I'll Sleep When They're Grown

I like my kid, so let's go for round two

And a happiest of Mother’s Day to you.

Happy Mother’s Day! To all the mamas, mamas’ mamas, and mamas’ mamas’ mamas, here’s to you. To all the future mamas, step-mamas, preggo mamas, to you, too. Get that sugar. A2 pulled up by herself...

May 12, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Being on time.

EB going to school on a regular day. I have been living in Groundhog’s Day for the past month. Every week day we wake up with an alarm (yuck), hurry to eat breakfast, get dressed, brush teeth, pop...

May 8, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Happy third cupcake to EB!

EB eating a cupcake after knocking apart a cupcake piñata. It’s taken me until today to recover from EB’s birthday and party over the weekend. Her birthday was on Friday, April 19, and her party...

Apr 24, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Guest post: Julie’s Birth Story.

A longtime, dear friend of mine from high school, Ryan, and his lovely wife, Julie, recently became parents. When they found out they were pregnant, Ryan called me because they had talked about...

Apr 16, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Two naps forward, one nap back: Sleep training and deprivation.

EB practicing her “faces” while A2 tries to crawl. We have a 2-bedroom house, with 4 humans and 2 dogs. Hubs and I share a room (obvs.) and so do the girls. The dogs get the living room. It’s been...

Apr 12, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

About guest post requests.

Dear guest bloggers, Mostly, I’m not interested. I get about 3 emails a day, sometimes more, requesting to do me the honor of writing some generic, non-offensive post with links to something or...

Apr 4, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

EB’s new first day.

EB’s first day of Montessori on the way to her new class. She was a little nervous. Yesterday was EB’s first day of Montessori, in a new class, with a new teacher. She told me she was scared to go...

Apr 3, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Life is fragile.

I’ve not been around much in this corner of the Intertron. I’ve tried – I’ve thought about posts to write, taken pics of the kiddos for monthly updates (A2 is over 6 months old and sitting up on...

Apr 2, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

SXSW 2013 Recap (Pt 2)

Continued from Part 1. I still had shifts all through Music even though my big time work was done. My favorite thing was handing out tickets to people that won the lottery for Sound City and Green...

Mar 20, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

SXSW 2013 Recap (Pt 1)

To even be able to think about writing this recap post I had to take at least a dozen naps. You might need to nap after reading it. What an exhausting couple of months that resulted in the same...

Mar 20, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Ask Mama Jells: how do I know my baby’s ready for solid foods?

5 month old A2! A2 is now 5-1/2 months old. I just got to her 5 month pictures the other day, and also belatedly measured her on the tree chart. You know how much I like consistency on stuff like...

Mar 7, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Just call me Pee Wee.

I had a bike for years – my mom’s old one from the 70′s – it was a candy apple green road bike. My mom is a few inches shorter than me, so her bike is a bad fit physically (but not emotionally. I...

Mar 5, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Ten things you need for SXSW.

I’m gearing up for the upcoming South by Southwest festival in March. I’ll pretty much be spending 16 days straight in downtown Austin, which makes me a tourist in my own city. I love that. I...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

EB's Homemade Valentine's Cards.

Reblogged from I'll Sleep When They're Grown: EB goes to daycare on MWF so she's not going to actually be there for their Valentine's shindig (sads) but I got a list of the names of kids in her...

Feb 14, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

I’m tired, big surprise.

Chopping fruit according to safety regulations. I have been making fewer appearances around here, but for good reason. No, not spending time with the fam. Even less of that. I’m doing this funny...

Feb 7, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Ask Mama Jells: Guide to Cloth Diapering.

I have loved using cloth diapers these 4 months. I have gotten the hang of it, have my own tips and tricks, and even have dipes that I like and dislike. Let’s begin. Washing. No big whoop, and...

Feb 3, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

A visit to the Luminarium.

EB, A2 and me making our way through the Luminarium. The Architects of Air came through Austin with the newest rendition of the Luminarium, Exxopolis. Apparently this happens annually, as a gal in...

Jan 29, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

How to make a belly cast.

Go ahead, pin it: How to make a belly cast (ISWTG Blog) I finally hung A2′s belly cast on the wall in the kids’ room, to go along with EB’s, so I thought I would share how to make one. My mom did...

Jan 26, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Ask Mama Jells: How do we get rid of the pacifier?

