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I’m experiencing one of those rare moments where I have baby tunnel vision. Quinten is quietly sleeping on my chest after nursing and falling asleep. He’s so quiet that I almost forgot he was there. The slow rise and fall of his chest light and smooth. I imagine him to be in a sweet, peaceful … Continue reading A rare peace
It’s a little weird looking at the adult I have become. There are some parts of my personality that haven’t changed, but there are also parts that are so different from the child I was. Growing up I felt like I was a follower. I had a lot of outgoing friends who were {are} really … Continue reading Words, I gots them
Sometimes I blink and days have gone by. Does that ever happen to you? It should be a good thing because that means I get so busy living all.the.moments. It always happens when I least expect it. I wake up and realize that time went by really fast. I’m not sure what makes this happen, … Continue reading Days gone by
I’ve gotten a few questions about how we budget so I thought I’d answer them on here. Do you have separate accounts? We used. Then we took the leap to join them. It’s difficult to talk about finances and “give up your money.” It’s been one of our greatest changes. No secrets or different ways … Continue reading Budgeting OUR money
Cleaning the house has always been an area that I could improve upon. I’m good at things like vacuuming, changing the sheets, cleaning the kitchen countertops and table, dusting, and cleaning the bathrooms. Depending on your definition of good, I probably could improve upon my good tasks. During my second trimester, I got into an … Continue reading How clean IS my house?
Is that even a thing? Well, it’s my birthday and I’ll make it a thing if I want to! I don’t have profound words about what 30 means to me. I didn’t put together a bucket list of 30 things to do before I turned 30. When I was little, 30 was old. When I … Continue reading The Perfect Thirties?
Patience is hard to come by some days. One morning last week I wrote on Twitter that I needed it that day. I needed patience to deal with my toddler. I hate writing that. I hate admitting it, but it’s the truth and I’m not one to pretend things aren’t the way they are. I … Continue reading Patience
We need a weekend do-over. Imagine that it’s your 30th birthday. Since you’re a man in this scenario, you don’t want to do anything to celebrate the occasion. Your wife compromises and suggests breakfast out. {Something I’ve been wanting to do for weeks…or months!} Breakfast changes to lunch and lunch changes to dinner and dinner … Continue reading A birthday do-over
It’s the new year and I feel like there’s a giant blank slate in front of me. It feels like there’s so much opportunity ahead of us. So much hope and anticipation for something that I can’t quite put my finger on. For the first time, we spent December 31 talking about our goals for … Continue reading Planning our 2013
We rang in the new year family style. After a disappointing bowl game loss for our Cyclones, we turned on Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve and cuddled into the couch. Supper was pb&j because we’d all had too many cheese and crackers during our tailhome gate. Maximus was fast asleep by 8:30 with no idea that … Continue reading Champagne, babies, and technology