Open Letter to Everyone Who Wants to Touch My Baby

Last weekend I went to one of my oldest friends baby shower.  It was a lovely party for her and her baby, and I was so glad I got to share in the experience with her.  She looks gorgeous, and her son is already so blessed! But, it was nerve-wracking … Continue reading

It’s Always Something

Monday night, the Geek woke up in the middle of the night and went to eat some cereal.  Somehow, a bite of cereal managed to crack one of his teeth!  He said it hurt like crazy, and was not feeling very well Tuesday. The dentist said the tooth is not … Continue reading

No Escape

Have you ever noticed that food is everywhere? No, seriously.  It’s in commercials, TV shows, movies, magazines, books, billboards…it is everywhere, and you can’t escape it. Mr. Charm is now in the 2-3 year old group at Sunday School, instead of in the nursery.  This is great!  He now gets … Continue reading

Attack of The Vicious EGG and the Cunning Cheerio

Yesterday morning, the Geek let me sleep in just a little bit.  At 8:30 a.m., he walked from the living room, where all the boys were hanging out, to our bedroom, and said “Mama, get out of bed!”.  I woke up and said “OK”, he turned and walked back towards … Continue reading

Paper is Poison, Or, Why My Weekend Included Bloody Diapers and Vomit

Friday morning, Mr. Happy had a diaper FILLED with blood.   It was so acidic, it instantly  burned his butt, leaving blisters and raw, bleeding open wounds in it’s wake. I seriously thought I was going to cry. Which just proves that my son is far tougher than I am, because I … Continue reading

A Journey of a Thousand Foods Begins With a Single Bite

OK, I wrote this post with the plan to post it today, but over the weekend some things popped up on our radar that complicates the issues. I didn’t have time to re-write it to include the new stuff, so, here’s the originally planned post, with the weekend revelations at … Continue reading

The Sweetest Child on Earth

Yesterday was an icky day.  Mr. Happy was cutting his first tooth, so of course he wanted to be held CONSTANTLY.  Mr. Charm was whiny in the morning.  I gave up on getting anything done besides staying alive. After their naps, both boys were in better spirits, though Mr. Happy … Continue reading

Translation, Please!

Mr. Happy had a rough day. He wanted to be held.  But only in certain positions, thank you! He ‘snacked’ all day.  Wouldn’t drink a full bottle at all!  Just an ounce at a time, but every single hour.  It was straight up comfort feeding. He napped a ton.  More … Continue reading

Diagnosis: Transition? Build Symptoms? Don’t Know!

Mr. Happy seemed to be doing better on the Elecare last week.  He had a few days of Happy Baby – no clinginess, no vomit, very little spit up, doing great!  I thought it was just the transition to elemental formulas, and that he had pushed through to a new … Continue reading