“Stairs are climbed step by step” ~Turkish Proverb Over a decade ago (yes! that makes me feel old), I walked across the stage and received my diploma from Old Dominion University. I graduated with a degree in English with a concentration in education. I thought I wanted to be a teacher. During those (ahem!) fiveContinue reading “Step by Step (Ohh baby!)”
Category Archives: Mommy 101
17 Month Freedom
Today my baby is 17 months old. He announces he is awake every morning after a little morning wake up play in his crib by bouncing up and down in the corner of the crib. His moo cow(s) have been thrown to the floor and his passys are having a party scattered across the room. OnContinue reading “17 Month Freedom”
The Last Chapter in our Breastfeeding Story
It’s been a long time since I’ve talked about breast-feeding (or had any Chet updates). The transition on the blog is very much a reflection of our transitions in life. I’ve gone from monthly pregnancy updates, to weekly pregnancy updates, to a birth story, to weekly baby updates, to monthly baby updates, to now. Now we are justContinue reading “The Last Chapter in our Breastfeeding Story”
Babble
There is a lot of babbling going on in our house lately. Marathon Babble: With only 10 days and a wake up until my race, my brain can’t think much further than running. Baby Babble: Chet’s talking up a storm. He’s saying more than just mama and ball. Ball actually has a “L” sound atContinue reading “Babble”
Loving vs Labeling
In the midst of saying goodbye to Christian’s father, I sought out a fine balance for how much I wanted Cole to know about death and dying. How much did I want him to see? In the few days that my father-in-law was in hospice care and in the hospital, he changed rapidly. He went from beingContinue reading “Loving vs Labeling”
Kristy Maute 