Putting Oneself to Bed

Putting Oneself to Bed

Milly impressed me this morning.  At 9:57, she said, “Mimi banket,” which translates into “Milly’s blanket.”  Then she walked over to the steps, pulled the baby gate closed behind her (after I opened it for her), walked up stairs, grabbed her Go Duke paci and a blanket then laid down so I could change her […]

Recent Milly Stuff

Recent Milly Stuff

It occurred to me that I haven’t mentioned a few of the things Milly’s doing lately. This one I may have mentioned already, but she’s taken to saying “guys” a bit over the past week or two, like “Hi,  guys,” or “C’mon, guys.” She has also started saying “sure” as a substitute for “yes,” which […]

Milly’s Caterpillar and Frog

Milly’s Caterpillar and Frog

I let Milly sleep in until about 8:45 this morning.  She’s been cranky the past few days, so I figured she could use the extra sleep, if she wanted it.  And apparently she did.  She was only up maybe an hour and a half or two before she was ready for her nap, but she […]

A Confession

A Confession

For years I’ve convinced my wife that I was dead inside, evidenced by the fact that I wouldn’t ever cry or show any sad emotion during a movie.  I don’t know why, but I decided that today was going to be the day that I told Amanda the truth. Warning: there are some movie spoilers […]

Early Sunday Morning Time Efficiency

Early Sunday Morning Time Efficiency

On Sundays, Amanda is almost always the first to get up because she takes longer getting ready.  She’ll usually wake me up after she gets out of the shower then I’ll get Milly up once I’m done then we aim to leave the house for church at 8:10.  This all usually starts at 7:15. Today […]