10 Months, Regrets, Juggling Skills

caylin turned 10 months old on sunday. hard to believe she’ll be a year old in 2 months. really, really hard to believe. * i’m convinced we are raising a hellion. this girl is absolutely crazy. * she eats like 3 dinners. she eats whenever brett and i get home…

Whirlwind

let me preface this by saying, i’m unbelievably lucky. brett is amazing. caylin is amazing. our families: amazing. this house? amazing. life is fantastic, and we are unbelievably fortunate. none of the below is me complaining about my life, because there is zero to complain about. the last few…

9 Months, Other Musings

caylin turned 9 months today. more specifically, 2 hours ago. brett and i just watched silver linings playbook, and one of the songs they played was frank sinatra singing, “have yourself a merry little christmas”. they had the big christmas lights in the background. the big ones, not the crappy…

Too Much Nostalgia Lately

between caylin growing faster than i can keep up with, mother’s day, and moving soon, i feel like a basket case. it doesn’t help that our townhouse (up until this week when we tidied up a LOT) was starting look like a shell of a home. boxes everywhere,…

8 Months

caylin turned 8 months old on tuesday. 8. months. old. * a little over 20 pounds! * wearing 18-month clothes (OMG!) * her hair is getting longer :) it’s so fuzzy and so blonde. who would’ve thought i’d make a blonde baby?! * she eats EVERYTHING. i share my dinner with her…

Back to Goals

a year ago february, we went over our personal and professional goals at work with our leads. a year ago february, i wrote a post about it. these were my goals: 1. take the red hat security exam in june 2. have this baby 3. move into a house as…

7 Months, Other Updates

caylin turned 7 months old on saturday. i really don’t know where the last 7 months went. it feels like just yesterday i was in the hospital holding her little bitty body in my arms, terrified of what to do with my new baby. now she is half my…

Gone And Done It

i finally got another tattoo today. i’ve had this craving for a long time now. i get them from time to time. i get the itch to get another piercing or tattoo, but i’m running out of piercing options, and i don’t want to get any “big”…