Category Archives: Ian

The Incredible, Edible, Tennis Ball?

While trying to wrap up my workday yesterday, Brinn called and frantically recounted a horrifying experience.  Ian was choking on a piece of tennis ball!  After my initial freak out, I realized that I heard a very healthy set of … Continue reading

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Little Ian had a farm, e..i..e..i..o..

Ian loves when we sing to him, but I’ve had to change the lyrics a bit.  As with my animals, I want my child to learn that his name is who he is, so I like to personalize his music … Continue reading

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Ahhh!

Oh my.  Ian is up and about and into everything now.  His newest obsession has become the dogs’ water bucket.  We discontinued using a dish to water the dogs and instead brought inside one of the horses’ feed buckets because it … Continue reading

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Rain Hitting a Tin Roof

5:30 am this morning found Ian wide awake and ready to play.  His cheery mood and steady stream of chatter pulled me out of bed much earlier than I’d intended.  So by 6:00 am I hunkered down in the living … Continue reading

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Mommy’s Little Helper

On top of Ian’s newfound mobility, he has taken an interest in helping Brinn and I complete all of our chores.  We’ve found that it’s impossible to convince Ian to eat if one of us is vacuuming.  The distraction of … Continue reading

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Crawling Through January

Is he not the cutest little boy you’ve ever seen?  We’re still waiting to get back all of his Christmas pictures (especially the ones with Santa), but I love his expression in this one as he thinks that he finally … Continue reading

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Fa la la la la…

Christmas has finally come, and more quickly, gone.  This year found us making several pit stops leading up to Christmas as we went to visit some of our close friends as well as Brinn’s family. Our first holiday stop took … Continue reading

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A Joy Filled Day…

Ian’s had a great week, particularly Tuesday when his Aunt Joy came up and spent the whole day with him.  Ian’s Aunt Joy happens to be one of my closest friends in the world.  We’ve known each other since 1998, … Continue reading

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Rub a dub dub

Ian graduated from his baby bath tub to the big people bath tub last night.  Ian loves taking a bath every night, but since he’s grown so much in the last few weeks, he’s made bath time…interesting, to say the … Continue reading

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Hugging my baby tight

Today another tragedy shook our nation as innocent children lost their lives in an act of senseless violence.  I can’t begin to imagine the grief that dozens of mothers are feeling tonight, but I understand a little bit better than … Continue reading

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