Archive for October, 2007

night owl

Bah. I spoke too soon. The Boy fought hard tonight when I tried to put him to bed. Much yowling, howling, and shrieking ensued (he did most of it). In the end, I gave up and just held him for a while, and he looked around with wide-open eyes and gave me [...]

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Baby whispering

My good sleeper seems to have returned. (Knocking on wood!) This week I started reading the Baby Whisperer and really liked her ideas about getting your baby to sleep. I’m just not comfortable with letting Aiden “cry it out,” but I also didn’t want him to become dependent on nursing to sleep or sleeping with [...]

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in which Kelly learns to hate doctors even more

First things first… Jason’s surgery went well and he is resting at home. Only time will tell if this did the trick. If his symptoms of nausea and stomach pain don’t return, problem solved. If not, then we have to figure out something new. He’s very sore and experiencing pain from the operation, but doing [...]

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Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the news…

I mentioned back in July that my husband has been having some health issues, particularly related to his stomach. First, he was diagnosed with an ulcer. Then, despite the meds he was given, things just kept getting worse. I haven’t written about it much because, frankly, it’s been depressing enough to live it each day, [...]

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Two teeth! Oh my!

Oh, yes…. I do have a blog. Wouldn’t you think that since I am now a work-at-home mom I might have a little more time to update here? But I’ve found it even more difficult to log on here and muse about our family’s happenings. Perhaps that is due to some illness and some teething!
What [...]

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pictures!

Laughing at daddy

The whole family!

With Aunt Kasey on his first boat ride (and crabbing for some blue crabs!)

With Gram on his first boat ride.

Snuggling with mama.

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moving forward

Dear Aiden,
 
You’d better love your mama. She’s now going to have to clean the whole house herself since she quit her job for you! No more maid for mommy. This fact alone should convince you that you are the most loved child on the planet.
Love,
Mama
So… Aiden’s 4 month checkup was yesterday. My kid seems destined [...]

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new chapter

Today is my last day at work…
Just a few more hours and I am outta here!
(shouldn’t I be feeling more depressed about this? Cuz I’m not.)

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