Category: Birthday Posts

“Mommy, when I’m a big person and when I’m not teaching ballet or playing golf on TV, I want to take water and sandwiches to the hungry people.” I giggled a little, imaging my sweet …

The past three years have been quite a wild ride.  Since welcoming Doodle into our world (and before), he has continually surprised us. He was later than we expected and caused a lot of stress …

When we discovered a full nine months ago that we were unexpectedly expecting baby #4, we should have been known the surprises wouldn’t stop there! This baby has amazed us at every turn, so different …

Many people would look at my little Sugarplum and point out all the things she’s “missed out on” in life.  She turns 5 today and has never been to school.  She has never been on …

Honeybun and I haven’t always gotten along.  She is oftentimes hyper-emotional and I am oftentimes too impatient to deal with it (one of my biggest mommy shortcomings and sources of major mommy guilt).   A few …

Warning: this is going to be one of those posts where I reminisce about the birth of my child and go on and on about how much I adore him.     Two years ago, …

Today my little Sugarplum is 4.  We’ve had quite a journey over the past four years and I’ve shared more than enough about it already, so I’ll keep it short and sweet: Sugarplum is my …

There is something about your child turning 5.  Something that instills fear and a feeling of “how the hell did this happen?!?!”  I see it often from friends on Facebook, people panicking about their little …

The past year has been quite a wild ride.  I want to write something really profound and moving about my son turning one today, but I just can’t find the words to express the feeling. …

Today my middle munchkin is 3 (or “free” as she prefers) and I cannot wrap my head around it.  Even though I now have Doodle, I still see Sugarplum as my little baby.   Recently Sugarplum had …