We just took a seven hour drive from our home in Iowa to St. Louis for graduation at my alma mater this past weekend. Seven hours in a car with an energetic 21-months old is quite a feat. To make … Continue reading
To say that we are stretched thin right now would be a massive understatement. This morning, after attending May’s baby book club, I dropped C. off at daycare and returned home to unclog a kitchen sink, unpack from a weekend … Continue reading
New life is all around us. Our backyard exploded overnight and looks like this now… Also, there’s THIS new life!… Yay!!!! We’re thrilled to be welcoming baby #2 into our lives this November! We finally heard the heartbeat this week … Continue reading
I really appreciate all the feedback you gave me on my recent post asking you what you’d like to read more of. It feels like I’ve been at a sort of cross-roads with this blog and I haven’t been entirely … Continue reading
This year’s Mother’s Day was truly the best day ever. We kept it simple – no gifts, no fancy dinner – just breakfast out at my favorite restaurant, a nap, a bike ride to the botanical garden (free admission to … Continue reading
{Reading “Beautiful Oops” by Barney Salzberg} Once a month, a handful of us meet up at our friend’s house for our babies’ book club. We still refer to it as “baby book club” even though there’s no denying that our … Continue reading
{image c/o Molly Westerman} I just came across this child-friendly scavenger hunt image on Offbeat Parents, where Molly Westerman (who also writes the awesome feminist parenting blog First The Egg) offered it as inspiration for other parents looking to make … Continue reading
Not too long ago, I wrote about a favorite new parenting magazine of mine: Stealing Time Magazine. I recently had the chance to interview founder and editor-in-chief Sarah Gilbert about her work on getting the publication started and the goals … Continue reading
C talking at 19 months from Simply Bike on Vimeo. Here’s a little video of C. talking at 19 months. If you’ve been around since the beginning of her joining our family, then you know that I’m very interested in … Continue reading
Lindsey wrote the post I wanted to write but could not find the words to do so. I’m going to let her post speak on my behalf and ask you to spend a little longer hugging your loved ones today. … Continue reading
