James & Jax

I think I had mild food poisoning on Sunday, thanks to some habanero cheese on my Cinco de Mayo fajita Saturday night. I spent most of the day nauseated and unable to eat, hanging out in my mom’s bathroom while she and Jax had all the fun outside in the whole 2 hours of sunshine [...]

Just a typical spring day out in the backyard… A day that screamed for popsicles. So I surprised Jax with one. And then he requested a wagon ride. And since Rooney, our terrible terrier, can’t steal food when it’s eaten inside a wagon, I agreed! Jax requested a purple popsicle instead of a green one. [...]

It’s the story of my life: I get super excited about an endeavor, and then my hopes are deflated (in this case, literally). If you recall, I’m on a mission to drop the last few stubborn pounds of baby weight. At my friend’s suggestion, I decided to start running with Jax. I borrowed a jogging [...]

This morning, Jax mumbled something like this to me as we walked to the car: “Mommy gets mad [something something] big boy bed at night.” I have no idea what he’s exactly trying to tell me, but my best guess is that he thinks I’m mad at him over something related to going to sleep [...]

I was a nervous, anxious mess last night as I rocked Jax to sleep at 8:45, as always, in the glider we’ve used since his first day at home. By 9, he was out cold, so I laid him in his new Twin bed, complete with Star Wars sheets and a Darth Vader blanket. His [...]