I just unpacked the Graco pack 'n' play that I intend to use as the upstairs changing station. It is the pretty standard model. I seem to remember that I could adjust the height of the mattress so that I could have it about 12" from the top of the edge, but when I look at it now, there doesn't really seem to be any attachments or supports or ( Read more... )

We are having our roof replaced. When we bought the house, we are now pretty sure that the home inspector was in cahoots with the seller/realtor and that he glossed way over things that should have been red flags (ie. the roof, etc.) Being city mice we had/have no idea about these things, but over the last couple of years it has become apparent ( Read more... )

Ha ha, not my baby, not yet. (Probably another 5 weeks or so for that ( Read more... )

We have 15 kids attending Ani's birthday party. I invited 26, and everyone that rsvp'd said yes, so that leaves *11* parents that didn't even bother to call. I am happy with 15 guests, but how rude is it not to even bother to answer an invite? I know people are lax even when it comes to rsvp-ing for weddings, etc. that are arguably much more "major ( Read more... )

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...purchase a domain name? I am pondering the idea of putting together an online portfolio of baby/child photography and putting an ad in our local newspaper offering my services on a very small scale. I don't even know how serious I am about it- I mean, it is something I love obsessively, but I don't know how well I could translate it into working ( Read more... )

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Just ordered a kit from Etsy to make this little monkey. For my little monkey to be.


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I could come here and post about being 25 weeks pregnant and our upcoming 4d ultrasound (so excited!) or the fact that my beloved Anya is sick (took her to the pediatrician yesterday and she has early pneumonia) or that we spent 6 hours this weekend investigating neighborhoods and housing developments around Albany to decide where we want to move ( Read more... )