Raising Three Boys

Last night while Kwabena took an oatmeal bath (he’s been suffering from super dry, itchy skin), I was telling him, “Oh, no, I’ve got to find you some clean jammies, since you peed in the ones from last night….And I was supposed to wash your bedding and I forgot….” Kwabena looked me directly in the eye and said, “Stop worrying,… View Post

A “good 1 cm”……Yep, that’s about how far I am dilated so far. A LITTLE more progress from last week, but not much more. I was 1 cm last week, too! Dr. McMillian said that I am a “good 1 cm” (i.e. almost 2 cm, but not quite there yet). I’m still about 50% effaced. She didn’t even measure my… View Post

Yesterday was the first snow of the season! I loved it! Last season we barely got a dusting. I’m hoping for more to come. Unfortunately we didn’t get to play out in it much, with the exception of the snowballs that Kwabena and I were gathering from cars as we walked through the parking lot of Target, throwing them at… View Post

I realize I haven’t gotten any pictures of me and Kwabena with my pregnant belly! So we played around and snapped a few shots. Excuse the mess in the background! LOL Kwabena loves Ohene so much! He’s actually a little possessive of him, saying, “He’s MY baby!” Whoa….Should be interesting to see how he responds when Ohene is actually here……. View Post

I canNOT believe what we spent on groceries and eating out last month. Ridiculous……. So this week, I am proud to say I was able to go two consecutive days without spending any money. Woo hoo! It’s not that it’s hard to do….It just takes some discipline. And I’m trying to get myself back on track with where I started… View Post