http://prettyhelmet.com Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:31:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en did you know that babies, in general, are not born with teeth? and at some point in their first year they begin to sprout teeth? honestly! i wouldn't lie to you! i have dark circles under my eyes to prove it! one day they are ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/07/06/this-post-is-brought-to-you-by-infant-motrin-jack-daniels/ the hour between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. are becoming my favorite time of day. for the past month or so that is the time that my bladder wants to party from the eight straight hours of drinking sweet tea. i love me some sweet tea. whenever ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/07/02/the-witching-hour/ no, we are not discussing my menstrual cycle. in fact, from now on i think anything relating to my nether regions should probably be kept private. shocking, i know. Hannie has not been lucky the past couple of months when it comes to illnesses. if there is a ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/06/23/the-cycle-it-doth-not-end/ dear smoosh, i know, i've been a bit lax in writing your monthly newsletters. i could go into a long diatribe about why it has taken me six months to get back to writing your letters but let's be honest, i got sidetracked with playing. i found my old ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/06/20/month-15-lets-play-catch-up/ my dearest Smoosh, at this very moment i am currently contemplating what is more important: sleep or food. you just went down for the night at a record 6:30 p.m. and after the busy day we had with you, eating seems like the most time consuming activity. why fuel ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/04/12/month-7-8-9-wait-where-was-i-again/ typically we eat dinner after Hannie has gone to bed. more times than not it is something simple like a frozen pizza, chili in the crockpot, or something similiar that you can just dump the ingredients into a dish and bake. no fuss, no muss. the other ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/02/18/you-can-tell-a-lot-about-a-person-by-the-groceries-they-buy/ opening scene: interior: i am in the dining room feeding Hannie her dinner. kevin is in the kitchen doing lord knows what. i hear the water running and a pot go on the stove. me: what are you doing in there? i thought we were just going to ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2010/02/15/my-next-band-will-be-called-butt-paste/ dear buddy, this month we went on your first road trip. a twelve hour road trip. across three states. can you hear the tone of my voice in this kid? does it sound anything like i'm talking through clenched teeth? because i am. in all ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2009/09/24/month-6-road-trip/ Hanner Nanner, are you looking for your 4 month newsletter? yeah, it's not there. why? because mama is tired. so very, very tired. okay, not that tired, but let's just say that i had better things to do. like smooshing your cheeks, reading you a ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2009/08/13/month-4-5-procrastination-just-got-easier/ Hannie, my love: you turned 3 months old this week and to celebrate you got an awesome case of diarrhea. i'm always saying that it's not a party unless you're crapping your pants, so way to go kiddo! i think of all the time you've been on this planet ... http://prettyhelmet.com/2009/06/15/561/