Hibernate Blog

Because this is a family blog of sorts, I am not using another word in the title of this post that would be oh, so much more appropriate and satisfying. The reality is that despite the miraculous nature of bringing home a baby and living those first weeks and months, life goes on.

Things happens, circumstances change.

Last Saturday, on the eve of Father’s Day, one dad spent several hours at the ER. A milestone! Baby’s first fracture, not the littlest baby, but still a baby, still in diapers. And so it was on Monday that we took our two year old to the orthopedist to have a cast put on - purple and waterproof! She was a champ and we told her so as we made our way from the doctor’s office.

At home life continued, with an infant to care for, an immobile two year old to entertain and a jealous 3.5 year old to contend with.



For a sleepy mom with work to do, well, it was a lot. Between snacks and juice refills, playtime and clean-up, it was almost all I could do to keep track of my own glasses. I cannot stress enough how helpful it has been to have one place for the size 6 and size 2 Huggies necessary for my two babies.

There is also a pocket holding the never-fails-to-get-a-princess-loving-toddler-to-smile fuchsia fatale nail polish. Even at the moments when it has felt as if I might lose my mind, the truth is I have had peace of mind.

Now, if I could just figure out how to manage the toy clutter and laundry…