Happy New Year’s Eve

Today brings a close to 2009. What a great year this was for us… Let us reflect on some big accomplishments, a few met milestones, and one huge life-changing event. 1. 2009 would not be so special if it were not for the arrival of Matteo, the little boy who added more love and laughter …

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Another first Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas. We celebrated with Nana, Pop-pop, Grandma, David, and our friends, Rainey (pronounced Rene) and Brad. We cannot wait until Sunday when we get to celebrate Christmas with Grandma Kathi and Great-Grandma Dot (G-Dot). While we celebrate these great times with family and friends, we cannot help but remember those we …

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Merry Christmas Eve

Today started just like any other day. Matteo awoke around 5:45; I changed his diaper, sat with him as he finished a bottle and then he went back to la-la land. Christopher awoke at 7 am – this is sleeping in for him and us. He drank his milk, watched an episode of Dora and …

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Happy birthday, Alec!

Wednesday evening, we celebrated Alec’s 3rd birthday. For those of you who don’t know, Alec and Christopher are best friends. If we didn’t know any better, we would swear they are brothers. They get along great until one wants something the other has. We had a great time. The food and cake was delicious!

How long should you wait before going in to check?

We are big fans of the Ferber method and the “cry it out” method. We used both methods – starting with Ferber and transitioning to “cry it out” – when training both boys to sleep at night. These methods have been extremely effective. We used them for naps, too. Today was different. Christopher woke up …

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