Category Archives: Parenting

I Guess I’ve Got A Lot To Learn…..

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Kimberly

I guess I’ve got a lot to learn about being a Mom of two in the store. We had a mini adventure inside our local Target store this morning. First of all, I just have to say that I had … Continue reading →

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A Surprise Package!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Kimberly

Let’s just say it has been a rough couple of days. With Nathan back to work, I am at home with Elias and Simon. I know tons of people have two or more kids and they do fine…some day we … Continue reading →

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Oh Parenting….

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Kimberly

Parenting makes you weird….at least I think it has made us weird in many ways. Here are a few excerpts from my day to prove it: ………. This afternoon as I sat and ate my lunch I wondered to myself: … Continue reading →

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Simon – The First Week

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Kimberly

It seems like it’s been about a month since I posted…not a week. And with the amount of pictures I’m about to upload you’d probably think so too! It has been both an amazing and a challenging week for our … Continue reading →

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Simon was born on Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Nathan

So we gave up sleeping through the night for Lent.

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Big Boy Bed!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Kimberly

With little Smith #2 coming soon, Nathan and I decided we had better stop procrastinating, and get Elias used to sleeping in someplace that is not his crib. He’ll have enough transitions once the baby comes, so we are hoping … Continue reading →

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Brotherly Love

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Kimberly

Today we had one of the sweetest moments so far in my pregnancy. Elias was in the process of waking up from his nap. He at first was too tired and grumpy to do anything except push off my attempts … Continue reading →

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Doggy Boogers and Diaper Changes

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Kimberly

At Elias’ last doctor appointment, his pediatrician recommended that we get a baby doll to have around as one of the things to help prepare Elias for his little brother. In fact, we had already bought a baby doll for … Continue reading →

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Baseball Outside

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Kimberly

Elias loves playing “bat and ball.” We had to start keeping his tee, bat, and ball in the car because he loved playing with it so much, and tried to play with it inside. If we had a garage, that … Continue reading →

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Snuggle More

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Kimberly

We’ve had Elias’ bedtime routine set now for a long time. It works really well for him. Recently, though, he seems to have added his own final event in the bed time routine. The first few times it happened, I … Continue reading →