Author: Aimee

I went to a diabetes nutritionist yesterday so she could yell at me, basically. It was all good information and things I know on a conceptual level... but it is always easier to make changes with a steely eyes dietician tells you exactly how many…

Bryan warned me. After he did the first drop off this AM at Declan's new school - he sat me down, put his hands on my shoulders, looked straight into my eyes and warned me that school was chaos right now. I somewhat believed him.…

Declan has been interested in his body lately (not to mention his body functions - yes, the perennial boy faves of pooping and farting included). I searched high and low for a book that was detailed enough to grow with him but simple enough to…

Declan and Lily moved to the preschool at the elementary school today. I was so nervous, and I am not even sure why. Just typical me, I guess. Declan was not phased a bit, of course. (We'll see how the rest of the week goes).…

What does one do when they have the whole day to themselves? They run to the Botanic Gardens and take nearly 250 photos of flowers, that's what. Oh, and throw in a little shopping at New York & Company too.Update: Here are all the photos…

Since I had Declan duty all week, Bryan is giving me today... TO DO WHATEVER I WANT. Even though Bryan himself slaved like a dog at work all week - he sees me hitting my breaking point and offered to give me some time to…

I have this theory that kids can smell fear. Any mom with a newborn knows that is a fact.And I also have proof that kids smell out adults who are willing to play with them. When Bryan walks in a room, he must send off…