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Home, sweet home! We’ve got the driving-with-the-baby thing down.  I sit in the back and pump (we have an outlet in the car), feed Henry a bottle while he sits in his car seat, pull over for a burping and diaper change, and continue on our way.  Play breaks occur every three hours or so.  [...]

Henry got to meet his great grandpa.  They are separated by 95 years and 2 days!  We celebrated my grandpa’s belated birthday – my family came from all over the country for the event.  It was a special day, indeed.  I wish we all lived closer to one another.   In other news, I discovered [...]

So… many… miles.  Not… enough… Starbucks.   We’ve been stopping at grocery stores for meals (first Earth Fare, now Krogers – with a Starbucks inside!), and eating in the parking lot while I simultaneously feed Henry, who appears to be a dream baby that doesn’t mind car trips.  I am not a road trip person [...]

The other day, I tried to wrap my hands around Henry’s torso and discovered that my fingertips no longer touched.  He is getting so big and packin’ on the ounces like it’s his job! As of yesterday, Henry is eight weeks old.  It’s crazy that eight weeks have already passed… but at the same time, [...]

Made these cookies tonight. And now I’m watchin’ The Office Season 1.  Jim and Pam are so cute.   Today was a total SAHM day that revolved around little Henry.  The Husband asked me what I did today, and all I could say was it was a whirlwind of feedings and diapers and outfit changes [...]

Here are the best of the best from HTP in July 2012.  Grocery lists, headbands, fitness apps, mommy wars, and all.  Happy reading!   Best Recipe: Anne P’s Peanut Butter Bars. I have made these granola bars approximately 875 times this month.  Seriously.  I’m actually eating a bar as I type this… Most Comprehensive:  Our [...]

In the battle of IKEA Furniture v. Me, I think the side table is winning. I put about 15 minutes of valiant effort in last night and didn’t get very far at all.  But tonight… tonight, I shall succeed.    Second win of the day was a win on my behalf – this dinner. The [...]

Everyone talks about how mommas-to-be experience an urge to ‘nest’ right before their baby comes – and part of this nesting phenomenon is buying baby gear.  I know that I really worried about buying all the right gadgets and gizmos – as well as the right necessities, too.  Being stocked up and supplied makes you [...]

Last night, the Husband and I hit the town.  Solo. MomHTP served as our first babysitter.  We were a bit nervous to leave Henry, of course, but we also knew it would be just fine – obviously, she knows how to successfully keep a baby alive!  Kristien and I made a promise to each other [...]

Whew.  That post title is a mouthful!  But it’ll all make sense in a few…   My day has been jam-packed with work.  It’s my day on the job (the Husband stays home on Fridays so I can work), and I’ve been frantically plowing through my list of To Do’s.  I did take a lunch [...]

I wish “sleep when the baby sleeps” was as easily done as it is said.   I wish that Henry was born with a manual instead of a placenta.   I wish my dogs had opposable thumbs and could do the housework.   I wish I could gently levitate a sleeping Henry with my mind [...]

Oh, Henry. iFeed Baby app:  Sometimes I look back over the log from the first week of Henry’s life to remind myself that yes, it really could be worse.  Hah.   Henry - you are lucky you are so cute and fun. Don’t try to look so innocent for the blog!    Obviously, a total [...]

We ventured out to a restaurant with the baby – and it went quite well!  Babies are just so portable at this age.  We decided to hit up Fern, Charlotte’s nicest vegetarian restaurant (as cool as Charlotte is for mid-sized Southern city, there are only three vegetarian restaurants that I know of – a takeout [...]