I always heard stories of children getting to the stage where every other word out of their mouths was "why?". Jack has barely uttered the word more than a handful of times. He either just listens to me, or creates an entirely new scenario that needs...
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Yesterday, the kids and I were asked to head down to one of our favorite stores in SoHo, giggle (for whom I'll be blogging for shortly-yay!), to take a few photos with and cruise around in the new, mega hyped Bugaboo Donkey stroller. I've been waiting...
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The last few days have been less than pleasant. Jack's birthday weekend started on Friday morning when my mom arrived on a red eye from San Jose. We cooked and talked and reminisced about when Jack was first born and how nearly undeniably perfect he...
ReadI carried Jack in in a sling to his first big outing, a birthday party for his Grandfather's 50th. He was 5 months old, and wearing a perfectly clean, beautiful little outfit that I had picked out for him shortly before he was born. I...
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A little over a week ago, we were invited by the lovely Kim of Mom in the City to attend the Media Day at Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. This was our first trip actually driving a car through the city and into Pennsylvania, so we...
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Good days for us almost always involve getting out of the apartment. It's usually somewhat difficult actually getting everyone and everything ready to leave for a few hours, but it is always worth it. This morning started with the usual: "Birdie, don't hit your brother in the...
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We've been really fortunate. Since moving here in August of last year, our parents have visited many times and the kids and I have been back to California twice. This move wasn't expected to be easy in any regard, but especially when it came to...
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Bubba is going through something. We don't exactly know what, but I can tell you that he is trying to show us in every single possible way that he can. My sweet boy has left the premises and the Gremlin has emerged. The tantrums are mind...
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We are here in California for the second time since moving to NYC in August. Seems like a lot, doesn't it? It actually felt like a lot during our travels. We were so excited about coming for the holidays, but the family drama and the...
ReadThis past weekend was chilly and wet. The littles and I also came down with nasty colds, so the combination of the three left us home bound for three days straight. Three days straight in a teeny apartment? We got more than a little bored....
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