The Adventures of Superwife

I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m raising a picky eater… But… I’m raising a picky eater. I mean, she eats all kinds of foods. It’s the QUALITY she’s picky about. Most recent prime example: A few mornings ago I was getting the girls up and ready for the day. As I was changing Jamie, Ellie headed [...]

Well, this is LONG overdue. Thank you all so much for not pressuring me to tell this story before I was ready… so, without further ado, here is Jamie’s beautiful birth story. And the aftermath. I went into labor on a Thursday afternoon. I didn’t know it until about 6 hours later when my contractions had strengthened [...]

Hey-yo!! Some of you may have seen me posting on Facebook lately about my subscription box finds. I’m forever on the lookout for awesome deals, and subscription boxes are just the coolest thing to receive in the mail each month – it’s always a surprise! I’ve been known to gift subscriptions to friends via Love With Food, BirchBox and Ipsy, and I’m [...]

Adam and I enjoyed a much-needed weekend in Seattle without the kiddos recently, and we attempted to keep most of our conversation “adult” (i.e. not revolving around our babies). Wow, that is difficult! We managed, for the most part. At lunch on Sunday, we somehow began discussing pretty movie stars. I had accused Adam of only [...]

A fun little note about postpartum sneezing (and really, this applies to the last trimester of pregnancy as well)- Sneeze #1: “Yessss… no pee. Those kegels must be working!” Sneeze #2: “Mwahaha evil sneeze, you won’t get me!” Sneeze #3: “dammit.” Happens every time.

I know I owe you all a birth story about my brand new daughter Jamie Lea, but it’s been a crazy couple of weeks here in the Fast household – cut me some slack, people, I have TWO FREAKING KIDS now! Anyway I promise, it’s coming. In the meantime, I thought I’d share another Ellie-ism… [...]

Adam and I – while (im)patiently awaiting baby #2 to make his/her debut – were watching an episode of a tv show called Traffic Light last night. In the show, one of the men swears up and down that the reason he’s still married is because he’s got a florist on speed-dial to deliver flowers [...]