Abomination Casserole1. Put a can of refried beans in the bottom of a casserole dish ( Read more... )

As Pip gets bigger and bigger and yet my back remains essentially the same size, I am thinking about where to go from here regarding carting her around. The Boba is rated up to 40 pounds, and even if Pippa leaps into the 99th for weight she still shouldn't be 40 pounds until age three, but I think realistically the limitation here is not going to ( Read more... )

I am reading a short, creative non-fiction-ish, musing memoir-ish book called In Search of Sleep regarding how parents cope with sleep and young children.
The Husband (reading cover): In Search of Sleep? Good luck.
Me: Well, they didn't have Sleep VI: The Undiscovered Country.
The Husband: ...
Me: Although for my money Sleep II: The Wrath of Baby ( Read more... )

My birthday cake plans have been thrown into disarray. Today, to have an easy dinner since The Husband needed to leave early to go to church to sing, we were having frozen pizza, salad, and strawberries. Some kind of assembly line mix-up happened to the pizza however because it was cut in half, but when it was frozen it didn't appear to be cut in ( Read more... )

I am something of a singin' fool. (Yes, the apostrophe is required for that phrase.)

I am fairly good at spontaneously making up lyrics to songs. Being a parent is a constant source of inspiration for silly little ditties, such as The Pipster's previous hit single "Messy Babies (Put a Bib On It)". But there are many more ( Read more... )

We went to the Candlemas Mass tonight. I almost didn't go because I couldn't find Pippa's shoes (she likes to carry them around, they're some of her favorite toys) and the light went out in the living room and we didn't have another bulb, so it was hard to look in the dark (especially while wearing a sleeping baby). But I made it out the door and I ( Read more... )

all the messy babies! all the messy babies ( Read more... )

Ok so last week pretty much didn't happen for either PHFR or Quick Takes, but this week I'm going to try to do both.

FUNNY!This morning, Pip was attempting to eat her crib, the ambitious and dubiously perceptive little mite ( Read more... )

Me, to Gordon, after putting in the final load: I know it won't last long, but at least for tonight, there is no dirty laundry at all ( Read more... )

Today was The Pipster's 4 month vaccination. It was only two shots this time, and I made the smart/cowardly decision to close my eyes during the actual injection, so I wouldn't have to see the needle going in or Pippa's face. I had my eyes open last time and it was awful to see her going from completely content to stunned to sobbing. When it was ( Read more... )