Author Archives: Jessica@Team Rasler

>A few of our favorite things

>As I watched Sebastian play with his “laptop” yesterday for a half hour while I folded and put away laundry, I began thinking of which wonderful items have been or are our favorites. Knowing many other parents out there, I thought it would be fun to begin a list that might help people with kids…

>Friday field trips

>I know, it’s not Friday (just wishful thinking), but I’ve been meaning to post this for a few weeks now. A while back, I wrote about how I hate Fridays now that I stay at home full time. After writing that post, I decided to take my own advice that I used to give my…

>Happy birthdays

>Yesterday my nephew turned two years old.  It was the first time I was at the hospital when a family member was born and the day I became an aunt. My cousin is in the hospital right now, getting ready to or having just given birth to her first son.  We are all waiting eagerly…

>First contact

>I’m not entirely sure how or when we planned to tell Sebastian that he was going to become a big brother.  I know that a week is an eternity to a toddler, so I didn’t think it would really come up much until we got a lot closer to my due date. However, other people…

>My little helper

>As life moves at a crazy clip for most people, I read a blurb in Real Simple today about one way to slow down:  take a walk at a toddler’s pace. It’s true.  My life really has slowed down to Sebastian’s speed.  This is one of those realizations that makes me happy I’ve chosen to…