James & Jax

It might be premature to blog this, but I can’t help it (and I needed something to post today)! I think Jax has officially weaned. It’s been a few days since he nursed to sleep—since Friday night, to be exact. And since I know you’re wondering, he’s 2 years old and 9 months. I’m pretty [...]

I haven’t updated about sleep or how the big boy bed adventures have been going! In my case, no news tends to be good news. So if you don’t hear a sleep-related peep from me, things are probably going well! And they are. It’s been about 2 months since we transitioned Jax from a crib [...]

This post is difficult for me to write and inspired by my friends Lauren and Yael, who are two of the strongest women I know. Learning I learned an important lesson last night. I learned my emotional limits. I truly realized for the first time, too, that my primary responsibility now is to my son [...]

I glanced at the clock. Crap! Only 1 hour until the season 5 premiere of Mad Men. Still so much to do! Like clean up all these damn Legos scattered around, get the kiddo in the tub (and wash him, including his hair & teeth), and–the hardest and longest part–get him to sleep. I thought, [...]

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m linking up with Rach & Sara again this week, for their Life’s Lessons bloghop: 1. I let myself be fooled into thinking that the transition from crib to Twin bed was the answer to all our sleep problems the past 2.5 years. 2. We had a great [...]