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It’s great to be able to say that Jackson is eating well. That should definitely be noted, because he is; he’s eating like a champ. Not putting any weight on (because he’s too much of a busy-body) but eating very well, nonetheless.

To reference the superb children’s author, Sandra Boynton, I title this post “one nap, two naps, no naps… OOPS,” honoring her brilliant,… Continue

My son and I traveled from Baltimore, MD to Atlanta, GA last week to visit my parents, my in-laws, and some friends we hadn’t seen in a while.

I have serious anxiety issues when it comes to traveling with my son. At eleven months old, he is wiggly, squiggly, and unrelenting when he wants something. I know, I know, sounds like a “typical” (almost) 1 year old. I promise; he’s not.

My anxiety stems from traveling with him during a time when he… Continue

jackson and i had our first official playdate this morning. it was delightful, to say the very least. my new friend and her husband have two little girls, ages 4 and (almost) 3. we played, we coffeed, we talked... i'm honestly not sure who enjoyed the visit more, jackson or me.

as time went on and my new friend and i got more comfortable getting to know one another, the typical "mom subjects" of discipline, schedules/routines, siblings took a turn to deeper, dare i say, political viewpoints. an… Continue

as of now, annapolis has roughly 6 inches of snow on the ground with fresh powder dancing around in the air and more to come this evening. surprisingly for this region of the country, a snow day was declared. schools closed; and for me, this meant that i had another day with paul around at home, which in turn made for another set of hands to take care of jackson's poopy diapers. yay for snow days! mommy likes!
i'm finding though, that regardless of the region you live in, snow days bring out the… Continue

if my last post didn't convince you that jackson has turned into a ferocious animal, perhaps this one will. today jackson has tipped over an end table, pulled a febreeze plug-in out of its socket and tried to feed it to the dog, and toppled a nightstand over onto himself (the nightstand was home to 2 books, a telephone, lamp, remote, and full glass of water). jackson accomplished all of these actions before 8:04 am.
apparently 10 mon… Continue