“strive to be one standard deviation above the mean.”

Anna in general runs errands very well. Recently she discovered the special kid carts at the grocery. Yeah to the thoughtful person who came up with these. It makes it easier to entertain a one year old during grocery shopping.

last night, our 15 month old (omg, she is really that old) got hungry. growth spurt. she is 15 months old and already wearing 2T clothing. big baby girl felt the need to grow some more.
anyway, she woke up needing a bottle. there was a little light in her room from the street lights. but [...]

On Saturday morning, I woke up before my 1 year old and husband got up. My dog was still snoring. It was the beautiful hour of the day where the sun is creeping up over the trees. In an earlier life, I would have been near the end of a swim practice at that hour. [...]

There are some differing opinions over how much working out a pregnant woman should do. You have to choose activities that account for your new center of gravity. You cannot overheat, or go anaerobic. You cannot work to the point of exhaustion. You should be able to carry on a conversation without loosing your breath.All [...]

I won’t bore you with details of development this time around. If you want to know whats happening at 12 weeks, you can check some of my previous posts.
We found out I was pregnant with #2 about mid-March. This will put about 20 months between Anna and #2. I was hoping for more like 30, [...]