James & Jax

This letter was written at 8:40 pm on December 31, 2010 as my little family prepared to welcome 2011. Dear Jax, Only 3 hours 20 minutes until 2011. Guess who’s excited to kiss 2010 goodbye? ME! Tonight, we were going to Matt & Jess’s party (same as last year). But Daddy & I are still [...]

A year ago today, I wrote this letter in my notebook for my son, who was 14 months old then–and finally throwing me a bone as far as sleeping well: Dear cutie pants, Have I written in here yet about my blog? It’s called James & Jax and it was born on September 23, 2010. [...]

I’m at the beach, enjoying the last bits of summer with my family. But don’t fret! I’ve asked one of my favorite bloggy friends, Story, to spend some time on the blog today. Story is a teacher-turned-SAHM to an almost 1-year-old little girl. I’ve come to know Story well in the blogosphere and can relate [...]

Summer’s almost over. I say that with mixed feelings. I love the fall. I don’t even mind the winter: I like snow (even more so now that I have a kid to play with in it), and I like wearing sweaters. But I loathe the shorter days. Going to work & leaving work both in [...]

It’s the strangest thing, really. I don’t remember much about my PPD experience anymore. I have fleeting flashes of things floating around in my head, like: laying awake in the middle of the night on the couch with the baby, completely unable to sleep because of a cricket chirping noisily in the basement (if it [...]