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Archive for April, 2009

29 Apr, 2009

Well? How did I get here?

Posted by: Mama In: Mama|Ruminations

If you had told me a few years ago that I would soon be a housewife with two kids living in the suburbs and employing a nanny, I would have laughed and laughed HEARTILY. Today, Maria came in to look after the boys for the first time. If all goes well (and we can find [...]

28 Apr, 2009

He can talk to the animals…

Posted by: Mama In: Sebastian

This is what I hear on the baby monitor when Sebastian wakes up from his nap.  If I didn’t know any better, I’d think he was speaking dolphin.

27 Apr, 2009

Extend-a-nap

Posted by: Mama In: Mama|Ruminations

The boys fell asleep before I could get home for their afternoon nap today so I decided to just drive around and let them sleep. I ended up in Inverness which, as you can see from the photos doesn’t suck.

27 Apr, 2009

Like weeds

Posted by: Mama In: Both boys|Milestones

Here are the latest stats from the boys’ last visit to the doctor:   HEAD CIRC. HEIGHT WEIGHT SEBASTIAN now 44.5 cm 26.5″ 15 lbs. 10 oz. SEBASTIAN at 4 mo. 40 cm 25″ 13 lbs. 4 oz. NICHOLAS now 44.25 cm 26.25″ 14 lbs. 15 oz. NICHOLAS at 4 mo. 40 cm 25″ 13 [...]

6 months today! I can’t believe it’s been half a year. To celebrate, the boys slept ’til 8 a.m. this morning and then napped from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WOW. I was looking at photos of them last night from the past six months. They were SOOO little. I’d already forgotten how very small they [...]

21 Apr, 2009

Summer’s here

Posted by: Mama In: Nicholas

And toes are wiggling free

17 Apr, 2009

In the meantime…

Posted by: Mama In: Mama|Milestones|Nicholas|Sebastian

Sorry for the lack of posting. I’ve been kinda crazy busy plus the lack of sleep has KICKED MY BUTT! Sick babies have made for a sick mama. Anyway, little updates are better than no updates so here are some things that are happening: 1) The boys have had their first taste of veggies. The [...]

13 Apr, 2009

We’re baaaack

Posted by: Mama In: Ruminations

We’ve returned from our spring break in Key Largo, FL. It was good, hectic, fun, crazy and way better than we anticipated. I’ll write more about it soon. In the meantime, I’ve got to take care of my little monkeys. Nicholas is quite sick with a cold and we’re going to see the doctor this afternoon.



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