What a difference a year makes.
Home. A year ago Saturday that was my post. Destroy came home from the NICU on August 6. Tomorrow, August 9, is the anniversary of Search’s homecoming. Continue reading
Category Archives: Milestones
Babies First Haircut
The lady stared at the side-by-side double stroller for a good 30 seconds, making silly faces at the muppets. Suddenly she looked up. “You have two!” she exclaimed. Congratulations stranger lady, you can count. She resumed cooing. “Boy and a girl?” she asked casually.
Negative ghostwriter. Continue reading
Out Damned Sippy Cup
“In the Hall of the Mountain Kings” was humming in the background when I said goodnight to the boys. Both of them were still awake. They sat up in their cribs, eyeing me. It was a Wild West standoff. I stood in front of them – sippy cups in hand; they stared back – howls of protest filling their lungs. Continue reading
An Open Letter to my Sons on Their First Birthday
Dear Search and Destroy,
Well hell, it’s been 365 days. People told me having kids would change your life, but they neglected to mention our quest for you would send my entire being into a tailspin. Continue reading
Missing Mommy
I’m away on business. So naturally, Destroy chose to start talking. Continue reading
Bumps, Bruises and Bodily Fluids
The plan was to double date on a picnic with Grandma Nancy. Unfortunately, Mother Nature (being a mother herself) was sleeping in and waiting for breakfast in bed. Continue reading
High Risk Pediatrics
Normally, when the hint of a germ invades the house, I immediately revert to paranoid mommy mode (from within my Lysol wipes bubble of course). When Destroy began exhibiting signs of a stuffy nose on Monday I was calmer than usual. We had a doctors appointment on Tuesday morning.
Life’s Little Miracles
They truly are life’s little miracles. (Hence the moniker: Million Dollar Miracle Muppets). Yes, it’s a commercial. But it made me smile.