Annie and I, as usual, have been talking a lot recently but the talk has been different. Like many of you we talk a lot about goals, what we want to do with our lives, and so on but the unfortunate thing is that much of the time it seems or feels like it ends with the talk. After … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
The Things We Learn
Annie and I were recently chatting about all the different phases we have already experienced in parenthood from the moment we got pregnant to Sammy being four and a half months old. I’m actually blown away at how many phases can happen in such a short time. … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots
I’m sure I’ve probably used this title before because I tend to be someone that…well…wants to connect the dots. One part of this dot connecting has to do with my brain realizing that this little boy we had a bit over four months ago is my son and nobody is coming to pick him up. … [Read more...]
The State of Our Union
Ever since we got pregnant, Annie and I talked endlessly about how we were going to raise this kid to be the most perfect human being on the planet. It was as if we knew all there was to know about parenting. Funny thing is…even if you knew it all the baby (or toddler or … [Read more...]
Sammy’s First Valentine’s Day
As you know, Sammy doesn’t care. Not because he doesn’t want to but he just doesn’t get it yet. He can’t even wipe his own butt so what can you expect? All that aside, my hope, our hope, is to teach this little dude that Holidays are great for what they represent but if you only … [Read more...]
To My Dear Son, Sammy…
Dear Sammy, Pumpkin, Buddy, Lovey, Chunky Monkey, Today, on the day that is 4 months from the day you were taken out of my belly and brought into this world; our world and our life, I want to tell you some things. Turns out this might be harder for me than I thought...the tears … [Read more...]
A Note to the Parents
I came across this article this morning on Huffington Post online in the parenting section and thought it was interesting enough to share here. It also got me thinking about how we live our lives and what we are doing to make sure our kids live better lives than we did and that … [Read more...]
Back to the Grind
Here we go! Annie started back to work full time yesterday (Monday), which leaves Sammy having to contend with my crazy antics during the days. The company Annie works for has been awesome, they are letting her cycle back into work mode by working from home two days a week and … [Read more...]