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15 years ago @ Mommy's Makeup haven - QOTD: Primers · 0 replies · +1 points

The green tint is one of their photo finish primer line. It is fantastic!

15 years ago @ Mommy's Makeup haven - QOTD: Primers · 2 replies · +1 points

Oooh, I use a primer by Smashbox. The green tint I use helps diffuse the redness (and I don't look like Kermit). I love the texture, too. It is one of the few products I order online because I'm loyal to that specific product.

15 years ago @ in these small moments - An Early Gift · 1 reply · +1 points

Oh my god. I really wish I'd seen this post *before* I'd jumped into the conversation last night. Now I feel a lot like the lady at the baby shower who corners the mom-to-be and tells her tales of labor woe and postpartum misery.

Well, I should tell you that we gave our son two cats for Christmas when he was nine. I love the connection the kids have with them. Katie will be so happy.

P.S. Jax looks like a cat with perfectly healthy sinuses. I sense good things in this little guy's future!

15 years ago @ in these small moments - An Itty Bitty Rite of ... · 1 reply · +1 points

First: Little kid hand photos are a total sucker punch. I'm done making babies, but I think my uterus just twitched in some sort of Pavlovian response because it. can't. handle. the. cute!

Second: Sweet post. Tell Craig that the next time he diversifies the portfolio, stock in Kleenex (or it's parent company, if it has one) is a safe bet. You have so many milestones ahead...The great part about having your blog, however, is that you are blessed to be able to roll around in the milestones and really capture the essence of these years.

15 years ago @ in these small moments - But still . . . Christmas · 0 replies · +1 points

One thing I didn't include in today's post about Matt -- we fought so hard to keep a sense of joy in the midst of our crisis. Our daughter was five months old when we went to Stanford with him. I know for a fact that without the desire to let them feel safe, secure, and normal, I would have collapsed under the weight of it all. On the one hand, it is stressful to feel a little inauthentic because you're pretending to be whole when you don't feel that way. On the other, that very pressure makes it possible to stay afloat. I've never known the loss of a baby, and I am sorry for the ache you and Craig both still experience.

15 years ago @ in these small moments - But still . . . Christmas · 2 replies · +1 points

Well, damn, Nichole. That post is achingly beautiful -- and manages to capture one of the truths of parenting. I'm sorry for the loss you experienced.There are a few moments in life when the reality of adulthood really comes to the fore -- from the first time every one in the house has the stomach bug and you have to care for other people in the midst of it to a time you have to set aside gut-wrenching grief or anxiety to maintain a sense of normalcy. To have to move past "normalcy" to "magical holiday" makes your strength stand out in sharp relief. You are amazing.

15 years ago @ in these small moments - Should I Worry? · 1 reply · +1 points

Short answer: No. You should not worry.

Long answer: One form of learning is imitation, followed by experimentation. Give her another gingerbread train, and my bet would be on her changing it up a bit. I think it's amazing that you listened to her request to do it herself. That's a fabulous trait to encourage as she grows. The fact that you show you trust her will allow her to develop the confidence from achieving something, and each time she does that, she will develop the kid of confidence that comes from tangible accomplishments. Kudos!

15 years ago @ Diaries of a Supermom ... - Jingle Bells Batman Sm... · 1 reply · +1 points

We keep things relatively simple around here -- partly due to our schedules. The one "bigger" thing I do is called the 12 Books of Christmas, where we read different Christmas-themed books throughout the month. Other than that, we make cookies one day (w/Christmas music in the background). Usually, we drive around and look at lights on one night. We load up the kids, find the holiday music on the satellite radio, and come home to cocoa. It has too be simple or it becomes another kind of "work." That's happened to me a few times. I know that holidays can be especially stressful after divorce or the loss of a loved one, but remember that the memories your kids will have will likely be from small memories...scents, sounds, bright lights.

15 years ago @ in these small moments - Needles in a Haystack ... · 2 replies · +1 points

Okay, the choke hold, the sassy faces (her brother seems to have just as much of a gleam in his eyes)...and the freakin' hoe down?!?! How do you stand the cuteness? I can't wait to see the two pics that made the cut.

By the way, I had a friend whose daughter conducted a little scissors experimentation on her hair the night before school picture day. My friend ended up purchasing the full photo package and distributed the portraits with pride, because she knew that -- even decades down the road -- it would be the one that made everyone smile.

15 years ago @ in these small moments - A Study in Contrasts · 0 replies · +1 points

Our son was the same way on his first birthday...poking it, making faces, and then he eventually flipped the plate over and dumped it on the floor in a dramatic attempt to make it clear that cake. is. not. edible. Funny enough, he ended up being the kid who prefers fruit or savory foods to sweets.

Your daughter has the right idea, though :)

I do not have to ask where you stand on the cake issue, however. There are some bakeries 'round our parts that have our names written all over them.

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