Whew! This past weekend was the annual World’s Longest Yard Sale which happens to go right through the front yard at my house. We’ve been piling things all over the house for longer than I care to mention in preparation for this day. Like last year, our friends John and Ashley with Baby Gwen, Laura,… Read More Yard Sale, Rolling Over and Week Two of Daycare

Today was my first day back to work and overall it went great. I am going to have to get used to just how much STUFF the baby and I are lugging around though – today was especially bad since I had to transport my entire office set up back to work. Baby has a… Read More Back to work

On Ember’s first day of daycare, I had grand plans to do an entire practice run from getting up and showering to getting out the door. Of course, when the alarm went off at 6, I thought to myself, “you know, no reason to go through all that,” and promptly rolled over and went back… Read More First Day of Day Care

We are making the most of our last weeks at home together. Ember loves playing on her play mat and discovering new toys every day. Watching her learn and play is so much fun. I know she’s going to have a blast at daycare. She’s also very silly and loves rolling around when getting her… Read More Play Time

Ember Walker Rose is 3 months old today! That’s a quarter of a year. It seems like it’s gone by so quickly but it also seems like she’s always been here.  I couldn’t pick my favorite, so I went with two this time around. Of course, she’s beginning to be an expert at stomping as… Read More 3 Months Old

When Ember would be more alert (or when she seemed wide awake when it was “oh God please sleep now” time), we reffered to her as Wakey Baby. My friend Katrina, mother of two adorable boys, kept asking when she was “waking up” as in, becoming more alert and less of a newborn who is… Read More Wakey Baby

I don’t know what has happened the past few days, but I finally got my priorities straight and have been spending time snuggled up on the couch with this adorable baby.  I’m not sure if she’s at the perfect size to snuggle without worrying I’m going to break her or if I’m just finally not… Read More Couch Time

Generally this week has been calm. We went to get Ember’s ultrasound on her hips and everything was normal. She did well during the procedure, which was good for me and her. Earlier this week I theorized that one of the things I’d heard prior to this, that the 8 week mark was when mom’s… Read More Weekly Update

Kevin and I took Ember to her 2 month appointment today. I knew she’d be getting some shots, so I specifically asked him to do the heavy lifting – I remembered her shots before being ever so slightly heart wrenching. He said no problem, he’d be happy to hold her.  She weighed in at 9lbs… Read More 2 Month Appointment

Here we go again with this ridiculous shit – Ember is 8 weeks old today but won’t be hitting two months til the 12th next week. I continue to boycott the “weeks old” world. She’s almost two months old. People told me my newborn would “wake up” meaning she’d have more time to interact after… Read More 8 Weeks Is Not Two Months