this feels like the longest, most challenging weekend of my life. of parenthood. good lord. that being said, bottom line… it’s only potty training, and life goes on. she’s not going to end up in kindergarten unable to pee on the potty without kicking someone in the jugular.…
december has been… a lot of caylin time. especially the past 2 weeks. i’ve been home the last 2 weeks than i have since last christmas. it’s weird, and exhausting. i love spending so much time with her, but my energy and patience are about spent. still wouldn’…
i’ve never been good at expressing my thoughts and emotions aloud. if anything, i’ve gotten worse at it over the past few years. brett, on the other hand, is completely comfortable saying whatever is on his mind. he wears his heart on his sleeve, and befriends everyone he…
in an effort to document everything that’s been going on the past couple months, aside from new york. i don’t know where to start. all i know is my mind is a web of thoughts recently and it needs to GTFO. i have not been myself lately. i…
several months ago, brett and i were at home. usual routine–dinner, play with caylin, put caylin to bed, work out, shower, hang out downstairs in front of the computer and/or the TV, more often than not with some drinks, until one of us can no longer stay awake.…
if i could count the number of times caylin says no on a daily (or even hourly) basis, i would. but i can’t. because it’s her favorite word. it’s practically her only word. well, that and “elsa”. sometimes she’s just being goofy because she knows we’…
this month, caylin has constantly sounded like the seagulls from finding nemo. everythere’s “MINE! that’s mine! no, it’s mine! my game! my punkin! my water!” oh my god. there’s no in between. she’s either a little hellion, or a sweetheart. it’s incredibly frustrating. this…
caylin went to disney world this summer while brett and i were in vegas. my mom took her. i’ve literally lost count of how many times my mom and i went to disney while i was growing up, and now she’s passing it along to my kid. quite…