Things that scared me when I was a kid: spiders, heights, and E.T. Things that scare me as an adult: spiders, heights and E.T. (Yes, that creepy Extra-Terrestrial and not…
Category: <span>Thoughts and Musings</span>
I checked out an audiobook from my library last week. Two minutes later, I rested it on the trunk of my car while I buckled my daughter in her car…
Dust is the only thing getting sleep these days in my house. I noted tonight a cobweb tendril trailing from ceiling to a framed cross stitch hanging in the nursery: “Quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep. I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep.” I’ve memorized this saying since it hung in my bedroom as a child, and it’s taken on new meaning the past sixteen months as I’ve rocked my own baby and ignored the cobwebs threatening to wrap up my house. Tonight is our first night of sleep training, courtesy of the book Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West. Tomorrow, my assault on the slumbering dust begins.
It’s been a rough week of sleepless nights. Last night, my daughter was awake from 1:44 am until 4:53 am. At some point during the bleary night, she discovered that…
Among those I feel privileged to call friends are individuals who climb cliffs, cater parties for UN delegates, ride class IV rapids, initiate summer camps to empower teenage girls, fly…
Can I justifiably blame my toddler for my blog-procrastination? No? Then I guess I’d better just begin. Sleep deprivation excuses aside, Belle Squeaks will contain adventures and discoveries pertinent to moms and toddlers in the Pittsburgh area. Thanks for following me!