November 12, 2011 - Posted by Amy- 2 Comments
My baby boy turned three yesterday, and this morning we celebrated with a cowboy birthday party! Lydia and Luke were dressed and ready for guests. The pattern for Luke’s vest came from here. Lydia’s skirt was made from some leftover fabric Keith’s mom had in her stash. I worked some George Washington fabric (from her [...]
July 15, 2011 - Posted by Amy- 4 Comments
Mark this day. Luke is potty trained. Of course, he’s been halfway potty trained since July of 2010. I’ve tried taking the “potty training is a process, not an event” approach. It worked with Lydia. Lately Luke has been regressing. This boy goes in the sunroom to do his dirty work. He’s two-and-a-half. He’s been [...]
December 18, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 3 Comments
Life is what happens while you’re making other plans. It’s true. We’ve been packing, planning, scurrying, and stressing like never before. Today Luke decided to start walking. It’s like he just realized he knows how. He’s been standing, cruising, and even taking steps for over a month now, but today he has been walking. He [...]
November 22, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 2 Comments
The week started with Luke’s live yogurt test in the doctor’s office. The next morning, he threw up. I thought it was a fluke. He felt fine the rest of the morning, until he threw up again at lunch. By Thursday morning, Lydia and I were both down for the count, too. I will spare [...]
November 16, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 8 Comments
Luke is allergic to milk. This morning we took him to his pediatrician’s office, where he tried yogurt for the first time. About ten minutes after eating a few spoonfuls of yogurt, we started to see some hives. The first few showed up where the yogurt had touched his skin, which was just under his [...]
November 9, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 3 Comments
Saturday morning we celebrated my sweet boy turning one. His birthday isn’t until Wednesday, but Saturdays are the best days for parties. It was difficult choosing a theme for this party. With Lydia, I’ve always chosen a theme based on her interests. At the moment, Luke’s main interest is hair-pulling, but that’s nothing I want [...]
November 5, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 3 Comments
Some days I really think I must be crazy for wanting to move. Tuesday was one of those days. My helper neighbor girls came over and played with Lydia in the backyard. Before I knew it, they were organizing a leaf-jumping event. Brilliant. My very cautious daughter wasn’t sure how to jump into a pile [...]
October 29, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 1 Comment
When parents complain about their babies teething, I usually have nothing to contribute to the conversation. Both Lydia and Luke cut their first teeth at 11 months (much later than usual), and I can’t say that they really had any trouble with it. While Lydia was very slow in cutting teeth, the order of tooth [...]
October 27, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 5 Comments
Luke is almost one year old, so I’ve been thinking of introducing him to some kind of milk that doesn’t come from his mommy. I’m in no hurry to wean him (he is my baby, after all), but I want to make sure he has the nutrition he needs. When we tried Lydia on cow’s [...]
October 19, 2009 - Posted by Amy- 6 Comments
I can’t tell you the number of blog posts I have written in my mind. I’ve probably had an idea a day. Today I realized, however, that it is time to start fresh and move on. I do, however, want to do just a tad bit of catching up first. Luke never did come down [...]