The milestones keep coming!
Here’s Jake’s latest skill – one that really saves me from multiple daily heart attacks when he dares to lunge head first off beds and couches…
He has LOTS of opportunity for practice because my office is a half step higher than the master bedroom and he’s been constantly going up and down that step since he got mobile at 5 months old. It’s a very small, deeply carpeted step, but I guess he got tired of the endless face plants.
Hangin’ out…

Oh! Daddy showed me something interesting on the floor. I want it!
Mama thinks she needs to spot me…


But she’s crazy, because I have it under control!


Mission accomplished!

Mom to 4 kids and 2 stepkids, I am a writer writing in the heart of chaos. I am the co-founder and former editor of 