http://billandcorrie.com/clog welcome to the c log Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:21:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en     Liam is cuter than ever.  I think it's his personality.  He charms everyone he sees with his easy smile and sparkling eyes.  He is happy right up until the moment he decides he is hungry or tired, and then it's all over.  These pictures were taken just minutes ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=351 Although I don't think I'll ever forget the many emotions I have felt so far through this experience, I feel like I need to make a notation in our family's hisotry of this scary, humbling time.  The neurosurgeon neither emphasized nor downplayed the risks of the surgery -- on the ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=349 Life is moving right along and we are suddenly on the brink of Bill's long-anticipated surgery for his trigeminal neuralgia.  But, before that experience dominates our lives for the next couple of weeks, I need to revisit my super fun girls' weekend from nearly two weeks ago!  I started to ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=343 Most of my life these days is spent trying to get my kids to sleep and to stay asleep, and -- when that fails for at least one of them -- getting that one to STAY QUIET so the other can sleep. Liam's morning nap usually goes pretty smoothly, and allows ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=340 Six months old, I can hardly believe it.  It some ways it has flown, but when I think back to the early days with my tiny, boneless little newborn, those days seem like a distant memory.  Liam is a happy, sweet, solid little guy.  Anyone who pays him the slightest ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=335 Busy, tired, busy, tired.  Bloggable moments keep coming and going without a word.  It's just that my days have been starting pretty early, like 5:30, because Liam has thankfully started sleeping through most nights.  His definition of "night" just doesn't quite match up to mine.  So at 5:30 a.m., he's ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=333 I haven't had the energy to update the blog, even though I have missed Liam's 5-month update (feeling a good deal of mommy guilt over that one), and our seven-year anniversary has come and gone without so much as a mention.  But Liam's nice little predictable 12-hour nights with only ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=328 We were reading a bedtime book about different careers tonight, and afterward I asked Lily if she knew what she'd like to be when she grows up.  "Mm hmm, " she said, nodding earnestly.  "A kangaroo rider."  I'm not sure which university carries that particular degree program, but we'll look ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=323 This past Saturday night we hosted a rowdy pool party at our house.  There was beer, there were cute girls, and there was even some skinny dipping by one boy.  (That same boy later upchucked all over me, so I think maybe he partied a little too hard.)  It was a ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=320 We're having some tough days around here.  For starters, the weather has been awful -- chilly, rainy, and gloomy.  It just sets the stage for moodiness, especially since we can't get outside and enjoy what should be gorgeous May weather.  Worse than the rain though, by far, is poor Bill's ... http://billandcorrie.com/clog/?p=318