Today, Anneliese turned 6 months old. The last month has been an explosion of development. Last month, she was just beginning to figure out how to use her hands more precisely. This month, she’s a pro at it. Everything is going into her mouth. She loves exploring different textures. Anneliese is now rolling fluidly in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: The Guy
2010 In Review – The Year That Made Us Three
It’s still January, so I figure I’m still allowed to do “year end wrap-up” type posts and “new year goal setting” posts. We’ll start with the former. 2010 was a pivotal year in a lot of ways. I was pregnant for more than half of the year, became a mother, learned that my family would… Continue Reading
Handmade With Love
My maternal grandmother is a talented seamstress and enjoys cross-stitching too, and when my sisters and I were all little, she made us stockings for Christmastime. Each of our stockings has a different cross-stitched design on it. When I married the guy, she made him one with airplanes on it, as a sort of welcome-to-the-family… Continue Reading
Happy 4 Months, Baby Girl
Today, Anneliese turned four months old. It’s amazing how time moves so quickly! It seems like just last week, she was this floppy newborn, but now she’s a whole separate person! She can even stand up if we balance her. She’s got sturdy little legs for sure. Not floppy anymore. She gives the sweetest expressions,… Continue Reading
Have a Cup of Cheer
Yesterday we got to spend Thanksgiving with some sweet friends of ours – Paige and Greg, Paige’s parents and grandmother, and a couple other aviators. It was low-key and relaxing, and we all just hung out and chatted and ate good food. It’s really comforting to have good friends nearby when we’re so far from… Continue Reading
My Beautiful Family
There’s just something about a big (ish) tough aviator with a pink-clad baby girl strapped to his chest… …a sweet pupper, curled up on her pillow… …and a baby girl who still holds on tightly. I love my beautiful, sweet family.… Continue Reading
My Dad’s Visit
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the carousel of company we’d been having (my mom, one of my sisters, and my father-in-law). A few days after that post, my dad came to visit.It was a really nice, low-key visit, and lucky for him (and us) we had figured out how to use the… Continue Reading
A Carousel of Company!
I asked my facebook buddies if I should write up a recipe, family post, or gDiaper post next. They asked me for a family update, so here it is! (Thanks, awesome facebook friends!) First, my mother visited. She was here for several days, and we got to do some fun stuff. We went to the… Continue Reading
New Dress for Anneliese
One day maybe last week, when Anneliese was napping, I whipped up this little dress for her. I need to tweak a few things for next time, but overall I love it! What do you think? Milk tongue!!! Hello, sweet girl. What? Is this too many pictures? Are you getting tired of this? All tuckered… Continue Reading
Daddy Daughter Reunion
My sweet guy came back from two and a half weeks of training in Florida yesterday. I was very excited to have him back, of course, and I loved seeing him reunite with our little girl. Two weeks isn’t very long to me, but to Anneliese, it was a third of her life! I dressed… Continue Reading
One Month: The Good Stuff and The Hard Stuff
Today, my sweet baby is one month old. She’s gone from a squishy-faced newborn to a real baby, but I know she’s still in the “fourth trimester” and very new to the world. On one hand, it feels like she was born just yesterday, but on the other, it feels like she’s been here forever.… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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