Last night we met up with some friends for an early celebration dinner. We met to celebrate birthdays, new beginnings and life in general. Coen also got to hear his first live Jazz band. It was difficult to get a good pic because he was busy jamming (jamming equals him bopping his head up and [...]
We have two cats & one dog that each greeted our new baby differently. The nurses told us at the hospital to never leave a child alone unattended with any animal, no matter how sweet, and to bring an article of the baby’s clothing in for the animals to sniff before introducing the baby. Just [...]
The ceiling of all of the bedrooms in our home are covered in stickup stars. The family who lived there before us put them up so they have been there for quite a while. It takes a lot of time in the light to make them light up in the dark and on the occasion [...]
Before The Dude became obsessed with my curling iron. There was a ring that I had that he thought was the coolest ever. Well actually he thought it was a lollipop, but …… One day while driving home he spotted the ring on my finger and proceeded to say “mine, mine, mine, mine”. I put [...]
Is it just me or do all moms have that one piece of clothing that they love dress there little ones in? My childs dresser is full of t-shirts, but to look at my pics you would think he only has one. The dude has a small paul t-shirt that he received as a Christmas [...]
The Kicky Pants nursery took a lot of planning and execution. My husband and I started with the paint, because it was important to us that we use a non-toxic paint. It was important mainly because I didn’t want to expose my baby to dangerous paint fumes, but also because non-toxic paint is better for [...]
Zombie Moms post about her fabulous Uppa Baby stroller got me thinking about my stroller. When I was still pregnant we purchased the Chicco Travel System. This was after much research of what was the best stroller plus my husband really liked that it has a good size cup holder for his coffee. It has [...]
My son, like many babies, was jaundiced when he was born. His little liver couldn’t filter out the bilirubins fast enough, and he slowly became so jaundiced that the pediatrician had to order a Bili-Bed to our home for “Kicky Pants” to stay in. He had to wear little goggles to protect his eyes and [...]
Although I work at the best baby store in the nation, when I got pregnant I knew nothing about babies or baby gear. I do mostly data entry for the Lone Star Baby & Kids corporate office, and didn’t have much knowledge about the products I was entering before becoming a mom. The true baby [...]
Becoming a mother is the best thing I ever did. I waited until a late age to become a mother because I was so concerned with the responsibility, how much it would change my life, and how much hard work it would be. It never dawned on me that it would be the joy of [...]
