baby makes three

Carrie at 1 Month

Growing up too fast…

Parenting as a Project

Shortly after my last post we discovered that Carrie has acid reflux, which caused a few really bad days, and colic, which has caused way too many bad nights.  Soothing a screaming baby doesn’t leave much time for posting, unfortunately.  She’s napping in her car seat, so I thought I’d finally put these words that [...]

Not So Tiny Anymore

My cousin gave me two little kits to capture Carrie’s handprints and footprints with.  I did the deed last Thursday.  It wasn’t easy; Carrie’s feets definitely have a mind of their own.  Even though she was only two weeks old at the time, she had already grown quite a bit — she was already too [...]

First Family Portrait

The hospital photographer was actually pretty good.  We had this family portrait taken before we were discharged.  I think it’s our favorite of all of the photos we’ve taken during the last two weeks.

Diary of a Sleep-Deprived Mommy

Day 12 of my captivity:
My captor woke me up at 3:30 this morning.  She kept me awake until 4:10, and then woke me up again at 4:40 with demands for more food and a clean diaper.  She’s getting very good at making dirty diapers — I gagged three times on that one.  I must have [...]

Carrie’s New Baby Buggy

Waaay back in October we started setting up a baby registry.  We picked bottles and toys and diapers and all sorts of things — including a rear-facing infant seat.  My aunt bought us that seat when she came to visit at the end of the month…. and we immediately discovered that the only way the [...]

Hello World!

I disappeared from blogging for quite a while.  Towards the end of my pregnancy things started getting crazy and I just didn’t feel like I had much to say… so I didn’t say anything.  Carrie was born last Wednesday morning (3/2).  Here’s the story that I emailed out to our families when we got home [...]