At approximately 7 a.m. Thursday morning, a crime took place at my house. The culprit, a 28-lbs white male with blue eyes and curly blonde hair, was spotted in my bedroom. My husband and I awoke to tiny footsteps that echoed like elephants running a sprint down the hallway. Soon after we heard giggles. However,… Continue reading Prison Break
Tag: Siler
Mr. Clean
You can forget all the toys we have in our house. My 23-month-old son would rather play with the vacuum cleaner. In fact, Siler is pretty much obessed with the vacuum cleaner. I’m not exactly sure what he finds so appealing about the vacuum. Maybe he likes the loud noise that it makes, which is interesting… Continue reading Mr. Clean
The Boys of Summer Breaks
Lately I’ve felt like I’m trapped inside the children’s book “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.” Only in my version of the story, I have three monkeys, and my little monkeys are breaking their arms instead of bumping their heads. I could hardly believe it myself when Eli, my oldest son, broke his arm… Continue reading The Boys of Summer Breaks
Toddleritis
Thanks to my little guy, Siler, I should have arms more ripped than Michelle Obama by spring. Of course, I also may need back surgery, too. I spend my days repeatedly lifting 27 lbs. of wiggly toddler weight. I officially have toddleritis, which I define as the exhaustion and aches and pains of keeping up… Continue reading Toddleritis
The Flour Incident
All-purpose flour really does have all different kinds of purposes. I discovered an interesting new use for it—a backdrop for a ridiculously fun photo shoot. I was mixing up cookie dough with Mila and Eli, and sneaky little Siler came to the table and pulled down the flour canister that I had just moments before… Continue reading The Flour Incident
My Christmas Miracle
My family experienced a Christmas miracle last Sunday at Cookies with Santa. I actually got a decent family photo. The Mothers of Multiples club that I’m a member of hosts the event each, and the Santa is quite authentic. Of course, this was the one year I didn’t go to the trouble of coordinating festive… Continue reading My Christmas Miracle
Halloween Revisited
It’s Dec. 1, and Siler finally got dressed up in his Halloween costume for pictures. I guess that officially qualifies me as slacker mom. In my defense, I did take pictures the week after Halloween, but he still had that lovely green drainage pouring from his nose. I should really erase those ghastly pictures from… Continue reading Halloween Revisited
Bye-bye bottles
Now that Siler has turned one, we’re saying bye-bye to bottles. It’s been a rocky transition so far. I’ve witnessed some major meltdowns this week. Siler’s dramatic displays have included crying, shrieking, turning red in the face and falling on the floor in protest. I may have a stubborn little boy on my hands! It’s… Continue reading Bye-bye bottles
Nicknames
Expectant parents spend countless hours trying to choose the perfect name for their children. After all, selecting a name for your child is an important job. You want something that you really like since you’ll be saying—sometimes yelling—that name for the rest of your life. The humorous thing about all the time expectant parents spend… Continue reading Nicknames
Teething bites
There are some things I’m so thankful that I don’t remember going through as a baby. Teething is one of them. Poor baby Siler is cutting his two front teeth. He is a crank pot right now, and he’s been drooling nonstop like that dog in the Tom Hanks movie “Turner & Hooch.” I really… Continue reading Teething bites