If you’re reading this it probably means I died. Or at least my ego did. And my vanity. Maybe I ate them? That could certainly explain things. Let me back up a bit… I gave birth to my daughter Kate in January–my proud exclamation point at the end of a truly amazing and wonderful pregnancy.
After writing my recent “day in my life” post for The Domestic Wannabe, I decided to check out the other moms’ posts on her blog to compare notes and make sure I wasn’t screwing things up too badly with Kate–and that’s how I was introduced to Emily and her “Embrace the Camera” challenge. The concept
Kate turned 7 months old earlier this week! Here’s a look back over the past month when Kate was 6 months old: The month kicked off with Kate’s 6 month pediatric appointment where we discovered that she is currently 28 ½” long (99.5th percentile!) and just shy of 16 lbs (38th percentile). Kate’s weight has
It’s been four months since I returned to work, and this post is something that still feels a little too soon for me to write. Too difficult. Too raw. I question if I have the right words to accurately capture what returning to work and being apart from my daughter felt like for me, and
“I bet she just lies around the house all day, eating Nerds, and making G do all the cleaning.” “She probably drops Kate off at daycare and spends her days shopping.” “I wonder if she spends hours organizing Kate’s onesies by size and color.” “I bet she never showers or puts on clean clothes. That’s
One essential ingredient to getting your newborn to sleep well is room darkening shades. Around Kate’s fourth month of age two things happened–we moved her to her crib and she started becoming more aware of her surroundings. I decided it was a good time to get some room darkening shades to help Kate with her
1. S’mores The G&D household kicked off this month with our annual 4th of July party which included one of my favorite treats–s’mores! I set up a s’mores stand in our backyard by the firepit and guests had their choice of honey or chocolate graham crackers, and Hershey’s milk chocolate or Reese’s peanut butter cups
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