Raising Three Boys

It’s been nearly a year since Kwabena and I went to Brookside Gardens. I’d been wanting to go back for quite a while, but it was never the right time. Well, today it was 80 degrees, blue skies, and THE perfect whether. Ahhhhh….. We first went to Chipotle and split a burrito (Kwabena shocked me that he actually ate–gasp!– black… View Post

My niece, Camryn, is 6 years old….Kwabena is 3 years old…..So, I guess this will be me in 3 years when Kwabena will be 6, and the new little baby will be 3?? Kwabena looks so GROWN in this picture! He got squirted in the eye! Ready….aim…FIRE! Camryn: 17 weeks pregnant……Not a maternity bathing suit, but totally workable for the… View Post

And the ultrasound says….It’s a boy! So we arrived at the doctor’s office yesterday, anticipating the final verdict on our little baby’s gender. Kwasi and I both were sort of hoping for a girl, because the Appiah family is heavily saturated with testosterone. But I wasn’t surprised when the ultrasound tech put the wand on my belly and immediately I… View Post

Tomorrow is the big day–the ultrasound where we will find out if this baby is a boy or a girl! I’m very excited! I would like to say it seems like it’s been forever to get to this point, but honestly, it’s been flying by. Seems like only yesterday I was in for my 12 weeks scan, and 6 weeks… View Post

Guess I need to soon change the name of this blog. For three years it’s been “Kwabena” or (“Kwabi”), where I’ve been documenting my parenting and experiences with this little love of my life. But now we’ve got another child on the way, so this site’s got to be inclusive for the whole family, really. I’ve really been trying not… View Post