Well… it was back to work today, and I must say, I enjoyed myself. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, which means I’ve thought it a MILLION times: I am just not cut out to be a stay-at-home mom. I’d like to take this time to truly, TRULY appreciate those homemakers out there, especially my best friend, Jess, who did it for years with FOUR…
When Katelyn was born, I was fanatical about washing my hands before touching her – so much so that my hands were raw from all the soap. I think I even developed an allergy to the soap. Now? I’ll wash my hands after changing a dirty diaper, but other than that, I’m thinking, “Eh, she’s got an immune system.” With Katelyn, we washed all her clothes separately with…
It was late one Saturday night at Bryan’s parents house. Only his grandparents were home. Jasmine started complaining for food, so I opted to take her to the formal living room where it was nice and dark to feed her. Bryan, Katelyn, and Bryan’s grandparents were all in the family room.
As Jasmine was feeding, I suddenly heard Bryan shout, “He’s coming!“ By the way, Bryan’s grandfather is very hard…
I was adequately warned about the jealously that Katelyn would be feeling for her new little sister, but so far I don’t see any resentment coming from her. In fact, Katelyn is always kissing Jasmine at every opportunity.
So much so that Katelyn gets in the way while I’m trying to feed the baby. And Jasmine starts thrashing her face this way and that because Katelyn’s hair is tickling…
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