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A Conversation With: Connor (5) and Walker (6)

On the way to and from school, the boys and I always have very interesting conversations. Here are some samples of our deep thoughts. (We were listing animals that lay eggs.) Connor: Mommy, you lay eggs. Me: Um, no.…
Raising Boys: Monkey See, Monkey Do

As you all know I'm raising a 14 year old, a 2 year old, and two 1 year olds. This poses wayyy too many complications since they are all boys. I found the youngest pair copying their oldest brother and this is one of t…
A Few Truths from a Mom of Boys

* Always check the toilet seat BEFORE you sit down. * No matter how long you fight it, poop jokes get funnier and funnier. * When giving directions on where to find something, RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE may not…
Birth Story: How Orion Came into the World

I suppose I should start off a few weeks ahead, since Orion gave me signs he was coming then. On June 29th (32 weeks), I was having contractions bad enough that I couldn't walk so I went into OB triage. They checked my…
Bedtime Stories

This is a guest post from Mamatrue. My boy isn’t home tonight so I can’t read him bedtime stories. Instead, I’ll share some of our current favorites with you. About a year ago, I had to give up on pict…
Riding the Rails

Being the mother of two boys, I have done my fair share of train related stuff: Read books about trains. Gone to the train museum. Built dozens and dozens of train tracks. Watched movies about trains. Ridden on a steam e…
Sappy Mom Moments

I feel all sappy with my son L going to his first dance at school. He had me shop for his clothes, help him with his hair, drive him to school, and then drop him off at the dinner dance.
Naming Woes...With One Heck Of A Twist!!

This seems (at least to me) like an odd reason to be asking about picking names, but this also seems like the right place to ask. The situation: A boy has to legally change his name for non-vanity reasons. How DO you p…
Outrage Over Pink Toenails

The street I grew up on had a lot of girls on it. A few of those girls had brothers and they always wanted to play with us girls since there were more of us anyway. Being the industrious (okay, sort of mean but in a goo…
Bang!

This is a guest post from Blaggie Plaggie: Babblings of a Mommy Doctor. During a recent visit to my husband's family, I witnessed my 2 year old son form his hand into the shape of a gun and pretend to shoot. It was…