Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

I Get No Kick From Champagne…

…especially as a dry preggo, but oh, how our family got a kick out of our baby’s 20-week ultrasound. “Your baby looks perfect,” the doctor told us. And she did. I’ve never had such a clear ultrasound. We saw her tiny foot kung-ku kick toward us. We could see the baby’s eyes open and close,Read the whole post >>

The War Zone

Mommy Medic is on guard as we wage a war against the virulent stomach bug. She stands on call if the wounded soldier (AKA a 17-month-old who keeps scooting off the bed and prefers to nap on the towels) needs to heave again or just requires some extra TLC. This is what moms do –Read the whole post >>

A Difference a Day Can Make

Towels washed since Friday evening: 13Bedsheets washed: 3Number of times we’ve had to scrub our carpet to rid it of vomit: 4Number of baths for the kiddos: 4Number of times my children have heaved: Lost countHours slept since Friday: 7 total The birthday girl succumbed to a cruel, sudden, and violent stomach bug on theRead the whole post >>

We’re Off to See the Wizard!

As promised, here’s a group shot and cast list from our trip down the Yellow Brick Road on Halloween: Cast of Characters: The Tin Man: Gaba (my mom)Toto: RaeGlinda the Good Witch: Nana (Dave’s mom)Dorothy: MadelineThe Wicked Witch: Yours truly (I’m not going to take it personally that Madeline asked me to dress up asRead the whole post >>