"It's a common belief that the way we decorate our homes is an expression of who we really are. And we've now begun twisting that concept in terms of our children, believing that the way we decorate their rooms is an expression of who they will be. Pottery Barn offers hope of orderly, intellectual, very urbane children, the kind that most orderly, ( Read more... )

Sometimes when I look at my kids I am totally overcome by wonder. They just amaze me, these little people. Not only does every facet of their development, whether it be learning to roll over or finding joy and pleasure in books, amaze and delight me, but just the sheer responsibility for these people can take my breath away ( Read more... )

I cut Jake's hair tonight. I hope that when he gets up in the morning, I still think it looks ok. Probably shouldn't have done it the night before a planned trip to the photographers. oops!

Oh, my last post reminded me. I really need to change how I talk\\\\\yell at people when I'm driving. Today, someone in another car honked at someone to get their attention (obviously friends). Jake started yelling something that sounded too close to "Fuckers! Shit shit!" for my comfort. Oh my. It's amazing what kids pick up ( Read more... )

Clipping Molly's fingernails this morning, I managed to clip her finger tip instead of the nail. Poor little girl. Her tiny fingers are really too small for the bandaids we've got, but I'm trying to keep one on her anyways - with a little bit of neosporin. Overall, it hasn't seemed to upset her.

Sleeping Babies are a good thing.

One thing 'they' don't warn you about when you're contemplating children - you'll have quite a chunk of time where your showers will not be the private, relaxing affairs you're used to. Now I spend my showers with dinosaurs, fire trucks, ducks and boats - and usually a small boy climbing between my legs ( Read more... )

I've got a pair of dark blue eyes peering up at me over my boob while I type this, so things can't be all bad. However, today had its very annoying moments - fights, lack of sleep, non-napping children, etc. We're ending up on a fairly good note, getting dinner together and playing with the kids. Speaking of which, time for a little bit of face