Girl’s Life

We took Sophia on her first airplane ride on Friday. We’re off to the beautiful island of Kauai for a much needed family vacation! Sophia fared well on the trip over. I was a little worried, as it’s a five-hour flight. But the flight attendant totally hooked us up and offered the man […]

I never knew how much I appreciated my parents until I had a kid of my own.
“Mom, did I keep you up all night? Did I bite you? Did I smear my food all over the place? Did I tear your heart out every time I cried?”
These questions are just a few among hundreds […]

Oh, search terms used for this site. How you make me laugh!
Like most bloggers, I check my stats from time to time. OK, maybe I’m not like most bloggers in that I actually do only check them on occasion (when I have time or happen to wonder how many people care about poopy diapers and […]

So we went away this weekend. Nothing too exciting about that news, except that I’m not telling you the whole story. The whole story is that we went away WITHOUT the baby.
Yep, that’s right. We left Sophia at Grandma and Pake’s house and happily drove away. And I totally surprised myself with how OK I […]

Happy 5-year anniversary to my wonderful husband!
Five whole years already? Amazing! We have had such a great time so far. If I was asked to describe it in a word, I might choose hilarious! Seriously, I don’t know if I’ve stopped laughing once since we got married. In fact, I believe the laughing actually […]

OK, so maybe I’m in denial that my daughter who is 10 months old still doesn’t have any teeth. Yes, that’s right — I went and bought her a toothbrush. I figured if she had a really cute toothbrush in her mouth rubbing against her gums, maybe those teeth will realize it’s time to come […]

When I was pregnant and constantly contemplating and researching life with baby, I heard and read a lot about teaching babies sign language to help them communicate before their verbal language skills are really strong. And I thought it sounded great! What could be better than lessening the frustration of a mini who is trying […]

Check it out — Girl’s Life got some new digs, and it’s not even Christmas or my birthday! Chris is working on a big new project, and I always get to be the guinea pig. I love that. So please click around and say hi. Also, make sure to check out the links I now […]