http://tonyaharrington.com/blog Mothering Emma Kate, Jack, & Liam Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:52:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today Emma Kate said, "Will you get my fork for me. You know I'm only little once." So smart. So big. So right. It's why we sleep with our kids. It's why we let them bathe themselves in ducky tubs. We marvel at them. We savor them. They're only little once. http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/27/only-little-once/ http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/21/i-am-in-love/ Today we are teased with a hint of spring weather. Feeling the warm sunshine reminds me of all I have to be thankful for today. I love the sound of kids laughing as it trickles into the house through the cracked windows. I love the hesitant smile on baby Liam's face ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/21/spring-tease/ Cooking is so overrated. To begin with, I spend WAY too much time looking for healthy recipes (my fault... I know) and trekking to multiple grocery stores to locate ingredients. Then, in between moments of 5 o'clock parenting (and we know how much fun that can be), I prep food ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/18/468/ So Emma Kate is home with me today (even though she doesn't feel sick... at all). This was her second round of the 24 hour tummy bug, and it seems to go away as quickly as it comes on. If she keeps up at this pace, she will definitely be ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/16/btw-bff-lol/ Let's face it... Mondays are almost never easy. But today serves as a good reminder for me to be thankful for uneventful Mondays. It's Presidents' Day, and the kids are (thankfully) out of school. The morning started with a mad rush to get out the door to secure more baby ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/15/monday-musings/ Yes, this must be my longest blogging hiatus ever. Three kids + one busy household to organize = no time for blogging! I am composing this post one-handed with a sleeping post-nursing Liam on my lap, procrastinating work that looms on today's horizon. I am so in love with my little ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2010/02/14/happy-valentines-to-my-little-people-and-my-big-guy/ I had no idea that I would go into labor that Saturday. September 12th was a beautiful day. I had dropped off Emma Kate and her friend Ariana at Marlee's birthday party, stopped by Target on my way home, and then was rushing to head back out the door for ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2009/09/22/liam-christopher/ Emma Kate is now a second grader and Jack is entering his last year of preschool! It's hard to believe they are so big! EK has smoothly made the transition into her new classroom with new friends. She ended a loop at the close of first grade, leaving the friends ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2009/09/22/school-days/ I love it when Emma Kate really steps into her big sister role. And, she has been doing just that this week while helping Jack learn to do new things in the pool. I have been amazed by how quickly Jack's swimming has progressed this summer. He is now totally ... http://tonyaharrington.com/blog/2009/08/09/jack-fish/