When Jack and I had trouble “getting” breast feeding 22 months ago, I was told to spend time with him skin to skin. I heard it from several experts and read it in books before Jack was born, but in my cynicism, I didn’t try until Jack was at least 6 weeks old. By that […]
A Hop, Skip & a Jump Start
This morning Tim, Jack & I spent some quality time together at the Denver Children’s Museum’s 5k and Tot Trot. We had so much fun with the races and then playing at the museum afterwards. As always, Jack was the cutest and he did such a great job on a really long toddler race! It […]
A Godsend
And trust me, I mean it. I don’t use that word lightly. What is this said gift from God? Tot Time at the Y. Jack had his first afternoon there today and it made my day so much better than usual. First of all, he couldn’t wait to leave home… And when I picked him […]
Chelsea’s Wedding Pics!
Emily, Chelsea’s awesome photographer, just posted pictures from the wedding day on her blog! You should go check them out! They’re so beautiful.
I AM the Mom.
A really hilarious thing happened tonight that I want to share with you. We were eating dinner when there was an overly cheerful knock at the door. (You know the type: Rap-tap-tap-tap-tap *** TAP-TAP!) Slightly annoyed, I went to answer it. A young guy was standing there, probably in his early 20s, and he said, […]
The Less-Social-Networked Me
I honestly can’t remember if I’ve talked much about loneliness here on this blog, but it is something I have struggled with since Jack was born. And I know I’m not the only one. I think many moms are lonely, especially when days go by without intelligent adult conversation. Last week I was spending my […]
Awesome Deals on Photos!
Ok everyone! I couldn’t resist telling you about these deals. So, real quick: 67% off Shutterfly Photobook through groupon.com. You have to pay for the certificate today, but you have a couple of months to create your book. Such a great deal! I’m finally going to be able to get a book of pics my […]
Jack’s Walk
My sister’s new father-in-law got a great video of Jack walking down the aisle. I’m so happy!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImHH6ky8Ro8&fs=1&hl=en_US] The pillow was used in my grandparent’s, my parents’, and my aunts’ and uncles’ weddings. So cool. At the end you can see that Jack finally saw me on stage and is ready to keep walking up […]
The Wedding
This summer has just flown by for me. I was much busier than I expected with more work, events, and traveling than usual. To end the summer, we all took a trip back to Minnesota for my sister Chelsea’s wedding. Jack was a ring-bearer, and a pretty darn cute one at that! I hope you […]
The “Stop Doing” List
Last week I went to a conference called “The Global Leadership Summit” put on by the Willow Creek Association. For two days we listened to speakers everywhere from Christine Caine an Australian pastor and founder of The A21 Campaign dedicated to end human trafficing, to Blake Mycoskie the founder of TOMS Shoes (for every pair […]