Archive for November, 2008
rewind: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was a blast. It was a long day that passed all too quickly, as days with family often do. Madeline loved every minute of it; however, I noticed that she is definitely starting to be a bit more wary of perceived strangers. She stayed close to Jimmy and I, burying her head into our [...]
Filed under: Madeline, family | 3 Comments
Tags: Baby's First Thanksgiving, family, parenting, Thanksgiving 2008
Happily ever after
You know, I’ve been thinking about marriage a lot lately. Specifically mine, mostly, but also marriage in general.
I’ve been having a hard time with the ups and downs of Madeline’s first year, especially the effect all this emotional flux has had on my marriage. I read a lot of books pre-baby about keeping our marriage [...]
Filed under: Jimmy, marriage | 7 Comments
Tags: fairy tales, happily ever after, marriage, marriage after baby, Taylor Swift
eight/nine months
Dear Madeline,
Mommy’s a little late on the letter this month. Sorry about that. You’ll come to find that I get behind sometimes, but I always keep the most important things to the forefront. This month, those more important things have boiled down to one thing: playing with you.
You’ve suddenly become mobile. Your stuttering, halting crawls [...]
Filed under: Madeline, breastfeeding, letters | 4 Comments
Tags: letters, nine months, parenting
Happy Thanksgiving!
For this week’s Spin Cycle over at Sprite’s Keeper, the topic is “Thankful.” Here’s my contribution, and make sure you head over to check out others… it can only enhance your attitude of gratitude!
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I love this time of year.
It’s acceptable during the holidays to be a sap. I am a sap year-round, but at this [...]
Filed under: Jimmy, Madeline, Spin Cycle, family, me | 4 Comments
Tags: gratitude, Thanksgiving 2008
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