Little Waves

Dave forwarded me a link at CNN to an article explaining the paradox of maternal happiness. According to the article, mothers report being happier since they’ve had kids, yet child care does not rank that highly on their list of pleasureable activities.
“Kids do bring joy,” says Daniel Gilbert, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Harvard […]

It is so hard to listen to your baby cry.
Today is Charlotte’s very first Fussy Day. By this I mean she has been fussy most of the day, mostly due to lack of sleep. And I am lucky, because she’s 6 1/2 months old and I can honestly say that today is her […]

The original plan for Mother’s Day weekend was to head down to Port Aransas for some much needed beach time. Instead the whole family got sick - Charlotte had an ear infection, I had walking pneumonia, and Dave had sinus issues. So instead we spent a quiet, low-key weekend at home.
Still, it was […]