Hark! The Herald Grandparents Come…
The Saminator has been particularly happy lately because Grams and Pops are in town! It’s neat to see for so many reasons, especially because this is the first time he has really been old enou...
Happy Holi-daze
Why do I already feel so behind when it is only December 5? I did the math – there are still 20 whole days ’til Christmas. In college that was more than enough time to cram for five ...
The Santa Crawl
Finally Sam is old enough to “get” the magic of Christmas, and I’m treasuring every nanosecond of it. We have already bonded with Santa three times — once at the mall, then o...
"I Want Daaaaaaaddy"
I never thought I’d hear those words from my little Mama’s boy. Much to my chagrin (and even embarrassment), I’ve been hearing them lately — a lot. I know I shouldn’t...
The Potty: Is He Ready?
It’s a rite of passage, progressing onto using the potty. The hard part is determining the ideal time to take the leap into the abyss. Me? I’m in no hurry. To clarify, I am potty t...
P.S.
For all of you out there who were jealous of my two pound weight loss in two days, read on. You will be happy to know that for some God forsaken reason I GAINED BACK 0.4 today even though I stuck to...
I’m HUNGRY!!!
Well, I finally turned myself in to the Duchess of Pork, aka Weight Watchers. I’ve only been talking about doing this for six years. Actually I think it’s only been five and a half, wh...
Bye Bye Baby?
Until he turned a year old, Sam only used his pacifier in the crib. It was a Godsend, miraculously calming him down. And, even better, statistics show that using a pacifier dramatically decreases ...