Several years ago, Jon’s parents gave us a great Advent calendar. It looks like a little chest of drawers, but with swinging doors like a closet. We’ve tried several different ways to celebrate Advent using this over the years, but I think we’ve finally settled on a good one. Continue reading “Our Advent calendar”
Mama’s favorite cranberry sauce
This weekend, we enjoyed an early Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa, who are off to see Cousin Violet and Co. this Turkey Day. Lucy celebrated her second Thanksgiving by refusing most traditional holiday foods — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans — and focusing solely on raisins, popovers, and Papa’s world-famous wonder-working “Chex Mix”:/news/2008/chex-mix. But Mama still enjoyed eating her favorite cranberry sauce recipe, made this year with tangerines instead of the traditional orange. Yum! Continue reading “Mama’s favorite cranberry sauce”
Separation anxiety
I always thought separation anxiety developed when the baby was around eight months old, and since that never really happened with Lucy, I’ve been hoping we bypassed that uncomfortable milestone. Mama was wrong. Continue reading “Separation anxiety”
Belly-baby notes: October 26, 2007
Although our current Belly Baby isn’t displaying his or her development as obviously as Lucy, there are still a few interesting things going on. Continue reading “Belly-baby notes: October 26, 2007”
Toddlerhood
Lucy is taking the world by storm as a full-blown toddler these days: walking everywhere, feeding herself with a fork, “learning new words”:/news/2007/vocabulary-update-october-12/, and throwing some mild tantrums when she doesn’t get her own way. Continue reading “Toddlerhood”
Impulse buys
It’s good to be in the second trimester, especially now that I look around and see some of the crazy food I bought in an effort to find something I wanted to eat. Continue reading “Impulse buys”
Weaning
Ever since we found out about “our new Belly Baby”:/news/2007/our-little-announcement/, we’ve been thinking more and more about weaning Lucy from nursing. And, surprisingly, the whole process is going much more smoothly than I would have expected. Continue reading “Weaning”
Basic vinaigrette
Today, I used my measuring spoons for the first time in about six weeks. It was like meeting up with some old friends. Continue reading “Basic vinaigrette”
Our little announcement
Well, it turns out that the reason I’ve been “sleepy”:/news/2007/sleep-bank/ and “losing weight”:/news/2007/weighing-in/ over the past several weeks doesn’t have to do with the flu or Lucy’s newfound mobility or anything like that. It’s because we’re expecting a new baby next March! Continue reading “Our little announcement”
Weighing in
Well, it’s finally happened — I reached my pre-pregnancy weight! Continue reading “Weighing in”