Kjirsti & Tom

This afternoon I was out looking for a few long sleeve shirts to decently cover up this belly, and grocery shopping. In the process I had three women comment on my “baby bump” all three smiled and looked absolutely ecstatic for me. Asking when I was due, and whether I was excited. I comfortably said…

Sometimes when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror the scriptural phrase: as a hen gathers her chicks, starts running through my head. I think I could fit quite a few chicks under some of these shirts!

While I was visiting family over Christmas, I had a conversation with my Grandmother about the changing attitudes concerning maternity apparel. The first day I was visiting her I wore a form fitting wool sweater that I would say “cutely” showed off my little baby bump. The second day I wore a loose fitting t-shirt.…

Have any of you figured out how to solve the snowy/salty winter shoe dilemma? Do you make people take off their shoes when they enter your house? Do you take yours off when you’re coming and going quickly? What about when one person leaves their shoes on and the other is in socks and suddenly…

I’m naturally a nester. Tom has observed from the time we bought our house that I’m more concerned with the lining and he’s more concerned with the box. But, pregnancy has certainly taken my nesting instincts to the next level. My return from the holidays brought with it a pretty serious feeling of “countdown.” Projects…

I’ve had several women tell me the importance of not allowing your child to come between you and your husband. However, lately, I’ve struggled to avoid it. I can’t sleep without hugging a pillow. . .. . .and there’s much more than a “bible” between us when we hug.

In the New and Old Testaments the phrase “for 40 days and 40 nights” was used to mean a long time. As Tom and I were talking about New Years resolutions this afternoon we talked about how we should probably set some resolutions for the next 40 days (around which point our son will be…

It’s been nearly a year and a half since we tore into this baby: It slowly turned into this: and stayed something like this for about a year. Until we found out we were expecting and suddenly the procrastination had to stop. Now fly forward through countless hours of demolition, cleaning, applying green board, plumping,…

Okay, okay, I know that this post belongs on “Our Playhouse” but it’s far too exciting of news to not post here as well! It’s been nearly a year and a half since we tore into this baby: It slowly turned into this: and stayed something like this for about a year. Until we found…

I’m never really sure whether I should blog about family vacations. The people I mainly blog for were there, and the rest of you probably aren’t too interested in the ins and outs of my family’s vacation style. However, for the sake of my own journal I’ll include an entry. This year seemed a particularly…