• One whole month! Glenn eats like it's his job, and is over 2 lbs. heavier than his birth weight. It feels like he's so much bigger now than when he was born that I can't believe that plenty of newborns start out at 8 lbs. We've had to keep going back to the hospital for biliruben checks as the levels are decreasing verrrrry slowly, hence his yellowish tint for the first month of life. . He is not a big fan of nights or of bedtime. His most favorite thing is to be held, preferably while the holder is walking around and rocking him. This was a surprise to us, as big brother was never the cuddly type. Tummy time is fun although he usually falls asleep. He gets extremely offended when he pulls his own hair. At first, bathtime was also extremely offensive but the experience has grown on him lately. . I spend a little too much time staring at his handsome face and thinking it's the best face I've ever seen. #onemonthold
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    One whole month! Glenn eats like it's his job, and is over 2 lbs. heavier than his birth weight. It feels like he's so much bigger now than when he was born that I can't believe that plenty of newborns start out at 8 lbs. We've had to keep going back to the hospital for biliruben checks as the levels are decreasing verrrrry slowly, hence his yellowish tint for the first month of life. . He is not a big fan of nights or of bedtime. His most favorite thing is to be held, preferably while the holder is walking around and rocking him. This was a surprise to us, as big brother was never the cuddly type. Tummy time is fun although he usually falls asleep. He gets extremely offended when he pulls his own hair. At first, bathtime was also extremely offensive but the experience has grown on him lately. . I spend a little too much time staring at his handsome face and thinking it's the best face I've ever seen. #onemonthold
  • So, here's my problem. I got my heart set on having special Christmas outfits for the boys for all the upcoming Christmas parties. That's just the kind of person I am. 🤷 Minimalist, but I love a good chance to dress up. I found two shirts that I really liked and bought the smallest size available for Glenn, which is still a little too big but who cares, it's a shirt, it's not going to fall off him. But then I went searching my closet for pants, because if he's wearing a shirt instead of a onesie, he needs pants. I distinctly remember Cyrus having one pair of newborn sized pants, but they seem to have disappeared entirely. I have two pairs of 0-3 month pants that would work, but that would require him adding enough ounces to his hefty (nearly 8 pounds!) body within the next two weeks in order to keep them from falling off...nobody likes it when your pants fall off. I've looked at two baby stores for newborn sized pants and haven't found any. At all! Apparently newborn babies don't wear pants? My sister's suggestion was the classic, Just put a belt around the shirt and wear it like it's a dress, because then you don't need pants! Which just goes to show how much our family is used to girls and their fashion dilemmas. Baby boy fashion dilemmas we know nothing about. Any solutions? Meanwhile, Cyrus is still wearing some of the same shorts he's worn since he was 6 months old, and the shorts I bought him last Christmas are still too big. maybe I ought to just wrap them again for him to open up this year. Again, 🤷, and who knew that shorts are the clothes that grow with your kids? . . . #toddlerstyle #newbornbaby #onemonthold #letthembelittle #littleandbrave #littlefierceones #lovelylittlesquares #documentyourdays #simplymotherhood #motherhoodintheraw #babiesofig #mamaproblems #mamalife #mamatribe #candidchildhood #babyofmine
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    So, here's my problem. I got my heart set on having special Christmas outfits for the boys for all the upcoming Christmas parties. That's just the kind of person I am. 🤷 Minimalist, but I love a good chance to dress up. I found two shirts that I really liked and bought the smallest size available for Glenn, which is still a little too big but who cares, it's a shirt, it's not going to fall off him. But then I went searching my closet for pants, because if he's wearing a shirt instead of a onesie, he needs pants. I distinctly remember Cyrus having one pair of newborn sized pants, but they seem to have disappeared entirely. I have two pairs of 0-3 month pants that would work, but that would require him adding enough ounces to his hefty (nearly 8 pounds!) body within the next two weeks in order to keep them from falling off...nobody likes it when your pants fall off. I've looked at two baby stores for newborn sized pants and haven't found any. At all! Apparently newborn babies don't wear pants? My sister's suggestion was the classic, Just put a belt around the shirt and wear it like it's a dress, because then you don't need pants! Which just goes to show how much our family is used to girls and their fashion dilemmas. Baby boy fashion dilemmas we know nothing about. Any solutions? Meanwhile, Cyrus is still wearing some of the same shorts he's worn since he was 6 months old, and the shorts I bought him last Christmas are still too big. maybe I ought to just wrap them again for him to open up this year. Again, 🤷, and who knew that shorts are the clothes that grow with your kids? . . . #toddlerstyle #newbornbaby #onemonthold #letthembelittle #littleandbrave #littlefierceones #lovelylittlesquares #documentyourdays #simplymotherhood #motherhoodintheraw #babiesofig #mamaproblems #mamalife #mamatribe #candidchildhood #babyofmine
  • For our 9th anniversary, we went out to a restaurant for the very first time as a family of 4! I was nervous, but it all went about as smoothly as can be expected. The food was delicious and Cyrus appreciated the little bucket of crayons and coloring page they gave him. I appreciated my first outing in nearly a month that didn't involve a hospital. We also stopped at the park on the way home so that Glenn officially visited a park for the first time! Looking forward to so many more adventures with all four of us! And...I do have a babysitter for the big kid lined up so that we can have a date with only one tag-along this weekend. 😜
