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Q & A
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Matt, Henry, and I have been trekking to the drive-in approximately every other week. As parents of a newborn, we are indebted to the drive-in. It fills so many needs for all of us. Henry loves being outside, he can fall asleep at his 8 o’clock bedtime, Matt and I get to have a picnic and play board games, plus we get to watch a movie without getting a babysitter. It’s a win-win all around! For some reason, we can’t seem to get any of our friends to come with us (my face-to-face friends: you are missing out!). On a logistical note, we bring the mattress from our pull-out couch -
Breastfeeding and Sleeping
Big topics! Topics that I’ve been reluctant to talk about because there are so many different approaches and the issue is so personal. I’ve been afraid to share our approach because I don’t want to be judged for it, nor do I want anyone to feel judged for their approach, simply because it’s different from our approach.… Read MoreOy.
But with parenting (and wedding planning and life), I personally believe that the best we can do is expose ourselves to lots of different options and then pick the ones that resonate with us. Once we make our choice and implement it, then we should continuously collect information about how it’s going
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DIY: Anniversary Card + Free Download
Our friend’s parents (who are also our friends) just celebrated their 40th anniversary. I felt like a handmade card was in order, to accompany the CD of love songs Matt made for them.
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I got the pop-up heart idea from Sherry’s little butterfly project over at Young House Love. I was going to follow her lead and glue it down, but, sadly, the first three glue sources I pulled out were entirely useless. So I pulled out the trusty sewing machine instead.Here’s how I did it:
- I made the template in Microsoft Word. You can download it here, if you want! I printed page one on cardstock and
