What’s in a name?
Brooklyn Anna Hustad has a very special meaning to her name. She was named after my dear friend’s daughter Anna Hazel who passed away in late November 2007, at 9 weeks of age. The minute I found out I was pregnant, I knew if I was blessed enough to have a baby girl, I wanted [...]
My baby is growing up . . .
Since Brooklyn is 20 weeks old today, I thought I’d make a short but sweet list of her personality thus far… 1. She is the happiest baby I’ve ever met. 2. All of the girls who work at her daycare want to take her home. 3. She spits up gallons (OK – teaspoonfuls) of formula [...]
Plagiocephaly update
June 12, 2009 by Lisa Beth
Remember the curse of the flat head? Need a reminder, see this blog. Brooklyn has had her second recheck for her plagiocephaly and it looks good! When we first had her evaluated for her flat head, she was in the severe category – helmet therapy recommended. We decided to try an extensive repositioning program to [...]
Gotta go, gotta GO, gotta GO RIGHT NOW!
June 11, 2009 by Lisa Beth
It’s official. Yesterday was the last day I will ever drink two lattes in one day. EVER. Although the caffeine buzz I sustained all day long was awesome and I was super productive at work, I had some bladder issues that evening at softball. **Warning – the following blog may contain TMI (too much information) [...]
Good Morning Sunshine!
Every morning when Wyatt wakes up, he starts talking/singing to himself. Softly at first, then louder, and louder. I usually let him do this for a while hoping he’ll decide to snooze a bit longer. Hasn’t happened yet, but I’m still hopeful every morning. Once he gets sick of talking to himself, he’ll start yelling [...]
A lovely day in the neighborhood
June 8, 2009 by Lisa Beth
Mother nature is a cruel, heartless woman this year. Bismarck this winter was awful- more snow on record than ever in history, along with record low temperatures (can you say -42 degrees?). This spring has been cold, wet and cloudy. This weekend, a lovely June weekend, it was 36 degrees out and sleeting. Sleeting in [...]
Listen to your Mother
June 2, 2009 by Lisa Beth
When I got home from work today, I let the dogs outside to potty and started dinner. When I looked out the back door again,I could see Sophie thinking about wandering through the trees to check out the neighbor’s yard. I proceed to the deck to call her in. She turned around and stared at [...]
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Late last week, Chris and I decided to take the kids out for a leisurely evening of fishing on the river. We packed up our gear and hauled the boat down to the Missouri River. On the drive there, Wyatt was chanting/singing in his usual way. Many run on sentences, many different thoughts all strung [...]
Like a Ton of Bricks
Last night, an unusually loud thunder storm came through Bismarck. You know, one of those ones where the lightening lasts for 5-10 seconds, and the thunder is so loud the pictures on your walls shake. I am awakened by these storms well before they are even directly over us. I usually hear them coming when [...]
Let’s Roll
Brooklyn rolled over for the first time this weekend! She started on her back and found her way onto her tummy. Once she got onto her tummy, she remembered that she HATES being on her tummy and screamed. I turned her back over, and she had this huge smile on her face, as if to [...]