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    For our 9th anniversary, we went out to a restaurant for the very first time as a family of 4! I was nervous, but it all went about as smoothly as can be expected. The food was delicious and Cyrus appreciated the little bucket of crayons and coloring page they gave him. I appreciated my first outing in nearly a month that didn't involve a hospital. We also stopped at the park on the way home so that Glenn officially visited a park for the first time! Looking forward to so many more adventures with all four of us! And...I do have a babysitter for the big kid lined up so that we can have a date with only one tag-along this weekend. 😜
  • Nine years since we said those vows, and sleepy parents of a 3 week old and a 21 month old mustered up the energy to take a couple quick anniversary photos in our wedding gear, with a self-timing camera balanced on the tray of the high chair. ♥️ I'll put our annual photos from 2010-2018 in my stories. We're almost evenly split between self-timer photos and sibling-taken photos at this point, with a professional photo thrown in at year 7 for good measure. The main thing that's changed in both of the years since becoming parents: Angel hasn't managed to put a tie on. We're working on a naptime time crunch, all right? Maybe we'll bring out the tie for the big 10! And yes, I did fit my wedding dress...zipped up and all. 🤣 More fitted than usual, I readily admit. If I get the brain power later this week I'll write something more appropriate to the occasion of having spent 1/3rd of my life with this man...instead of mere commentary on light-hearted photo traditions...but I think baby is in a growth spurt because he's eaten for practically 24 hours straight...so wedding attire photos are all you get today. 😉 . . . #weddinganniversary #weddingphotos #mymarriageendures #marriedtomybestfriend #parenthood_moments #parenthood_unveiled #thecaptivatingwoman #thatauthenticfeeling #thesincerestoryteller #blogwithheart #marriagegoals #marriagematters #stayingmarried #newparents
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    Nine years since we said those vows, and sleepy parents of a 3 week old and a 21 month old mustered up the energy to take a couple quick anniversary photos in our wedding gear, with a self-timing camera balanced on the tray of the high chair. ♥️ I'll put our annual photos from 2010-2018 in my stories. We're almost evenly split between self-timer photos and sibling-taken photos at this point, with a professional photo thrown in at year 7 for good measure. The main thing that's changed in both of the years since becoming parents: Angel hasn't managed to put a tie on. We're working on a naptime time crunch, all right? Maybe we'll bring out the tie for the big 10! And yes, I did fit my wedding dress...zipped up and all. 🤣 More fitted than usual, I readily admit. If I get the brain power later this week I'll write something more appropriate to the occasion of having spent 1/3rd of my life with this man...instead of mere commentary on light-hearted photo traditions...but I think baby is in a growth spurt because he's eaten for practically 24 hours straight...so wedding attire photos are all you get today. 😉 . . . #weddinganniversary #weddingphotos #mymarriageendures #marriedtomybestfriend #parenthood_moments #parenthood_unveiled #thecaptivatingwoman #thatauthenticfeeling #thesincerestoryteller #blogwithheart #marriagegoals #marriagematters #stayingmarried #newparents
  • The first time we let Cyrus hold his baby brother!
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    The first time we let Cyrus hold his baby brother!
  • The story behind these photos is that I once stumbled upon a set of photos of my mom, taken shortly after my baby sister was born, posing confidently like some type of athletic champion. The photos struck me, as my mom doesn't tend to love being in front of the camera, but I loved how happy and strong and spunky she looks in those photos, and I decided long ago I wanted to take some photos in the same style with my newborn. So, with Cyrus, and again now with Glenn, once I've had enough time to start feeling like a human again, I asked Angel to take some strong mama photos of me and my newborn. 😃 Yeah, I know my muscles aren't actually impressive...but I sure do celebrate the fact that we've made it this far together. And, on a lighter note, I celebrate the welcome return of the clothes that were banished from my room this year. I literally said Hello, old friends, as I restocked my wardrobe this weekend. And a bunch of faithful but embarrassingly worn-out maternity (but not really) clothes have been assigned to recycling. They did a good job, and will be asked to work no longer. . . . #twoweeksold #twoundertwo #risenmotherhood #mamamoments #mamastyle #postpartumbody #mamalife #mommygoals #documentyourdays #celebrate_motherhood #thesincerestoryteller #thecaptivatingwoman #postpartumjourney #letthembelittle #motherhoodintheraw #mamaandson #multiculturalfamily #joyfulmamas #happymama
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    The story behind these photos is that I once stumbled upon a set of photos of my mom, taken shortly after my baby sister was born, posing confidently like some type of athletic champion. The photos struck me, as my mom doesn't tend to love being in front of the camera, but I loved how happy and strong and spunky she looks in those photos, and I decided long ago I wanted to take some photos in the same style with my newborn. So, with Cyrus, and again now with Glenn, once I've had enough time to start feeling like a human again, I asked Angel to take some strong mama photos of me and my newborn. 😃 Yeah, I know my muscles aren't actually impressive...but I sure do celebrate the fact that we've made it this far together. And, on a lighter note, I celebrate the welcome return of the clothes that were banished from my room this year. I literally said Hello, old friends, as I restocked my wardrobe this weekend. And a bunch of faithful but embarrassingly worn-out maternity (but not really) clothes have been assigned to recycling. They did a good job, and will be asked to work no longer. . . . #twoweeksold #twoundertwo #risenmotherhood #mamamoments #mamastyle #postpartumbody #mamalife #mommygoals #documentyourdays #celebrate_motherhood #thesincerestoryteller #thecaptivatingwoman #postpartumjourney #letthembelittle #motherhoodintheraw #mamaandson #multiculturalfamily #joyfulmamas #happymama