Noah had his first dentist appointment today. It went fairly well…or rather, he did well and we approve of his dentist. The diagnosis wasn’t so good, but I’m getting a little ahead of myself. They had a big aquarium in their waiting room, which was Noah-approved. The office wasn’t really set up for kids, as [...]

Yesterday, Noah had a chance to ride on a “tractor” (riding lawn mower) with his Papa. We thought he might be a little scared of the noise but nope – as soon as he saw Papa ride up, he got really excited and was reaching out for a ride. I think he liked it. Regular [...]

Home has so many connotations for me. Home is Houston, where I am surrounded by friends and family. Home is LaGrange, where I know my apartment so well I can walk it blindfolded. Home is also people….it’s Joshua, it’s my mother, it’s Noah. Home is a feeling of love and happiness and being content with [...]

Noah decided that it would be a good idea to give my mom a very precious gift: his first real steps. Password: ndb0112

I was going to write about the drive but between my Twitter and Joshua’s blog, it’s all taken care of. I might still but it’s just been so busy (and yet not…very relaxing) that I don’t really have it in me. Besides, Joshua does a much better job than I ever could. Being in Houston [...]