James is a talker now. He nevvvvver stops talking or making noise (or moving, but that’s another story). I realized the other day that we have a bunch of interviews of Annie when she was his age, so it was high time we sat James down and asked him some questions. If you can’t see…
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A Splendid Time Was Had By All!
August 15th, 2017Comments: 5
It’s been more than a week since we had the book party for The Toddler Survival Guide, but the kids are still talking about the unlimited carousel rides. (I’m going to tell myself the non-carousel, book-related elements impressed them just as much.) We all had a blast, though, and it was so wonderful to share…
Toddler Lecter
July 18th, 2017Comments: 4
One of our favorite parts of shooting the book trailer for “The Toddler Survival Guide” was dressing James up like Hannibal Lecter. But what was even more fun than his costume was seeing how excited he was to pretend to be “really scary, mom.” Since only a couple seconds of his “really scary” fright fest…
She’s Amazing
June 23rd, 2017Comments: 3
Since we’re now all hyped by Wonder Woman, I’m reminded of another superhero who originated a little closer to home. If you can’t see the video above, click here. Diana Prince is pretty cool, but she’s got nothing on the Amazing Annabel!
The Fourth Year Of James
June 2nd, 2017Comments: 5
James is Four! What a fabulous year it’s been. Music by Mike, of course. I love this one! If you can’t see the video above, click here. James’ first year is here James’ second year is here James’ third year is here
My Brother Is Here
May 19th, 2017Comments: 3
You guys, James is turning four in just 11 days. “On May Firtief,” as he would say. The day James was born is a blur for me, so I am so especially thankful for videos like this one. I’m glad that we were able to think of a way to incorporate Annie into the moment,…
Little Makeup Artist
May 5th, 2017Comments: 0
I was feeling nostalgic about James’ upcoming fourth birthday, and was going through my old posts about his birth when I came across this video of little Annabel putting makeup on her dinosaurs. Man, I love this little girl so much. If you can’t see the video above, click here. She’s moved on from putting makeup…
Our Journey
April 28th, 2017Comments: 5
Every year I share a video of the speech I gave at the March for Babies in 2009, which I gave just a few weeks after Maddie died. I never rewatch it because it’s way too emotional, and I just can’t let myself go back into that headspace, even for a second. Last year as…
