Remember this wild-haired boy? I look back on his photos from before his haircut and he seems like a different kid. I knew that his first haircut would instantly change his appearance from a “baby” into a “little boy” and that is why it took us so long to get his hair cut. I don’t think any […]
the pros & cons of cloth diapers…and a give-away!
Although Aiden has been potty trained for about a year now, it wasn’t until last night that I finally cleared out all of his cloth diapers from his drawers. That’s right, it took me this long to finally accept that my diaper-changing years are over. <insert heavy sigh here> As I sorted through all the cute diapers I had in my […]
no longer a baby
Guess who had a birthday?!! That’s right. Aiden did! We celebrated Aiden’s 3rd birthday this month! Can you believe it? Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday that he was taking his first steps? Well, he’s a big boy now. No fooling around. He’s officially out of his babyhood and into his preschool big boy years. […]
but I still love him
Last night Aiden was lying next to me in bed ready to go to sleep. The lights were off, and it was quiet. He curled up into me and started to pat my stomach with his hand. This reminded me of our time together during my pregnancy with Aaron. It’s been more than five months now. […]
out of the mouths of babes
Today my sweet toddler called me a butthole. Actually, his exact words were “Mom. You’re being a butthole.” I happened to be videoing him at the time… If you are wondering how my precious babe got a foul mouth like this, I will tell you how. He hears it from his older siblings, who repeat […]
Disneyland Days
Last week I bought an annual pass to Disneyland. Just for me. It’s the first time I have ever just bought ONE pass. Years ago, back when the annual passes were below $100, we used to buy a pass for each member of our family. And we would go to Disneyland all the time. It […]
update: 30 weeks
I’ve reached 30 weeks with Aaron’s pregnancy. I remember back when we were first given his diagnosis of Trisomy 13, I was warned that he could pass away soon, that making it to term was unlikely for “these babies”. So the fact that we are here at 30 weeks is no little thing to me. […]
90 minutes at the zoo
I’ve been really tired these past few days. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m going to bed too late (some nights Aiden won’t go to bed and I’m up because of him) or it perhaps I’m not eating enough protein, or maybe it’s just a third trimester thing. But once I get back from taking the […]
Thomas
Meet Thomas. No, not the baby. You all know that’s Aiden. Thomas is the blue potty seat. Thomas, as in Thomas the Train. Yes, I bought Aiden a Thomas the Train potty seat because he loves Thomas the Train, and I thought that he would use the potty if he had a fun potty seat. […]
Two Months
(this is an old post that for some reason was left as a draft and never published, so because I want to add it to my blog for memory sake, I’m publishing it now…even though this little guy is now two YEARS old, LOL) Aiden is now two months old. He’s a little sweetie pie, […]
Nine Months!
So this is my sweet baby boy at nine months old. His new thing: chomping down on the spoon when we feed him. He thinks he’s so clever! Grrrrr!! I pity the fool who tries to take this spoon from my mouth! He’s been a busy boy. Lots of new things going on with […]
FIVE MONTHS
Well, would you look at that — we actually have a smile! Finally! It used to be that he only smiled for us at random times and never when a camera is held up to him. He’s been a very smiley baby these past couple of weeks. And this is a good thing, because he […]
My Little Pumpkin
So the entire month of October I have been searching for the perfect fall photo scene to do with Aiden, and I kept going back to the Baby in a Pumpkin idea. I saw all these adorable photos on Pinterest and I just knew I had to do this with Aiden. He is the […]
entertained
Aiden is at such a fun age right now! He is starting to use his hands to play with toys. Well, okay. Maybe he’s not so much playing with toys as he is sucking on them, because everything thing he grabs he pulls to his mouth. But still. He’s using his hands! And he has […]
let’s talk diapers
Aiden is now three and a half months old. Being that he’s our tenth, you could say that I’m pretty well versed with mothering an infant…. To me, infants are the easiest stage in a child’s developmental years. They sleep a lot. They aren’t very mobile yet, so for the most part you can put […]
T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS
‘Twas the night before school starts…. and no, I’m not going to do a cute rhyme for this blog post. Sorry to fool you. But it IS the night before the kids’ BIG day. And here I sit at the kitchen table, writing the notes to stick in their lunches. Because what’s the first day […]
BROTHER BONDING
Alex is my 13 year old who has been asking for another little brother for about five years now. It took a while, but we finally have one for him. With their age difference, there’s a good chance that Alex will be going off to college when Aiden is about 6 years old. This thought […]
Aiden’s two month “portrait”
I’ve stopped taking my kids to portrait sessions. You know the ones I’m talking about, where they cover a block up with a carpet or a blanket and then set your kid up there, hand them some kind of a ball to hold (if they are a boy) or they hand them a flower to […]
a good sleep
This is how Aiden likes to sleep. The trouble with this sleep position is that at 8 weeks of age, he is in his “falling” stage where he startles all the time because he feels like he’s falling. Lying on his back with arms and legs sprawled wide open like this is the perfect position […]
I have help
When people learn that I have so many children, one of the things that I get asked is: Do you have help? And by “help” they are referring to a nanny, or a house cleaner, or some kind of outside service that could assist me with everything that I have going on each day. And I […]