Archive for 'Grins'
Baby #2 on the way!
Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 by Andy Ptacek.
Just as I was about to write a blog about finding time to make a baby when you already have one very demanding, make that exhausting, toddler… I missed my period and saw those two pink lines. God’s timing!
My husband pointed out how different our first OB appointment was from when we went with [...]
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10 things you never woulda considered before kids…
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
Please feel free to add your own…
Bringing back the fanny pack
Using baby’s butt ointment as chap stick
Dancing like a spaz to the Fresh Beat Band
Feeding a baby while peeing at the same time
Trying breast milk… and liking it!
Baby-talk on speaker phone in the store
Trying out a leash on your kid
Giving a teething kid a lollipop
Telling [...]
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My two-year-old drops the F-bomb
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
Damn it. I think he gets it from his dad.
Jokes aside, we rarely curse… I can’t believe THIS is the word he decides to mimic. My husband had been telling me that Tavin, my son, was saying the F word, but I kept telling him he must be mistaken. Then I heard it for myself, [...]
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Media praises Safe Haven Law in recent abandonment
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
This is what I heard in my car this evening on a local radio talk show. The host was bashing the media, bashing the mom and bashing the law saying that we should hold our moms to a higher standard… that they needed to stick around and give medical information and see the child into [...]
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That’s the thing about unconditional love…
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
The thing is you love your baby no matter what. I know my posts have been a little dramatic and sad lately, but man, times were getting tough. Tavin was pushing all the right buttons and I felt like I was turning into a monster who didn’t know how to deal. That’s when I took a [...]
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One and done
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Deb Plunkett.
I should warn you; this statement seems to come as a shock to many so brace yourself:
I can say with 99.9% certainty that I am done having babies, or I guess I should say baby. As in, we have one and now we’re done. This little family of three feels just right to me.
Oh, the [...]
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What does the top of your microwave say about you?
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
I was making diner a couple weeks ago and as I opened the microwave I thought to myself for the umpteenth time, “I’ve gotta clean that.” I also remembered something I heard a while back that you can tell a lot about a person by looking inside their microwave. Well, I’m guessing a dirty one would not reflect on [...]
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Revolutionary Parenting (and Kurt Warner!!)
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
It’s the current series at CCV (Northwest Valley location) and I’m loving it! Last week we had George Barna, you know, from Barna Research! He shared all kinds of crazy research they did on what makes a great kid and in turn, a great adult. BUT, I have to say I am even more stoked [...]
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‘Babies’ Documentary Coming this Mother’s Day
Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
I am so excited for this movie I can hardly stand it. Cameras follow four babies from birth to about a year on their very different journeys in different parts of the world. There’s Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia; Mari from Tokyo, Japan; Bayer from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia; and Hattie from San Francisco, California. The movie opens this [...]
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5 Ways this stroller could improve my life.
Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
The 2009 Mark III Trailer.I have been eying this stroller for about a year now… and since our Chico broke, I have a sneaking suspicion this beauty might show up with a bow on April 2nd for my birthday. I’m not sure when the last time I was so excited for a birthday to come. [...]