Getting Started
First of all, I’d like to thank all of our friends and family for the phone calls, emails, flowers, gifts, prayers and love that we’ve been showered with these last few weeks. The outpouring of love...
View ArticleWhere’s Raines?
This picture cracks me up — you can barely see him peeking out through the wine glasses. We tried an outing this weekend – Mike, Mom, Dad and I went to Potager – one of my favorite restaurants in...
View ArticleThe Grumps
According to Dr. Spock, “crying tends to increase until about 6-8 weeks old; then, mercifully, it begins to diminish.” OMG. I have anywhere from 2-4 weeks to go until the diminishing point. Raines...
View ArticleCoo, Baby
We may be nearing the end of the grumpy phase. Raines is starting to make coo sounds every once in a while! SO cute! I tried to get a quick movie of him making his little coo sounds, but I turned...
View ArticleMissing Nana and Grandpa
My parents left this weekend. They left with the impression that we had a “perfect baby.” Raines IS perfect – when they are around. True to form, he’s been a pistol since they left. Come back,...
View ArticleThe Secret Weapon
We started reading “Happiest Baby on the Block”. This book has changed my life. The author’s premise is that for the first 3 months, babies are more like fetuses than actual babies, so in order to...
View ArticleBaby Dance Party
Raines had a baby meltdown at the grocery store yesterday. I think I overestimated how much time I had between feedings. I walked to the store with Raines in the stroller (which he loves)…but when I...
View ArticleTime is Relative
Friday night the three of us went out to dinner with Scott, Nicole and Baby Caroline Mulvany. It was Raines and Caroline’s first date (see pic). BR (Before Raines) Mike and I had a little trouble...
View ArticlePJ Day
I went out on Saturday to get a massage. A much, much, much needed massage (thanks Mom & Dad!!). It was a beautiful sunny day and almost 70 degrees, so I ran a few errands afterwards. I got home...
View ArticleHallelujah!
OMG! Raines slept through the night! He slept THROUGH the night! Raines slept from 10PM until 4:30AM! OMG! Please, please, please don’t let this be a fluke!
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