This past Sunday we welcomed Rachel Marie into the Catholic Church. The presiding priest gave a beautiful, personalized ceremony. The guest of honor slept through most of the baptism. We’ve been joking around that she was going to love getting baptized because she completely relaxes when we allow her neck to stretch back and herRead the whole post >>
Just Say No
After a long day of dealing with a tenacious antagonist, I asked Madeline if she was going through her 2-year-old negativism developmental phase. To which she replied, “No way!” I think I got my answer.
Little Mother
I caught Madeline “nursing” for the first time. After she finished feeding her baby I watched her change her diaper. “Big poopy!” she exclaimed. She proceeded to wipe her baby girl (front to back, of course) and then asked me for a clean diaper. Watching her imitate me was both fun and humbling. It madeRead the whole post >>
Who’s the Boss?
Madeline was saying, “NO!” and “NOW!” the other morning. My patience was short-fused after getting a total of about eight hours of sleep over the past two days. I was trying to keep my cool, but I finally told this tiny tyrant that “Mommy’s the boss” and this simple fact means she cannot (and willRead the whole post >>
Please Stay Tuned…
I promise I’ll be updating this blog more as we get more settled into our foursome. Like most new moms, I’ve been operating on very little sleep. Madeline still wakes up after three hours and often fights going to sleep at bedtime for a couple of hours. Rae is a sleeper – she seems toRead the whole post >>
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