Jessie, Dave & the Doodles

4 Months

2015-03-19T16:26:00.000-07:00

My main (little) man is now over 4 months old. I nearly couldn’t believe it when his pediatrician told us to start introducing cereal in the next few weeks...how are we already at that point and what happened to my infant? In 13 years, when I force Owen to read this (Hi Owen! Stop fighting with your sister...Mama loves you!) I hope he realizes that the updates are less frequent and

3 Months

2015-02-18T14:58:00.000-08:00

My Owen is nearly 3.5 months old. I am having difficulty finding the time to blog these days, because well...look at this face: Time continues to pass too quickly and my little boy keeps growing too fast. He is now in 6 and 9 month clothes (depending on the brand, naturally) and started sporting a size two disposable diaper. The new edition in the past few weeks is cloth diapers.

Making Home

2015-01-19T05:00:00.000-08:00

I love our house. Every time I pull into my driveway or take a walk around our neighborhood I think to myself how much I love it and all its quirks. We are slowly working through the rooms, getting them decorated and arranged just right. So far the dining room is done having replaced the ugly French-country-style chandelier with something more modern and our style. ignore the

10 Weeks Old

2015-01-15T15:29:00.000-08:00

Owen Boy is 10 weeks old now...and I'm behind on my updates, per usual. And like every parent before me, I just cannot believe how fast time is going. I think it is equally a blessing and a curse to have my maternity leave through the holidays, on one hand I love being off of work and (relatively) stress free through the holidays, but all the traveling, guests, shopping, activities,

Owen's Birth Story

2014-12-19T09:31:00.000-08:00

Owen’s story starts on the morning of Monday, November 3rd. My last day of work was the previous Friday and my mom (who had been in town to help us nest and toddler-wrangle) and I had big plans for the week of relaxing (I think she had big plans of reupholstering chairs, rewiring light switches and making me unpack boxes...). Our due date was Friday November 7th and I was certain he would be

Hi Owen.

2014-12-12T16:42:00.000-08:00

Oh hey there! Meet my adorable son, Owen. He arrived on November 3rd at 10:21pm, weighing 8.5-pounds and 23-inches long. For some reason I feel like I’m more on top of things this time around, but I just looked at a calendar and realized that he is already 6 weeks old and I have yet to blog about him. But Amelia didn't make her blog debut until she was also 6 weeks old, so

Two Years

2014-11-14T14:15:00.002-08:00

My Amelia girl is two years old. Sometime it’s hard to believe it has two years already, but it also feels like she’s been here forever. I know I say this at every Amelia update, but she just gets more fun by the minute. Every day that passes is a little more challenging and so much more rewarding. before school...I promise I combed her hair before she left We had her 2-year visit

Little A's Big Day!

2014-10-29T05:30:00.000-07:00

Baby Boy and I visited with the midwife on Friday morning and everything is looking peachy. Weight is good, blood pressure is good, he’s in the “ready” position and his heart rate is great. Like with Amelia, they aren’t checking for dilation, giving estimates on his size or time of arrival. So we’re just

37 Weeks

2014-10-20T14:41:00.002-07:00

How far along: 37 weeks Size of baby: About the size of a bunch of Swiss chard...6.3-lbs and a little over 19-inches long. Total weight gain/loss: I have no idea...it feels like a lot. Movement: Mostly kicking and elbowing my sides. When Amelia lays her head on my belly, he’ll wiggle around for her. Sleep: About the same. It’s become really difficult to adjust my positioning during

36 Weeks

2014-10-13T16:40:00.000-07:00

The past two weeks have been a whirlwind around here. Two weeks ago, we finally got notice that UPS Freight found our long-lost swing set (still no word on how someone loses an 800-lb delivery for 3 weeks, but c’est la vie), and scheduled a delivery time. More drama ensued, but the end result was a boxed swing set in our driveway and a frantic phone call to my parents asking if they could come

35 Weeks

2014-10-07T11:06:00.001-07:00

Hurry and write the 35 week update before we’re at 36-weeks! How far along: 35 weeks Size of baby: Baby is about 5.25-lbs and over 18-inches long. His kidneys are now fully developed and his liver is processing some waste products. Movement: He is aggressive...kicking and rolling all hours of the day! Sleep: This week has been much better! Just up a couple times for the bathroom, but

34 Weeks

2014-09-26T10:44:00.000-07:00

Due to some scheduling hiccups, Baby Boy and I visited the midwifes a little early this week (Wednesday instead of our typical Friday). We had a quick chat, measured the bump and listened to his heartbeat. Everything is still on track for normal...so much so, that my biweekly appointments are going to continue (as opposed to the weekly appointments we started with the first pregnancy). One

This, That and the Other Things

2014-09-25T14:41:00.001-07:00

I don’t want to write this post, but it feels cathartic in a way and this event was too big for our family to let pass unacknowledged. On Monday morning we had to say goodbye to our Hennie girl. As most of you know by now, she was diagnosed with lymphoma in mid-April and was given four to eight weeks to live. But much like the rest of her life, she

28 Weeks

2014-08-16T11:18:00.001-07:00

28 weeks means we are officially in the third trimester now. Which means baby boy is going to be here before we know it and I better get started on...I don’t know what...reading? shopping? cleaning? I just feel like I should be doing something. It’s just different the second time around...I’m not as worried, I’m not researching anything (other than

27 Week Update

2014-08-11T13:34:00.001-07:00