Shaun's sippy cup spilled on my laptop (like into the keyboard and all of the bits).  I propped it over the air conditioner vent to dry out.  It actually still works.  I am AMAZED.

A few days ago I was making Shaun a batch of baby food.  I've basically made all the baby food he's eaten since he started solids. Steam - puree - eat.  Easy peasy.  This batch was a "chicken dinner" of sorts.  A chicken breast, peas, carrots, celery, rice and lentils with some herbs and spices for flavor....all plopped in a pot and cooked until ( Read more... )

Yesterday Shaun crawled three whole steps, then realized he was crawling and plopped back down.  Success!

Then this morning, he was able to go from laying on his stomach to sitting up right.  First time ever for that as well!

I earned some karma points on Thursday.  A little bird hit the office window, and I thought it was a goner.  After checking on it twice in about ten minutes and realizing that it was still alive, but really dazed, I searched what to do on Google.  Apparently birds that hit windows and don't die immediately just have concussions.  I knew that if it ( Read more... )

Shaun had his first outing to Coeur d'Alene City Park on Sunday.  We're making it our weekend habit to get exercise and walk around with the stroller.  The playground at the park is huge and at first I didn't realize there was a big kid side and little side.  So I meandered my way around all the crevices to finally get him to the slide.  I sat him ( Read more... )

This is probably totally random, but I just love sorting through the laundry and stacking up all the clean cloth wipes.  I love counting how many wipes didn't go into a landfill.  I'm kicking myself for not keeping an ongoing count from when I first got them.

Note to self:  When purchasing an entire bedroom of furniture, look and see how long shipping takes.

Looks like I will be sleeping on our new mattress on the floor for "about 4 to 6 weeks."  I really hope Costco ships faster than that.

Some of my friends truly disappoint me.

I came home from work today and watched as Shaun rolled all the way across the room!  The only reason he stopped was because he ended up next to the couch and got stuck.   The peaceful moments when he was mesmerized by his own hand are over!  He's mobile now.  :)

Yes, it is possible.  A Britax Marathon WILL fit in the backseat of a MINI Cooper!  Rear facing even.  I am so relieved.  It looks like it's going to be an awesome seat for quite a long time.