on a typical morning

the kids hang around the front door as dad heads off to work.

and then we train.  with 50lb amazon boxes.  in ballet gear.  i told you we were training for the olympics.

splash pad

you know what's dangerous?  having a target right down the street from your house -- not literally, but close enough (i can see it from my house.)  missing an ingredient for dinner; they've got it.  need more princess band-aids; bam.  feeling bored and restless at home with 2 minis; that $1 section in the front sucks me in every time.  need a distraction so you can hang lights in the backyard without pint-sized hands interfering -- hello, splash pad.

^ someone preferred the sidelines over the chilly water.  gotta love the curious, yet concerned, expressions ^

graham sleeps

just another day in the neighborhood

yesterday the kids and i took a little wagon stroll around the neighborhood and up to the park.  it's something i've been trying to do a few times a week in order to keep those overactive levels in check while also trying to satisfy the daily recommended vitamin d intake, plus the park is literally just up the street. energy controller + healthy bones + convenience = why don't i do this every day?  life's full of unanswered questions -- let's go ahead and file this one with the rest of them.

crib games

hi there - welcome back!  i'm gonna go ahead and welcome myself back, too - that's how long it's been.

so much has happened since my last entry that it'd be tough to recap it all {mini #2 arrived, new job, moved to the bay area, sold house, full-time mom} and not get bored; therefore, i'll just let your minds wander and leave you with a cute little photo session of the minis.

i once went to this bloggy thing

about a month ago i decided to expand my beginner blogger wings by tagging along with a friend to this conference called baby bloggy boot camp.  baby what, you say?  basically an event where bloggers, specifically moms and moms-to-be, get together to learn and discuss how to become better bloggers... i.e., me.  as someone who blogs sporadically and to a very minute audience, it was interesting and quite insightful to learn some of the tools and tricks to growing a successful blog, whether it be the type of content you write to seo techniques to taking advantage of the social media channels.  so should i ever want to take this thing to the next level i now know how.
can you imagine it -- M a blog star?  maybe one day. ;)

well with every conference also comes swag, and being 7 months pregnant it couldn't have been curated more perfectly.  we were all sent home with:

honest company samples (always fun to test),

a liz lange maternity dress (i chose this one because it's super soft, which is important on an overly sensitive belly, and stylish enough to be worn even when not pregnant. a little long for my petite self but nothing a quick hem job or fashion tape can't fix),

and several ergobaby products: the wrap, swaddler

and brand new 360 baby carrier!

^^ i was most excited about this product because i was planning to buy a used ergobaby carrier off ebay for #2.  we used the babybjorn for M, and while we had no problems with it at the time, i wasn't aware the design wasn't optimal for the baby's positioning or comfort.  this notion became very apparent after going on a family hike last summer and seeing M's legs just dangling from the carrier after she'd fallen asleep. seriously, i thought they were going to fall off so kept checking the circulation every 10 min.

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big difference, right?

this post is written by me on behalf of liz lange and ergobaby.  product was provided.

march...

is it just me or has this felt like the longest month ever?......
with pregnancy aches and pains also comes laziness, and thus here's a roundup of the exciting things we've been getting into this month.

transitioning M to a toddler bed -- only took about a week to get her to sleep in it,

hanging out in san clemente -- a new to us beach,

removing a cyst from arnold's neck (that's a drain, not a bone),

checking out another new to us beach, doheny state beach

taking a rare selfie outside of the bathroom (because someone is no longer wearing diapers) at the st. regis hotel,

 and watching chris transition from prescription eyes to perfect vision -- a thought turned into action all in the span of a week.

march, as exciting and full of surprises as you've been, i'm tired of you and ready for the next month.