I originally posted this on Babies.com Nesting. The obsessive, often impulsive, stage of maternity that brings about the uncontrollable urge to clean ones house beyond all necessary means, in preparation for a new baby. While pregnant, I never entered this stage. In fact, I was quite the opposite. I still have visions of me laying exhausted on the couch, watching television, with a bowl of cereal propped up on my jumbo belly, wearing the same pajamas for 3 days in a row while surrounded by a {…Read More…}

Every day, at about 1:00pm, I load Lil W and his minkie {blanket} into the car and we go on a drive until he falls asleep for his nap.  Then I carefully remove him from his car seat and bring him inside.  Not following this routine results in no nap until about 5:00pm, which means he doesn’t go to bed until 11:00pm.  I’ve tried cutting out the nap all together, but that only resulted in the world’s most unhappy toddler {and Momma}. No nap isn’t pretty. And it certainly {…Read More…}

{via} In an instant. That’s how life goes when you become a parent. One instant you’re laying in bed with your husband, your toddler sleeping soundly in between you both, you glance over, your eyes meet, he gives a half smile and you know exactly what his half smile and sparkling eyes are saying in that moment, because you feel the same way: There’s no where I’d rather be right now. A mere instant later, your baby awakens from his deep sleep with hysterical cries and {…Read More…}

Just Another Day Some have wondered what my typical day looks like.When I find the time to blog,how I keep Baby W busy,when {or rather, if} I exercise. So I have put together an outline of my day.It’s super glamorous, let me tell ya.No really, please don’t expect much.And yes, I completely realize that many of my parenting methods are notby.the.book.Namely, Baby W’s sleep habits and his bottle dependency.But if there’s anything I have learned as a parent,it’s that sometimes you just have to do what {…Read More…}