A new addition to the family….

NO PEOPLE, I’M NOT PREGO AGAIN! HA! Wyatt got an unexpected gift from his little girlfriend, Sophie, the other day. His very first pet. A hermit crab. His name, for now, is Viking Ear. Don’t ask. Wyatt is a little obsessed with the crab, wanting to shake his cage at every chance possible. “Wake up [...]

I think it’s time to Ferberize

So, this is a total controversial subject for a lot of parents.  Do you let your kids cry it out when they are waking in the middle of the night, or do you get them to sleep by any means BUT letting them cry, even if this means sacrificing your own sleep and sanity?  I [...]

Happy Birthday to you

Today, my baby turned 6 months old. It’s hard to believe, I feels like yesterday we brought her home from the hospital. Even though I have tried to savor every minute with Brooklyn as an infant, I can’t help but feel like I missed it all.  Is 6 months when you stop saying you have [...]

Why do my children hate eating when I love it so?

Wyatt has to be on of the pickiest eaters on the planet. It is no wonder at close to 40 inches tall, he still struggles to stay around the 32 pound mark. When Wyatt first started eating “grown up foods” he would eat just about anything I would cook for dinner. Then that week ended [...]

Big Boy Pants = Success!

We are into week two of OPERATION: Intense potty training. A few months back, I wrote about my frustrations with potty training. These frustrations grew from annoyance with pee of the floor to a HUGE DISSATISFACTION WITH CHANGING TWO CHILDREN’S DIAPERS EVERY DAY.  I couldn’t do it any more. He’s three and a half years [...]

I will never compare my children…when they are older anyway.

For now, it’s kinda fun.  I know Chris has always said that he hated being known as “Eric’s little brother” all the time, so as the kids get older, I will try to make a conscious effort not to compare them to one another. But it will be hard. I’m just sayin’. Drum roll please…… [...]

Momfinition – the art of talking with your kids

Since I started blogging, I have also become obsessed with reading other mom-blogs. As you know, I never do anything in moderation. Full boar into blogging I am! So in my endless hours of blog reading, I ran across this fun contest that I thought I’d participate in. The people at ParentsConnect.com are challenging us [...]

Partly Cloudy with a Hint of Bravery

I don’t know what it is about western North Dakota, but we sure do get storms out here. I don’t remember the weather being quite as severe growing up on the eastern half of the state. Sure, we had storms, but out here we have house-rattling, Jurassic-Park-water-glass-quivering, lightening-blinding storms. And they all seem to happen [...]

Cutest Baby EVER

OK, so I may be biased, but check out my almost 6 month (6 MONTHS, REALLY?) old baby girl, eye infection and all…. I found myself kissing and munching on her cheeks so hard today, I almost swallowed her whole face in one giant sloppy bite. I can’t stop myself!  Why are babies so good [...]

What’d you just say?

A few short stories about my hilarious three year old and his mouth. The other night I took the kids to a friend’s house for dinner.  Wyatt was being his usual wild-self, and could barely sit still in his chair for dinner. In the process of his wiggling he managed to fall off the dining [...]