Amateur Hour

You will not get a memo when your child learns how to do something new. You will instead find yourself diving across the living room to shield the couch from being doused in nail polish because you were unaware that he had the hand strength and coordination to unscrew the cap.

Last Sunday at mass, Joe and I were struggling to keep Charlie contained and quiet, as usual.  He was doing all right, until the second reading.  Right after the lector read, “Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord,” Charlie yelled out, “Noooooo!” across the church, from the [...]

to get one decent photo of a wiggly toddler for the Christmas cards?  Let’s count them…

Thank goodness for digital cameras – we could have busted our budget just paying for film to get one simple picture!

Charlie is about to be deposed!  We are expecting another baby in March.  We just had the first ultrasound this week, and all signs point to a baby brother.  The baby appears to be healthy, and everything seems to be progressing normally, which is such a blessing.  We’re excited, and a little scared, because now [...]

Well, Charlie has showed some interest in the potty, and so I thought I might try a little potty training, just to see. I didn’t have much of a plan, beyond taking off the diaper and putting him on a little potty every 30 minutes or so, watching for clues to see when he needed [...]

was a wealth of amateur moments.  The other day I cut up half a banana for Charlie to eat with his breakfast.  Charlie recently added “nana” (banana) to his repertoire of words.  He loooves bananas, and after he finished what was on his plate, he asked for more.  I handed him the other half of the [...]

Yesterday morning, Charlie woke up with a rash and mild fever, so we brought him to the doctor. Diagnosis: a virus. Meaning, they’re not entirely sure what it is, but its probably not serious enough to require medication. The doctor did mention something called “echovirus,” but he couldn’t be sure. [...]

I recently learned that it is possible for women to decrease the chances of their child developing an allergy to peanuts by avoiding peanuts and peanut products during their 3rd trimester and while breastfeeding. In addition, I learned that it is recommended to limit your child’s exposure to peanuts until they are 3 (especially [...]

I love Charlie’s hair. I love that its red, and I love that it has soft baby curls. But Charlie’s hair was too long, and it needed to be cut. I knew this, but I was putting it off. Joe finally convinced me that it couldn’t wait [...]