This beautiful exchange

She requested more pictures of Dad and baby. Here’s one for ya!

baby (over the monitor):” mamamamama”
dad: “I think she’s calling me.”
mom: “She’s saying ‘mamama’ and you think she’s calling YOU?”
dad: “Yeah, she just can’t say her ‘d’s yet.”

Sibling play time! from Valerie on Vimeo.

Lucy hasn’t been sleeping well lately. Apparently, there are too many things to do, like kicking her legs at light speed or chewing on blankets, that she can’t fit it all in during the daylight hours. Some of her tasks roll over into the night time, when she should be sleeping. Which means, that mommy [...]

My sister, Kristy, is finally getting hitched! Shawn popped the question while they were riding in a hot air balloon. They will strap on the ol’ ball and chain in July 2008. ( So many sayings! ;-)) Congratulations, you two!
Here is a picture of the lovebirds at their engagement party.

Tony has some of the best dreams I have ever heard. Seriously, if you ever get the chance to sit down and talk to him about them, you’ll be amazed and entertained. Most of them play out like some sort of strange movie, probably directed by Martin Scorsese.
His most recent amazing dream involved him and [...]

One of my favorite things to do throughout the day is to sing to Lucy. We have bedtime songs, morning songs and then songs that can be sung anytime. I can’t wait for the day when she can sing along. Until then, I am happy with the endless smiles and coos that I get when [...]

For the past few days, I’ve been working on getting a sleeping routine down for Lucy. Thankfully, she seems to be taking to it pretty well. Today is the first day that we’re attempting scheduled naps. Wish us luck.
My mother is the queen of routine. Of course, being a single mom of two young [...]

Said in reference to the new stains on his shirt.
dad: I don’t know which I like better, the boogers or the spit-up.

Last week, Mom and Doyle were here for a visit. We had a great visit with them. Tony and I loved showing them our house for the first time and introducing them to our little world in North Carolina.
During the week, we went antique shopping, to a minor league baseball game, and wine tasting at [...]