My daughter is such a character. She makes me laugh every day, and I know that she loves me, but sometimes I have to wonder what I did to piss her off so much? It's healthy for a kid to leave their mother...I get that....but it seems that many times, when we go out, or [...]
My son is almost 3 1/2 years old and since he jumped out of the crib at 20 months old he has been in his toddler bed (crib converted to a toddler bed). In my opinion we have been rather lucky in the sleep department once we got over the initial hurdle of the crib [...]
I was walking through Target the other day with the little man in two, and as I looked around me I saw many moms and dads in the same boat as me. What boat is that? The one where my son is running around pointing at every item in the isles saying "buy this..buy [...]
Dear Christian, This letter is a little late and you are about a month past your 2 1/2 year mark, but I figure better late than never. I went from writing you notes every week, to every month and now every half year. Sometimes I feel like your growing and learning have slowed down. I [...]
The other weekend we were at my parents house and my son became enthralled with watching the "Brave Little Toaster" video. Never heard of it? Me neither, but it kind of sucks so don't feel bad. When I say kind of sucks I mean it's a pretty awful Disney Movie. Whoever green lit that one [...]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
