We had a great Monday. Spencer ran around the house all morning, screaming and laughing and dragging his toy cars across the carpet. There are few things cuter to me than my little toddler boy zooming around in his jammies. He is mostly down to taking one nap a day now, so he went down… Continue reading Sunshiny Monday with my sunshiny boy.
Month: February 2017
Learning to love differences.
We got married four years ago. Up until our wedding day, we lived in separate apartments, with separate bills, separate groceries, separate beds, and separate schedules. We spent a lot of time together, obviously, but it wasn't the same as sharing a life and home together. We both had roommates in college, so we had… Continue reading Learning to love differences.
2017 Family Bucket List
1) Take Spencer to Creve Coeur Lake and ride one of those crazy bikes around the trail. 2) Go to at least 3 new state parks we haven't been to. 3) Go to at least 2 minor league stadiums. 4) Take Spencer to the zoo a ton. 5) Pay off one (or both) cars by… Continue reading 2017 Family Bucket List
The great windshield miracle of 2017.
I'm mildly embarrassed to tell this story, but it's kind of hilarious. Let me preface by saying that Jordan and I drive the same kind of car, only different colors, and his windshield has a huge crack across it which we were planning to get fixed when we got our tax refund. Our church has… Continue reading The great windshield miracle of 2017.
The toddler and the lobster.
When you take a baby out to a restaurant, it's not a big deal. Usually the baby is content to nap in their carseat, or let people take turns holding him/her. When you take a toddler to a restaurant, especially a non-fast food restaurant... it can be a little more stressful. 😜 Jordan's parents got… Continue reading The toddler and the lobster.
Our first bully.
I took Spen out a couple times today, and now that he's getting bigger, he's starting to have more contact with other kids, especially "big" kids, and that kind of freaks me out. Our paths crossed with two different kindergarten age boys today. The first was at Barnes and Noble. There's a little table in… Continue reading Our first bully.
Oh, tantrums.
Well, we are definitely heading into the toddler years with our tantrum skills on point. It's kind of sad to see him freaking out, but it's also kind of funny, because he's crying over the most ridiculous things. He cries when he can't go outside. He cries when he has to come back inside. He… Continue reading Oh, tantrums.
Zoo day.
More lessons.
1) Baby clothes . We got a lot of clothes at our baby showers, and I took all the tags off and washed them before he was born. Well, he was an exceptionally large newborn and didn't fit in his newborn clothes, and only wore his 3 month clothes for a few weeks. Since a… Continue reading More lessons.
Lessons from the first year: marriage.
Having a child of my own was pretty eye-opening. I feel like I learned a lot, but haven't really taken the time to reflect much on it. So I'm going to take the time. Here are a few things I learned about marriage in our first year as parents: We had to depend on each… Continue reading Lessons from the first year: marriage.
Kristen Stewart, Writer 