“If my experience as a mother has taught me anything, it is to be awake for such moments, to keep life simple enough to allow them to occur, and to appreciate their fleeting beauty … these are the moments that, woven together, constitute the unique fabric...
It’s a rainy, stormy morning here in Alabama and so far the kids are sleeping in. Dad got home on Saturday. We were all so very, very, very happy to see him. (If I were practice strong writing I would say, “We were all ecstatic to see him.” but it...
So yeah, Mama caved. But you need to understand. The cries were heart-wrenching and he was inconsolable – seriously. So twice in the past 24 hours he has had a bottle with about two ounces of water in it. That was fine with him. Seriously, this is the...
Day 2 with no bottle. I think as long as Mama doesn’t cave in a moment of intense whinny-ness we will have kicked this bad habit (hark! the herald angels sing!) On the Sanity Watch front I am doing OK. Kids are extra clingy, and I am hoping the relief from that...
John went all day today with no bottle. This is a biggie. He doesn’t do a paci or his thumb, nor does he have a lovey of any kind. The bottle has pretty much been his security blanket, and honestly, we where using it too much. I didn’t plan to not do a...
