant with Kate my friend Beth made the following observation: “They say women become mothers the moment they find out they’re pregnant, but men don’t become fathers until they hold their child. That’s not the case with Greg, though. That man became a father the moment you peed on the stick!” She
Kate: 15 Months…and always on the go! If you didn’t already know this, my first name is Dusty. This is a little fact that Kate has discovered at 15 months old, and she has decided she prefers addressing me as “Dusty” instead of “Mama.” *sigh* It begins. What’s really begun this month is bigger
So I’m still waiting to hear about my computer. Apparently there’s some kind of computer crashing epidemic going around (which I’m sure Kate brought home from daycare) so there’s a long wait at the computer hospital. In the meantime, I’m trying to stay hopeful, but preparing for the worst. What if none of my pictures
Introducing Kate to solid foods was probably the first thing that really had me rattled as a parent. We waited until Kate was 6 months old before she had her first “solid” (super soupy rice cereal) and after that I had no clue what to do! Should we start with veggies? Fruits? Which ones? How
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