“Call the emergency clinic and see if they’re open. There’s something wrong with Graham.” That’s not the kind of call I like getting from Rob. He did add that Graham was relatively okay… but not before I had nearly collapsed into a heap on the floor. So here’s the story: The day after the kids [...]
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That’s how old Violet was when Graham was born. And that’s how old Graham is right now. This blows my mind on many levels… and I can’t really explain why. Maybe it’s just that Violet seemed so huge when we brought him home…that when she saw him for the first time she gasped and demanded [...]
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That is what time they woke up the morning after their first double-twin bed slumber party adventure. Here is the wreckage: Father’s Day. Awesome. Not surprisingly, Graham had no trouble taking his first ever nap alone in his big-boy bed. 2nd night: Asleep by 9pm instead of 10. Graham woke up screaming at 2:30am This [...]
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Associated Press Release Scientists around the world are baffled by the seemingly overnight transformation of a sweet, happy, angelic, amiable toddler to a demanding, grouchy, hysterical, selfish volcano of ear-piercing screams. This occurred shortly after his second birthday. Authorities warn anyone coming into contact with this volatile creature to exercise extreme caution. The causes [...]
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The Plan: Move the kids into the same room for the summer. The Reason: Trip to New York in July. Trip to Oregon in August. They’ll be sharing a room. Graham’s too big for the portable crib. What we’ve done so far: (will the end result be blissfully rested ready-to-travel children and parents? Or screaming [...]
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Okay, so his hair was totally cute. But his bangs were getting in his eyes and the curls by his ears were starting to look like wings and the baby-mullet was making him itch. So we decided it was time for his first haircut. We took him to Fast Freddie’s, home of the $8 cut. [...]
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We want the kids to be able to sleep in the same room while traveling. So, for practice we decided to move Violet’s mattress into Graham’s room, right next to his crib. Violet was extremely excited. Graham seemed to be also. They piled on Rob’s lap in the rocking chair to read books. I tried [...]
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Three words for anyone with a preschool aged daughter and toddler son: “Max and Ruby”. This is a cartoon based on the books by Rosemary Wells (who is awesome). Ruby is a 7-year-old bunny who takes care of her little brother Max. We’re not sure how old he is, but he only says one word [...]
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Because if you are, could you pick up a package of size 4 Pampers with me and Graham on it? Yes, 10 months after the last photo shoot, Proctor & Gamble finally made their decision. According to the photographer, it’s the picture of Graham stacking a block on my head. I wonder if I’ll ever [...]
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Yes, Graham is 2 years old… which I find odd since I’m pretty sure he was born about 30 seconds ago. I keep waiting for his “difficult stage” to start. But so far he is all about being amiable and affectionate. Granted, he’ll automatically answer any yes/no question with a “NO”. And every task is [...]
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