Monthly Archives: March 2011

Apparently, if you are 6  months old and live in the Shirebacon house, it’s cool to roll under the coffee table and then act shocked when mommy catches you.  

Xander is six months old today.  In some ways it feels like we just brought him home last week.  In other ways, it feels like he has been apart of our lives forever. Xander is a wonderful little boy that … Continue reading →

Today the AAP released new guidelines regarding  car seat and booster seat usage.  I’m going to be honest, as it isn’t yet even close to on my radar, I have not done any research or formed an opinion on the … Continue reading →

I almost never take both boys out of the house by myself.  There have been a few times I’ve ventured out with the boys without my husband.  A trip to the pumpkin farm with friends when Xander was just 2 … Continue reading →

I’m often struck with the unexpected ways that Jack is trying to assert his independence. Sure he does the usual “I want to do it myslef” or “I don’t want to take a nap” (oh the nap wars that we … Continue reading →

If you ask me what my favorite part of the day is, I will often jokingly tell you that it is the time just after bedtime.  You know, the time of day when both boys are both asleep and I … Continue reading →

I started a new job 6 weeks ago. Along with my new job came new health insurance. Health insurance that my OB doesn’t accept.  I figured that I would just stay with the practice and deal with the out-of-network charges. … Continue reading →

For the better part of 2 1/2 years someone (*ahem*) has been harassing me to start my own blog.  And for the better part of 2 1/2 years I have fought it.  I could come up with any number of … Continue reading →