On the left side of the sanity bell curve
Today was Oliver’s “four month” check-up. He attained the rank of five months on the 12th but due to insurance issues, we had to reschedule him to today. Cara was super excited about getting the chance to see her pediatrician…even though Cara screams every time she sees said pediatrician. What can I say? Two year… Continue reading If Women in the Amazon Can Do It…
This is apparently the week of Ollie. Kinda like the year of the Ox but not nearly as long. I called Oliver’s pediatrician this morning and asked that she call in an antibiotic. It’s not that I don’t enjoy breastfeeding my four month old with him sitting up…it’s just awkward. That and the reason that… Continue reading Maternity Pants and Adoption
I, for one, am VERY glad that Ollie’s course of Prednisone is over tomorrow morning. It’s not that it made him crazy emotional or overly excited but it was just a pain in the ass to get him to take it. I had to get a cube of smooshed up banana out of the freezer,… Continue reading Steroid and a Sponsor
Just a quick update since Tucker’s home from drill and I refuse to fall off of the NABLOPOMO wagon this early on. You know that you have a congested child when you go into the bathroom with the child, shut the door and then turn the shower and the sink’s faucet both to nothing but… Continue reading Quick Update
This weekend is Tucker’s “drill weekend” so I’m home alone. Cara is with Mom and Oliver is napping and I’m sitting on the couch with Oscar the Cat and my laptop and we’re watching Paranormal State on A&E. Tucker left last night after he had bathed Cara and after tossing her cranky ass into bed… Continue reading All By Myself
My “sunshine boy” has been sick for about a month. It’s nothing major, just a snotty nose that won’t go a way with a dry cough. But, the point is that it won’t go away. Every morning he wakes up with snot running down his face and I kiss him [even with the snot] and… Continue reading Ollie’s Sick
It seems to be a running joke in my extended family that I am ALWAYS on the look-out for our house. Whenever Tucker is applying for jobs, I look at the area and then start searching the housing market to see what’s available. I don’t see it as an “obsession” so much as a being… Continue reading Haunted Slanted House
The time has come in Oliver’s very short life that he MUST EAT PEOPLE FOOD! [My kids are big on the dramatics.] He’s almost five months old, is crawling and can sit by himself for short periods of time so I figured, “What the hell”. Cara was fed rather unconventional things from an early age. … Continue reading Squirt
We didn’t watch Super Bowl XLIII. I got a new book yesterday so I read that and Tucker watched some horrifying show on National Geographic Channel about being locked up in a foreign country. We’re an exciting couple. Tucker switched over to the Super Bowl briefly hoping to catch an ad or two but the… Continue reading The Boss’s Crotch in your Face
This weekend we were all set to head off to Alabama for the birthday party of some friends of ours’ son. We got the truck/SUV loaded, the kids packed and set off Friday morning at a pretty early hour. Coffee was drank and the kids were napping and life was good. Somewhere right outside of… Continue reading Another Ill-Fated Trip
This post was written by a REALLY cool guy who you can find on Twitter @joegeoghan. To know him is to love him and he is cool beyond his years. Digg, Stumble and do whatever cool social networking things it is that you do so that Joe realizes just how damn cool he is. Without… Continue reading Six Steps to a Successful New Year’s Resolution
One thing that’s so cool about having a laptop and a wireless router is that I’m able to sit in the middle of my bed right now and write this. Everyone and thing in my house is asleep right now and I’m taking this chance to get some work done. Cara stayed at Mom’s house… Continue reading I’m the Only One Awake