The new family motto these days is, “Whatever works.” Our J turned 5 weeks yesterday, and we’re entering what all the “experts” call his “fussy period.” For Aaron and me, that means that from about 7 pm until baby finally sleeps around 10 or 11, we’re pacing, bouncing, patting, shooshing, swinging, and otherwise doing anything … Read more
** Beware: This blog post has no actual goal or basic main idea! ** This is a very different sort of summer. So much is changing and building and morphing. Today, A and I have started our “summer writing.” She is so excited about doing this because I bought her a new writing notebook and … Read more
Having a baby has so many awesome elements to it. One of the exciting parts is the waiting at the end. When will it happen? How will I know? Unless you’re scheduled for a C-Section or an induction, it’s literally up to the baby and nature as to when it will occur. So, as I … Read more
Today was the last day of my face-to-face teaching career for an undetermined amount of time. As in, I don’t know when or if I’ll ever go back to the physical classroom. Today was weird because I never got emotional — and I am a freakishly emotional person. Usually, I cry over everything. I cried … Read more
I have about 10 weeks left. That’s about 2 months. We have so much to do before he’s here, but at the same time, I’m really ready to meet my little man and hold him close. The other thing I’m really ready for is to have my waistline back. Two weeks ago, my students and … Read more
I have been a teacher for 11 years. Before I officially became a teacher, I practiced teaching…with my dolls, my poor younger brother (he swears he was forced, but I’m certain he liked the learning I offered), with Sunday School kids, VBS kids…basically anyone I could find. I knew at around eight years old that … Read more
When we found out we were having a boy, there was no question in my mind that we would decorate his room in sports. After all, his dad played all of them at some point and still coaches or enjoys the majority of them in some way. Plus, being a gal that enjoys a good … Read more
This weekend, I have been living the life of a bachelorette (well, one with a ton of responsibilities (like a 6 year old, 2 dogs and a cat) and a baby in my tummy who belongs to the hunky man I’m married to, but you get the point). He’s out of town on a golf … Read more
We are calling him lots of things these days, but not “it” or “he/she” anymore. This is good news to me. Aaron’s friends call him Caveman, Jr. I still don’t really understand WHY they call Aaron Caveman, but I’ll go with it: Unga Bunga! Since we found we were pregnant, we’ve been calling the little … Read more
Anyone who knows me – really knows me – knows that I am NOT an athlete. In middle school, I ran in PE when we were forced. In high school, I was on the tennis team as a sophomore to avoid taking PE and because my BFF, Candace, was also joining the team. I danced … Read more