Evan’s hair is officially long enough (on top) for her very first version of the world’s tiniest “pony tail.” (Is it called that if it’s on top of her head and in no way wags?)
Check her out:

My boy Brady turns four today! He’s quite excited about the cupcakes and ice cream portion, but not so excited that he still has to wait a year to play T-ball. Rough life.
Being the middle of three boys (so far), Brady has nicely carved his own niche in our family. He’s the dare-devil, the [...]

Every once in awhile, if my kids behave exceptionally well while grocery shopping, I like to reward them with a special, unexpected treat. It happens so infrequently that they don’t really expect it, which makes it all the more fun.
I’m sure every mom out there has been tempted to reward their kids with the tempting [...]

After writing about my baby’s lack of a real identity, I had a dream today that I was hauling Connor and a smaller baby boy into an office. Hmm… Maybe Baby F will be a boy? I’m right about these things 50% of the time!
Of course, I had a second dream that I was driving [...]

I have this great roasted pork loin recipe that uses Lipton Onion Soup Mix to season the meat. It’s so yummy and so easy, it’s one of our favorites.
I don’t make it super often, though, mainly because I buy the pork loins when they’re on sale and throw them into my freezer. They’re so huge [...]

You know you’re in for a good day when . . .
. . . your two-year-old decides to finger paint on the walls and floor with his beloved strawberry yogurt (or ogre, as he calls it.)
Good times.

I’m doing the dance of joy here (really… you should see what a whale looks like doing it. Funny.) I am officially more than 32 weeks into my pregnancy now. Which means I am more than 4/5ths of the way through! Woo-hoo!
Baby F should be here in eight weeks or less. We can’t wait to [...]

I don’t like to find out the gender of my babies before they’re born. My husband says it’s like sneaking and opening your Christmas presents early. I understand his point, but the reason I don’t like to know is completely different.
See, I have never used any pain medication (of any sort) with my labors / [...]

This time of year, Chicagoland is a very cold, very dry place. (We make up for it in summer with very humid, hot weather.) The air gets so dry here in winter that, even with a furnace with a built-in humidifier, we often wake up with sore throats.
Last winter, we were buying some things at [...]

I was beached sitting on the couch the other night and Connor caught a glimpse of my very pregnant belly. He rubbed his hand on it and then noticed ALL the stretch marks.
“Mommy, that yuckies?” he asked.
“Yes, honey… those are mommies stretch marks.”
His reply? “That’s GUSHING! [disgusting!]”
Um, thanks for your compassion, son. I know you’re two, [...]