Stay at home motherhood – Random SAHM Thoughts

Our Covid-19 Experience

Sharing our household’s experience with the Coronavirus. We were among the fortunate, mild cases. It all started when hubby woke under the weather general malaise-wise, and called out to work. He did the acetaminophen and ibuprofen regimen I learned as an Army medic and after 2 days felt well enough to go back to work.Continue reading “Our Covid-19 Experience”

A Late Christmas Post

I started writing this before my family woke up Christmas morning… wow, I need better time management! Ha ha ha! This Christmas morning, I’m sitting in the living room, waiting for my family to wake up, and I’m hit with a wave of gratitude. First of all, after the year the globe has had, andContinue reading “A Late Christmas Post”

My Princess Baby Arrived with Laughter!

In the extreme AM of her due date (0030), I contend PB broke her own water. She was super active and at first I thought her tap dancing on my bladder was why I was wet. I had no contractions and was probably in a bit of denial, blinded by the relief of having anContinue reading “My Princess Baby Arrived with Laughter!”

The 100% honest, 2nd baby (same gender) registry

Ok, so I don’t know about anyone else’s experience with registries, but I spent a lot of time and energy building a few for my first pregnancy. Everyone was happy for me and asked where I was registered. The long-distance friends I kept after the Army, my settling-into-a-new-city-budding-friendships, work friends, family… so lots of people.Continue reading “The 100% honest, 2nd baby (same gender) registry”

Lots Going on… Mental Overload

So my depression took a downturn recently. There’s a lot happening at once and while its not all bad, it’s still an overload. Good stuff include Deedee turning 3, preparing for new baby, and my *cough* 40th birthday coming up. Double depression whammy between my Grandma’s apparent giving up on life recently and a lackContinue reading “Lots Going on… Mental Overload”

My Chili – pleases the tummy and wallet

I thank God for my husband every day. He is wonderful in many many ways, but some days it’s his low-maintenance that tops the charts. I have a simple chili recipe my Mom put into a hand-written, keepsake-quality recipe book several years ago that I tweaked to make my own and he LOVES it. TheContinue reading “My Chili – pleases the tummy and wallet”

Wishing My Childhood for My Kids – Nostalgia

There is a sense of the 1980’s in my trailer park. No sidewalks, kneepads, or helmets, and plenty of kids running around with no obvious supervision. Yes, my trailer park fits some of the negative stereotypes you may immediately think of, but I’ll defend it every time because it’s a hellofa lot better than theContinue reading “Wishing My Childhood for My Kids – Nostalgia”

31 Weeks Pregnant and Almost 40 (years old)

This is me venting a bit… I’m sure most of my complaints are more pregnancy in general or baby number 2 specific. Oof – I miss not living in fear of the surprise sneeze while sitting cross-legged. I suppose giving up the cross-legged pose at my age should be acceptable, but I still like doingContinue reading “31 Weeks Pregnant and Almost 40 (years old)”

The Evil Genius of Children’s Programming

So I started a post with one show in mind and realized that I could crank out a whole series of blogs about what my Deedee watches basically forever since what I let her watch and what she wants to watch evolves over time. Whether that series happens or not, I’m definitely capable of lump-summingContinue reading “The Evil Genius of Children’s Programming”

Baby #2 Due This Fall

Oops, I never announced my pregnancy! In my first few posts I know I mentioned trying to conceive, then recently I just casually mentioned I was pregnant, so here’s that story. Ok, well, everyone reading this knows how babies are made sooo not that part… My Deedee (my actual nick name for her, I thinkContinue reading “Baby #2 Due This Fall”