Author: Carrie Zinnecker

Tonight, we sleep in the big boy bed. We will see how it goes.  3 hours in and he’s only gotten out once, but dangles his leg off the edge pretty often.  

Watching Daddy clean the windows. Ben helped me tackle some household chores today that had gone overlooked for some time.  The windows weren’t even something I had thought to do, but Ben thought they looked like they could use a good cleaning and he was right. I am thankful to start the week with a … [Read more…]

Family exercising! Ben has been trying to get me to ride this bike since he bought it for me right before we got married.  I won’t go into the details, but I have dragged my feet for a multitude of reasons.  Today was the day Ben has been waiting for.  We all got out today … [Read more…]

Friday night fun.

A little before Betsy turned 3 months old things were really taking a turn for the better.  She was happier, finally smiling and cooing instead of screaming. We were experiencing much less of the grumpy girl we’d known.  Sleep was still pretty good at night, naps were getting better.  Then things started to take a … [Read more…]

On the hunt for the perfect bottle. Of the ten times we’ve tried to give Betsy a bottle, she’s taken one twice.  I told the pediatrician this on Monday and she said we should be more aggressive with it or we’d find ourselves in a tough spot.  So I now own 6 different types of … [Read more…]

A playdate with Megan and Jack.  Baby girl Lansford to join us in about 6 weeks!

In the playroom. Thank goodness this room is pretty much out of sight.  It would drive me a little crazy to have to see it throughout the day.  When it gets cleaned up it doesn’t stay that way for long, so I don’t often clean it!  We spent some time up here this afternoon so … [Read more…]

Just hanging out. Being patient. Eating snacks. Betsy had her 4 month well check today.  And I bravely brought both kids with me.  The two people I feel most comfortable asking to watch Carson are both in the process of moving and I just didn’t feel right asking them.  Betsy did fine, which was a … [Read more…]

The Hartman family in their new kitchen! On our way back from Austin we stopped to visit some good friends who just moved into their new house after renting for a year.  We both moved to Houston last winter and commiserated together about moving into small rentals.  I love these people and it makes me happy … [Read more…]