Eight months to the day, Jakey cut his first tooth. He is still sporting just one but three will soon make an entrance. Today was the first time he pulled himself to stand up. He can stand on his own for about three seconds. He’s a daring one. He has no problem with letting go…

Sometimes the easiest and best option is to pick up where I am instead of where I left off. So here are some happenings from our Thanksgiving “break.” I cannot believe how many airplane rides my children have been on. (And to think I didn’t see the inside of a jet until I was nine…

Tonight we ventured to our old ward for the annual Halloween party and Trunk-or-Treat. I expected the girls to go as Anna and Elsa from Frozen but, about a week ago they said they wanted to be Tinkerbell and Periwinkle. Easy enough. I couldn’t figure out how to include Jacob in a fairy theme so…I…

Baby J turned six months old last week. To celebrate, we spent the afternoon with the doctor — a checkup for two and flu jabs for four. This kid weighs in at 18.5 pounds. I honestly don’t know how that is possible. He is a spitter by profession, so it’s a miracle he’s managed to…

The month of October is crazy in these parts. We have a weeklong birthday marathon right in the thick of Devin’s busy season at work. My birthday was great. Devin managed to escape from work for the day so that I could enjoy a few chunks of time to myself, sans kids. But the highlight…

At church today, one of the speakers was from the High Counsel. I caught the first minute or so as he told a story about his childhood. Then one, two or all three of my children stole my attention. Towards the end of the talk (which I really don’t know what it was about) he…

I don’t consider myself a feminist. Some of those ideas are short sighted, narrow minded and generally lack common sense or critical thinking. With that said, I am often irritated with gender stereotyping and the unnecessary divide that still exists, especially in the child rearing world. A common debate among the human development and psychology…

We recently got around to having one of my longtime friends over for dinner. For a few years we’ve lived within 30 minutes of each other but never took the time to catch up until now. For a couple hours, Devin and I talked with him and his lovely wife of just a few months….

Last week Jacob turned five months old. There have been some scheduling issues with our pediatrician so I ended up seeing a new doctor locally. I appreciate some of the info she gave me about spitting up. It put me at ease and now I don’t worry about how many burp cloths we burn through…

It drives me nuts when I see parents doing stupid things. Stupid things like letting another adult hold their baby in the backseat while they drive along as if they are invincible. My two stupid parents for this week: The stupid driver — she drives along in a school zone, with a child in the…