Today we celebrated Kenny’s First Birthday (even though it’s not until next Saturday) with some close friends, family, several bottles of wine and lots of fun hors d’oeuvres and oysters. Kenny was charming to the hilt. In fact, the only time he cried was when we […]
We are having a small, early First Birthday (!) Party for Kenny this Sunday. His birthday is really next Saturday, but my parents are committed to an out-of-town wedding, and celebrating Baby’s First Birthday (!) without one set of grandparents would be like celebrating your wedding anniversary solo while your spouse was out playing […]
I think Casey and I are going to have to venture into the dreaded realm of “talking about discipline” in regards to Kenny. My Happiest Baby Ever is starting to think that Mommy’s mad face is a funny one, and that the N-word (that is, “No”) is something more of a challenge or a test […]
Not one minute after I hit “publish” on last night’s post, Kenny was awake and stayed that way for more than two hours. He was perfectly happy as long as we were all playing, but absolutely adamant against being put back to bed. It finally took nearly 45 minutes of rocking and bouncing […]
Not only has poor Kenny had to contend with tooth number five breaking through his tender gums for the last two days, but today was insult to injury. On our walk — the same walk we take everyday — he was viciously attacked by a swarm of wicked mosquitoes, unbeknownst to me. Upon taking him […]
I had every intention of writing last night, but was hit unexpectedly by the speeding bullet of a clogged duct. (I don’t need to explain any further for all you Moms out there.) No one said that weaning was a picnic, but I hardly expected to have any physical issues, since I’m going […]
This morning, as the Kenny-man announced his intentions to start the day at 6:05 AM, after another late-to-bed night for the family, I started wondering if I would ever get to sleep more than 6 hours a night again this side of heaven. Casey, the saint in blue-checked pjs, took pitty on his poor, […]
Kenny is really starting to catch on to the idea of imitating what I do. It’s facinating to watch him watch me, then mimic the moves or expressions I make. I was baking a couple of cakes in the kitchen today, and he sat on the floor with his own pots and pans […]
Can it be nearly three days since last I wrote? Time is flying…. and our house has been a veritable HGTV commercial for the last 48 hours. Yesterday a very imposing man installed our new flat screen TV for 6 hours. Today there were 7 men chopping down the enormous hickory tree […]
Today started off pleasantly enough. Casey and I awoke to the sounds of giggles and baby talk over the monitor ~ Kenny was in great spirits, and so happy to see Casey walk in to his room that he squealed and danced on his little feet. In fact, Kenny was a model […]