So, after a long time of trying (and not succeeding), Abriella FINALLY likes her swing AND a pacifier! HAHA! Unfortunately, this is too little, too late! But, it’s pretty funny nonetheless. She likes to get in her swing after her naps now, and she thinks it’s so much fun. Sadly, she must be near or [...]

Yep, I do. I’m so thankful for Stephen and how hard he works for us. I sometimes find being a stay-at-home Mommy very challenging and frustrating. Don’t get me wrong! I LOVE being able to stay home with Abriella. I love being able to see the new things she does everyday. I don’t want to [...]

This is how Abriella says “night-night” which we say before naps and at bedtime. Well, Abriella kind of got off on the wrong foot with naps this week, and it started catching up with her by Wednesday. So, on Wed, she went to bed 1/2 hr earlier, and was doing better on Thursday, but still [...]

Sorry for being lazy in posting the last few days. Several things are new in our casa. Abriella took her first official steps on Wednesday (11 months, 2 days). She took 3 steps…falling into her daddy’s arms on the last one. She’s really starting to show an interest in the vertical mode of locomotion lately. [...]

Today is Stephen’s 28th birthday. For those that keep up, yes, I am older than he is. I’m wiser, too! HAHA! Anyway, I’m so thankful for Stephen and grateful to be spending another birthday with him. We kept it simple today, and I cooked him poppyseed chicken and yeast rolls and then we had a [...]

Well, we have definitely changed the tune in the way we take naps around here! It went from lots of protesting on day #1 to good naps, to now, where we seem to think there is something extremely funny and entertaining in our EMPTY crib!! I’m not concerned with a few minutes of playing before [...]