About a year ago I saw a sign in my area advertising a big consignment sale, being held in a local private school.  Andrew was only about six months old at the time and I was looking to buy a used jumperoo for him.  I went to the sale, apparently too late, because as I pulled up I saw a ...

Throughout life, I've lived by a schedule...at least as far back as I can recall.  I suppose school has a lot to do with that.  Considering I spent 18 years in schools--from elementary through graduate schools--then right into the work force in a field that runs based on scheduling (...

Andrew continues to be recovering from side effects of the MMR vaccine and an ear infection to top it off.  He is extra cranky lately, but that might have a lot to do with the lack of sleep.  He developed a measles rash over the weekend, stopped sleeping, screamed a lot, and was just pla...

Chris is off this week, so we've been trying to do different holiday-themed activities as a family.  Yesterday we took Andrew to the mall to see the decorations, walk, and see Santa.  We were hoping that the more he sees him, the less frightened he'd be.  Plus, we got to wa...

Ok, so about 14 months ago or so when we brought our son home from the hospital, we were given an instructional pamphlet on baby stuff.  Seriously, this still makes me chuckle.  It's like, "hi, here is a small human being that just ripped itself out of you similar to the alien t...