A Toddler Adjusts to Life with a Newborn

There are some obvious questions people have when you announce the birth of a new baby: What did you name him/her?  How much did she/he weigh? Are you breastfeeding? (This last one is unnecessary in my opinion, but none-the-less, people want to know for some reason) One additional question keeps popping up with the birth [...]

“It’s the most natural thing in the world…”

I’m starting to believe that people who say that breastfeeding is “the most natural thing in the world” either a. don’t have children b. are a lactation consultant or c. produce milk like a cow for their babies For the rest of us, however, it is not exactly the most natural thing in the world. [...]

Brooklyn Anna Update

Just thought I’d update everyone a little on Brooklyn’s status. Currently, she still lives in the NICU, instead of in our room at the hospital. We are going home on Thursday and hope that she’ll be able to bunk with us tomorrow, but apparently mums the word around here ‘cuz we haven’t heard yet when [...]

Our Sheltie Daughters

It all started with Mia. When we were first married and moved to Bismarck I was lonely and decided we should have our first dog. We had already had fish, turtles, birds, geckos, guinea pigs – those didn’t work out so a dog was the answer, right?  Chris was gone a lot traveling for work, [...]

She said – NO DOGS ON THE BED!

We somehow became one of “those couples” who share their bed with their pets.   When we got Mia, back in 2004, it was cute.  A tiny little puppy with her head on our pillows snuggled right between the two of us.  Then she got bigger. And more greedy.  There was a time, shortly after we [...]

Welcome!

Hello! Welcome to our new and improved family website. Here we hope to keep you informed of our latest happenings, challenges and everyday life. It can get interesting around here. . . . Please stop by often to check out our 1. Family section 2. Photo albums – I will be updating these frequently, especially [...]