I often heard the phrase "terrible twos." When my son turned two, I heard over and over again how interesting and frustrating my life was about to be. To be honest, I thought age 2 was a breeze. I wondered if I might be some lucky parent whose child would skip the terrible two phase,… Continue reading Three-nager.
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First Vacation! Day 4: Beach Day!
On Thursday, we got up early and rented a car then drove to Indian Rocks Beach outside of Tampa. It wasn't very crowded and the beach was really pretty. We rented some chairs and umbrella and hung out all morning... Spencer took to the beach like he was born to be there. He dug in… Continue reading First Vacation! Day 4: Beach Day!
First Vacation! Day 3: Animal Kingdom.
On Wednesday, we headed to Animal Kingdom and went straight for the safari ride. Spencer wasn't fully awake and was still in grumpy mode, but Jordan and I loved it. Then Jordan went to ride Expedition Everest while I walked Spencer around some of the trails. We ended up in DinoLand and spent a looong… Continue reading First Vacation! Day 3: Animal Kingdom.
First Vacation! Day 2: Magic Kingdom.
We woke up early on Tuesday to get to Magic Kingdom before they opened the rides. Spencer was having allergy issues and was a little grouchy but also couldn't wait to run around and see everything. As soon as the rides opened, Jordan went to Space Mountain while I took Spencer on Buzz Lightyear. He… Continue reading First Vacation! Day 2: Magic Kingdom.
First vacation! Day 1.
We just returned from our first family vacation. It was an awesome time from start to finish. Monday morning, we woke up very early and flew to Orlando. It was my first flight as well as Spencer's - I thought I'd be the one comforting him on the plane, but it was 100% the other… Continue reading First vacation! Day 1.
“Lots of Toys”
This morning we slept in. Spencer woke up crying around midnight last night and I ended up just falling asleep on his bed with him... usually we get up by 7 every day, but today we slept until close to 9 and it was fantastic. Jordan saw on the news that Toys R Us might… Continue reading “Lots of Toys”
Please stay two-years-old.
It's been awhile since I cried. Honestly, I can't even think of the last time I did. But tonight, as I lay on my little son's new twin bed, holding his hands while he drifted off to sleep... the tears came. I never thought this day would come. When he would move out of our… Continue reading Please stay two-years-old.
23 months.
Almost two! Right now he's into throwing his toys up in the air and yelling "dunk it high!" He runs back and forth as fast as he can and yells "hockey player! Skates! Skate fast!" and I love the way he giggles while he's doing that. He's really good at pronouncing his words, but for… Continue reading 23 months.
Back to the real world.
Well, the first week of full-time work and full-time daycare are over. And... I kind of loved it way more than I expected. Some observations and things I didn't expect: 1) Spencer took to daycare like he's been going his whole life. Seriously, I expected major meltdowns, clinging to my legs, refusing to nap, and… Continue reading Back to the real world.
When I see this face.
Just a few portraits of my boy... getting him to sit still for pictures is getting harder and harder. 😜 I found it so interesting after Spencer was born how many people thought he looked like different people. Everyone had an opinion of who he looked JUST like. A lot of people thought he was… Continue reading When I see this face.
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