Mr. Bottlesoup took Monster to his grandma's so I could "relax". A clean kitchen, vacuumed floors, and dinner plans safely say I've forgotten how to do that. However, I've finally acquired time management skills. A quality that one of my college professors would constantly berate me over. "Mrs. Bottlesoup, if you'd only stop procrastinating, your work would be worthy of a … [Read more...] about How Having a Baby Has Changed My Life
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Two Month Milestones, Or What I Infer From My 60-Day Old Human
Oh, don't let him fool you. He looks cute and innocent, snuggled in a towel, sitting in his bathtub as he waits (quietly) for me to finish a shower. He just had a bath, and he smells like fresh baby. It was the perfect start to the perfect day. Or so I thought. About 10 minutes after this photo was taken, Clark went bat-shit crazy. As in crazy-insane-crazy. (Side note: I … [Read more...] about Two Month Milestones, Or What I Infer From My 60-Day Old Human
Top 10 Most Underrated Things About Being a Stay at Home Parent
A lot of women (and men) complain about how difficult it is to be a stay at home parent. "I always say moms have the toughest job in the world if you're doing it right," Oprah says. So, maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I'm going to raise the bullshit flag on the complaints and share the greatest parts of being a stay at home mom (or stay at home dad). Without further ado, here's … [Read more...] about Top 10 Most Underrated Things About Being a Stay at Home Parent
Hands-Free Bottle Feeding
I figured out a way to have my cake and eat it, too. … [Read more...] about Hands-Free Bottle Feeding
Vaccines Mean Free Time? Who Complains About That?!
So, you know how the formula bottles instruct you to discard within an hour of feeding? Well, one night, after many nights of sleeplessness, I woke up to feed Clark for the 3rd time, and I grabbed a bottle of breast milk from my night stand. Or, I thought it was breast milk until I (for real) woke up in the sort-of morning, and realized I fed Clark a bottle of formula that he … [Read more...] about Vaccines Mean Free Time? Who Complains About That?!