This post is brought to you by NESTING – label maker, baskets, decluttering, organizing, and so forth. With a sprinkling of tandem nursing.

  I’m so lucky to have spent another month with this beautiful little lady. I can’t believe I get to help her and support her as she grows, and watch her become the person she was meant to be. What a fantastic job to have!!! Anneliese has grown to be pretty flexible in her schedule….

The last couple of weeks have been all about decluttering/nesting, guzzling milk, nursing my teething baby, and growing Baby2.

A lot of people I know have a pajama tradition for Christmas. Usually it’s a gift that each child can open on Christmas Eve – brand new exciting pajamas! I think most years my mom made my sisters and me matching pajamas, and I think the handmade-ness of it is kind of special. There’s nothing…

This handmade Matryoshka project took about a week of evening sketching and painting, but the labor of love was well worth it! A little rainbow nesting doll set for my daughter was the result, and I hope she loves playing with it as much as I loved nesting dolls when I was a kid.

I heard he was a good Santa with a real beard and everything, so we signed up. The first thing she did when she walked into the room was ask Santa (with sign language) for cheese and water. When, instead, she got a cuddle from a stranger with facial hair, the wailing began.

I have so many winter/Christmas/Hanukkah/Holiday children’s books, and this tradition will make sure they are all read and enjoyed each year. I’m looking forward to seeing how this tradition evolves, and how my kids become more involved in it as the years go by.

Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 23 weeks 1 day Weight: 146 for real this time. It was fluctuating last time, but lately it’s been pretty steady. Gain: +11 so far Size of the baby: almost a foot long still (head to foot) Weight: Just over a pound, probably. Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: In…

My little girl is 16 months old (well, and like 8 days, because I’m behind on this…) and she could not be more awesome.  She’s been surprising me every day with new words and signs, adorable mannerisms and even spontaneous hugs and kisses. This past month has been incredible for my girl. Words, Words, Words…

Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 22 weeks Weight: 146? I don’t know. I was 142 yesterday, but 146 this morning. It was insane. And might have had something to do with the 2.5 glasses of water, glass of chocolate milk, and 2 (individual) bottles of coconut water I had in the 3 hours before bed…

“This is probably the only day of your child’s life when you really hope they show EVERYONE their junk.” YES This is the Gender Reveal post!

I had a list in my head of things I wanted to make for Anneliese for Christmas this year. Then I kept adding to it, so I had to jot it down on paper, but after a bit the list was quite long, and some of the projects were a bit complicated for me to…