Elevensies

Don’t Forget the Dads

on father’s day we offer tribute to dads who have played and taught hugged and read snuggled and raced from here to there then there and to there always running just hard enough to appear credible but coming up shy at the finish. these are great dads. ~ there are also men who know the … Continue reading »

High Five for Friday

Happy Friday to you! I’m linking up with Lauren Elizabeth for High Five for Friday, with 5 bright spots in the past week. 1. There is now an Elevensies page on Facebook. If you want to make my day, you could like it. To celebrate, this was a week with a post each day, so … Continue reading »

Breakfast Cookies, revisited

About a month and a half ago, I tried baking breakfast cookies for the first time. I made a few modifications to the recipe and ended up with something decent, but not that great. But they had potential. So much potential. I’ve made at least a half dozen batches since then, and I am ready … Continue reading »

Fanny Pack of Pudding

Hi there! Elevensies is now on Facebook! If you’d be so kind to like the page, I sure would appreciate it. Shauna Niequist, one of my favorite writers, once described her belly post baby like wearing a fanny pack full of pudding. I don’t think I pictured it properly when I first read it, pre … Continue reading »

Overcoming Mom-fail

I didn’t take Riley’s picture on his four month birthday. I bought those cute sticker ties for each month’s birthday. Only I ordered them a day before his one month birthday, so they didn’t come in time for that. On his four month birthday, I was packing and getting us on the road for a … Continue reading »

Normal?

Our 4 day visit to the pediatrician. The first venture out into the world, on a January day that was stupid cold for southern California. Diaper bag packed. Car seat? No sweat. We’ve done this (once) before. Measurements look great. Latching great, skin great. Postpartum momma great. Great, great, great. “Any questions?” “How do we … Continue reading »

Birth Story, afterword

My friend Michelle is about a month away from welcoming her baby girl to the world. She asked me to write one more installment of our birth story. The afterbirth, if you will. Oh, where to start? Maybe by warning male readers that this is gonna have icky moments? Yeah, that first. Now, let’s pretend it’s just … Continue reading »

Happy 5 Month Birthday!

Riley, you are 5 months old today! You are all about experiments now. They mainly take 2 forms–throwing things and sucking on things. You especially love to throw your ball on the floor and suck on my hair. Some friends let us borrow their Bumbo chair, so now you sit up at the table with … Continue reading »

Toys? Who needs toys?

Because we sold our home and are living with my folks for a season, we put many of Riley’s things into storage. We originally thought it would be a short season, but it is looking more likely that it’ll be while before we’re on our own again. I noticed he began to outgrow the toys … Continue reading »

Happy 4 Month Birthday!

So, you turned four months old over 10 days ago. And this was ready, but I never got to your picture. Oh, well… So much happened this month! You laughed, like a real big from the belly laugh. It happened when I tickled you. It was so so great. That was the 6th. I have … Continue reading »