Gracey sat up on her own for the first time tonight. Shortly thereafter, she learned how to drive. Tomorrow, she’s off to college and next week, Tommy and I will be retiring. 🙂 That’s kind of how it goes, right? I’ve been shedding a few extra tears this week as I rock our baby girl […]

It’s hard being a parent. It’s harder than most friends will admit and it’s harder than people make it seem on Facebook. It’s even harder than your own parents will say, mostly because the joy outweighs the tough times. Rightfully so, parents forget. I like to call it, “Momnesia.” What happened, you might be wondering? […]

I’m convinced my 6-month-old missed her daddy. Tommy spent five days traveling to China this past week, doing “engineering things,” he says. “If I tell you anything more, you’d be bored to tears.” 🙂 And us? Well, we spent five days missing him. (OK, there was lots of work and play mixed in too.) When […]

It was one of those moments. I wasn’t sure if my heart froze or melted. But it did something. In between the skipping beats, I wondered what I ever did to deserve a love this great. So I did what I do. I grabbed my camera. “I’m never going to ask Daddy who he loves […]

Here’s how Friday’s Frame works. I was going to share a photo of Gracey enjoying her very first taste of solid foods. (Think yummy-cereal-smeared-all-over-baby’s-face.) But the thing is, Baby Girl told me there’s nothing yummy about it. She’s not having the whole solid food thing quite yet. So, that picture is out. Then I thought […]

I had about a month of reprieve. One solid month where I thought to myself, “I got this.” Gracey was starting to gain her independence and become a bit less needy. I could walk in and out of the room and she’d entertain herself for a solid 20 minutes — time enough to do the […]