I'm going to start doing #TBT posts on here to play catch-up since there was a long block of time when I didn't post at all.
This was taken sometime this past spring since my hair is multicolored (it's currently a bright red). Fun story - I attempted to dye my hair a deep purple but it didn't pan out. It turned out to be a haphazard multicolor of purple, pink,
Month: July 2015
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To Leash or To Not Leash? That is the question.
I'll admit it - BC (Before Children), I was vehemently against putting kids on a leash. I couldn't understand why parents felt the need to do that. Are they really horrible parents that can't control their kids? Are their kids that uncontrollable? Why would you treat your child even less than an animal?
Now having Bear..I totally get it.
Bear is very independent.
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I've bragged and boasted how Bear had never been sick. Well, I can still brag and boast a little. Just a smidgen.
Yesterday, while we went out to Sunday Sessions in Grand Park, I had the smart idea in leaving him in his wet clothes, considering they were drying and I didn't think it was necessary to switch him into dry clothing. I took the risk once before when
It's about that time.
To TTC.
I'm currently on CD 9 and I'll start tracking my ovulation in a couple of days. Ideally, I would've already been pregnant with Rainbow Baby #2 and possibly, would've given birth. Life is funny that way. You have an idea of how you want things to go and oops, not quite.
I'm excited. The more round preggo tummies I'm seeing, the more I want to be
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Kids are not blind to the racial issues that are plaguing America.
“I feel a little scared if I just walk down the street,” said 12-year-old Lamine Fofana in a video produced by WNYC, a public radio station in New York City. "Cops might just think I’m doing something bad and if I try to explain to them, they won’t listen and just start beating me up and doing terrible things
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Raising a bilingual child is well...a lot harder than it should be.
From the get-go, M. and I have always determined that our children will be bilingual in Russian and English. He would speak primarily Russian and I would speak primarily English (though I am actively learning Russian and try to speak a little of it every day). With Yoda not quite talking yet (though I'm told it's nothing
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Why won't this child eat?
Okay, I'm being overly dramatic. Let's take it back a step.
You see, two years ago, I had illusions of grandeur that every expectant mother has.
"Oh, my baby is going to have this!"
"Oh, my baby is going to have that!"
"I'm definitely giving my baby all organic, all the time!"
"I'm introducing nothing but fruits and veggies!"
"My baby will NEVER have McDonald's!"
Hah.
Two years
I decided to make this blog a bit more 'grown-up' now so here's the new look. If you're reading this by e-mail, stop by the blog and give it a gander.
No other purpose for this. Oh. I should add this...
It was National Fried Chicken Day last Tuesday, I think.
And look what my husband did...
We just bought Bear a pair of Crocs and my European husband felt the need to
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I have a small collection of tats on my body. When I say small, I mean three. Yeah, small. The goal is to eventually have a sleeve on my right arm. Not sure if I'm getting one on my left but for certain, my right.
We went to the Hello Kitty Convention last year and I had an opportunity to get a free Hello Kitty tattoo. Unfortunately, I was
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To vaccinate or nah?
That seems to be the question that many parents are facing nowadays. When I was growing up, it was a non-issue. I was vaccinated as a baby. I got the MMR vaccine as a teen and again as an adult. In fact, I received the vaccine just before I became pregnant with Bear.
Bear isn't caught up with his vaccinations yet but he did receive a