The blog in which I show off my mad sewing skills….

Truth be told, I am a total beginner sewer. But am kinda addicted to sewing “baby things”. Examples: blankets, bibs, hats and now my latest feat….dresses.  A month or so ago I posted on my scrapbook blog about sewing my first baby dress. you can read about that here.  I have now finished my second [...]

A day in my life…..

Lately, my days have been starting around 3 am….. As I lay in bed waiting for the inevitable cry from the nursery, I wonder to myself how have I gotten so used to getting up again in the middle of the night that I am actually waking up before the baby? I am SO supposed [...]

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 [...]