Everly knows how to climb out of her crib, she fell out of it once by mistake. There have been a few instances where she’s fled the crib or gotten herself in. Thankfully, the crib scaling instances haven’t been that common. She either doesn’t have a desire to free herself when she’s put in there...

I am a hermit by nature. I can easily entertain myself in the confines of my home & yard for days, even weeks, without having to see anyone else or venture out. Maybe it is the connections I’ve made via the internet that play in to this behavior, who knows. Regardless of the cause the...

I have no idea where the time has gone and people are wondering where the belly shots & pregnancy updates are… So here it goes: At 23 weeks pregnant it means we could have our baby girl with us in just 119 days (17 weeks) if she is feeling punctual. All is going well health...

That is right I said it! As avid couponers and deal seakers even we are disgusted by the new show that has been airing as of lately. In general any show that rewards for the negative is a show we avoid. We don’t watch Intervention or Hoarders or Jersey Shore. All those shows just focus...

I figured this would be a timely post to help parents and children color their Easter Eggs naturally this weekend. Initially we weren’t planning to dye eggs with Everly this year for a number of reasons. I hate the smell, taste and concept of hard boiled eggs. It makes me want to puke and with...

When we were expecting our first child the idea of registering for baby gear was, um, overwhelming. The manufactures try to excite you by offering an array of matching gear and “essentials” and weighing the pros and cons of them can be daunting. I was asking “how much of this crap do we really need...

The phone rang, I am on my way to answer it but Everly is ahead of me with her step stool in tow, practically running for the ringing phone. One day a switch just flipped and she figured her step stool can now get her to anything she desires, regardless of whether or not it...

Miss Everly is sitting in a big person chair having her breakfast this morning. When I awoke I found our kitchen with tiny ant trails everywhere. It is an annoying sign of spring in this neighborhood. Today the ants are, BIG SURPRISE, in her high chair enjoying unseen morsels. Another trail of them leads to...

Nature is funny sometimes. In the months leading up to the arrival of your new baby your sleep cycle is messed up time and time again. However, this is the very time sleep should be savored and enjoyed since you are about to be forced to endure months of sleep deprivation. First sleep is interrupted...

The start of Nathan’s new job and the transition hasn’t been horrible. The first few days were rocky with Everly as she adjusted to her daddy not being home all morning and afternoon. Now we are back in to a routine, somewhat. So things are going well here at home as well as with Nathan’s...