I was/am so excited for Vera’s first Halloween, I can’t even tell you. I’ve been planning costumes since before she was born. Ok it’s really her second Halloween, since we dressed up last year. But it’s her first on her own, and she’s looking fierce!…
Dear Vera, Eight months old today and you are getting so big! You still aren’t crawling, but I’m not worried about you. I know you’ll get there when you get there. Your dad thinks you’ll be walking before you crawl, as you can already stand…
Lucious here. I’ve been a little under the weather lately, but starting to feel more like my normal spry self. Mom and Dad still keep a close eye on me, but hopefully it won’t be long before they back off so I can continue to…
We definitely aren’t one of those families with a ton of toys lying around (yes I’m knocking on wood right now). In fact, we probably err on the side of not enough toys. Both Brett and I agreed before having kids that we were dead…
I am so excited to share these photos. I’d been anxiously awaiting our family photo session for weeks (read checking the weather report every day for signs of rain), and our photographers, Kelsey and Kylee of Ever Lovely Photography, did not disappoint. We really wanted…
Ok can someone seriously tell me what’s ‘normal’ when it comes to teething? I guess I should have knocked on wood the other day after writing this letter where I mentioned Vera being “a little fussy” because starting the next day she was more than…
Dear Vera, I had a brief moment of panic when I typed the title of this post. How is my sweet little baby girl already seven months old? I always imagined what you would be like at six months, but never thought about beyond. It…
Do you think it’s confusing to babies who are just learning their names when parents call them by pretty much anything other than their real names? I ask because we are totally guilty of this, and I’m thinking we can’t be the only ones. Last…
We wanted to do something memorable as a family over Labor Day weekend, as opposed to camping out in the basement for three days, which was our other option. This was spawned by my thinking about my favorite memories as a kid, none of which…
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