Last night when I went to post that laundry conversation, neither Zak nor I could remember the exact wording of Zoe’s part.  Then it dawned on me this morning. Zak:  Zoe, you’re sitting on my laundry.  (Clean, folded laundry that was on the bed waiting to be put away.) Zoe:  No.  This is not your […]

Zak:  Zoe, you’re sitting on my laundry.  (Clean, folded laundry that was on the bed waiting to be put away.) Zoe:  No.  This is not your laundry. Zak:  Yes it is. Zoe:  No.  It’s mom’s. Zak: Huh? Zoe:  This is mom’s laundry, but your clothes.

Zoe is wearing a belt for the first time in quite awhile today.  I undid it before she went potty.  When she finished she came back downstairs holding the belt. Me:  You don’t have to take off the belt when you go potty. Zoe:  But I might pee on it. Me:  No, you won’t pee […]

First and foremost, congrats to Olivia and Josh…this post’s for you! Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy and Steve Carell as Brick Tamland contains the following conversation: Brick Tamland: I love… carpet. [pause] Brick Tamland: I love… desk. Ron Burgundy: Brick, are you just looking at things in the […]

Ellie likes to move around a lot, especially while having her diaper changed.  It can make for a very messy, frustrating process.  However, yesterday Ellie was laying quite calmly as I changed a very dirty diaper.  Zoe noticed her stillness and said: Wow!  Ellie is being cooperative!  Good girl, Ellie.

My dearest Ellia, Wow. You are one. One. I honestly can’t believe that an entire year has already passed since your birth. And what a remarkable year it has been. You have changed and grown so significantly over the past twelve months, more so than you ever will again in the same time period. You’ve […]