Making it through the night without a pacifier – we thought it would never happen. We did it. The paci is finally gone. I have waited to write about it so that it didn’t blow up in my face by...

Jan 18, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

A2 is 4 months old today! One year ago today, I found out I was pregnant. Four months ago today, I popped out this little cutie. I can almost fit back into all of my pre-preggo pants. There’s still...

Jan 17, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

A new year, a new look.

You might’ve noticed things looking different at ISWTG Blog. I wanted something fresh now that a new year is upon us. In addition to a new theme, I am cleaning up the business on the sidebars, too....

Jan 15, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Child labor.

I realized having kids isn’t always cleaning up after a herd of elephants who like to change and/or remove clothes multiple times a day. It can also be training a small, helpful human to do all of...

Jan 13, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Best New Year’s Eve ever.

Last night was one of those wonderfully epic nights that makes me depressed the next day just because it’s over. I have had a standing – not resolution, exactly…more like a reminder – to get back...

Jan 1, 2013 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

My hardest day: 8 years since we lost Basil.

I find it extremely difficult to believe that it has been eight years since my dear friend, Basil, left this world. I wrote about it last year, too. I think I’ve made progress with my grief,...

Dec 30, 2012 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

We like to accessorize.

A knit hat for A2 from Adds. Addie has been (rightfully) hounding me for pictures of the girls in their gifts from her. I received sweet handmade knit presents while my laptop was at the de-winers...

Dec 30, 2012 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Since Santa blew through here…

…I’ve been either sleeping, trying to sleep, or nodding off while my kids stare at their sickly parents. Yes, Santa brought the Christmas Cruds to our house. Snacks for Santa. EB was a little...

Dec 29, 2012 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Eebs at Christmastime.

I have my computer back! Actual keys, my friends. It feels just like old times. Except for a newly janky touchpad mouse key…Can we get an AMEN for warranties? Now all I need is my camera, which is...

Dec 24, 2012 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

I’ve got a Craigslist Creeper.

I’ve put up a post or two on Craigslist recently for maternity clothes and prefolds that I didn’t end up using for A2. I’ve gotten several calls for both, all from ladies. At the beginning of...

Dec 18, 2012 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Operation WANA is up again at MODG blog.

I’m not what you’d call a rich gal. I live within my means. A few friends have called my house a “starter house” because it’s so small and on the poor side of Austin, but I love it and hope to...

Dec 16, 2012 Like

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Welcome to Bloglovin'

Follow your favorite blogs and discover new ones. Learn more »

Select country

I'll Sleep When They're Grown

And a happiest of Mother’s Day to you.

Being on time.

Happy third cupcake to EB!

Guest post: Julie’s Birth Story.

Two naps forward, one nap back: Sleep training and deprivation.

About guest post requests.

EB’s new first day.

Life is fragile.

SXSW 2013 Recap (Pt 2)

SXSW 2013 Recap (Pt 1)

Ask Mama Jells: how do I know my baby’s ready for solid foods?

Just call me Pee Wee.

Ten things you need for SXSW.

EB's Homemade Valentine's Cards.

I’m tired, big surprise.

Ask Mama Jells: Guide to Cloth Diapering.

A visit to the Luminarium.

How to make a belly cast.

Ask Mama Jells: How do we get rid of the pacifier?

One year/four months since.

A new year, a new look.

Child labor.

Best New Year’s Eve ever.

My hardest day: 8 years since we lost Basil.

We like to accessorize.

Since Santa blew through here…

Eebs at Christmastime.

I’ve got a Craigslist Creeper.

Operation WANA is up again at MODG blog.

Boo hoos

Nat

sabrina ramme

Jenn

+ 4 more followers

What Do We Do All Day? whatdowedoallday.com

Hellobee hellobee.com

Momastery momastery.com/blog

A Sweet Spoonful asweetspoonful.com

hands on : as we grow handsonaswegrow.com

paint cut paste paintcutpaste.com

Harvesting Kale harvestingkale.com

Small Potatoes mysmallpotatoes.com

Jen Loves Kev jenloveskev.com

alexandra's kitchen — recipes,... alexandracooks.com

No Monsters in My Bed bedtimemonsters.blogspo...

Prudent Baby prudentbaby.blogspot.com

Sign up to follow I'll Sleep When They're Grown

Select your language