Monthly Archives: August 2011

August 31, 2011

Dear Bman, One day you will laugh at this photo. This is you and your friends Beckett Pitman and Chase and Hale Runyan. You’re the biggest and oldest of the bunch! : ) Love, Mommy

August 31, 2011

Dear Bman, You rode in the buggy at Target for the first time last weekend! Mommy and Daddy had so much fun with you! Love, Mommy

CHUTES + LADDERS. BACK TO GO.

posted August 30, 2011 | 11 Comments

I think motherhood is a lot like the game Chutes and Ladders. Sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down. And most mornings, you start back at go. At least when your wee ones are six months and refuse to sleep. … Continue reading →

August 30, 2011

Dear Bman, I know there are so many other fun things to do other than sleep. This is our typical bedtime. It makes me so sleepy, but I really want to remember that giant smile on your face. You’re asleep … Continue reading →

WINNER!

posted August 30, 2011 | 1 Comment

Winner winner! Congratulations MARY DUNLAP! Email me at emily@emilyleypaper.com to claim your Meal Planner + Today Simplified Notepads! And just because I got a good night’s sleep last night (thanks, Bman!) I’m sending out runner-up notepads! Chosen at random: Christine … Continue reading →

August 27, 2011

Dear Bman, This might be my most favorite possession. This video is a little something your Aunt Gina made for you. You are six and a half months old and you really do not like to sleep. We’re working on … Continue reading →

SIMPLIFIED NOTEPADS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

posted August 25, 2011 | 58 Comments

Yahoo! I cannot tell you how much I LOVE the new Emily Ley Paper Simplified Notepads now available at GetPapered.com. These are also available wholesale (details). Emily Ley Paper offers these gorgeous and slightly OCD note pads for the gal … Continue reading →

I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

posted August 18, 2011 | 17 Comments

If two days totally opposite from one another exist, they were Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Tuesday almost won in the battle of Emily vs. The Day (which is often). Wednesday was TKO. When you’re a mama whose husband … Continue reading →

AND THE EXHAUSTION CREPT IN

posted August 16, 2011 | 12 Comments

I’ve met so many mothers over the past few months – who give and give and give and give and… give. Until their hearts are hurting because they’re so spent and their minds are racing because they’re just trying to … Continue reading →

August 15, 2011

Dear Bman, Tomorrow you are six months old. Where on earth have six months gone. You are the most happy, joyful baby in the world. Your smile is my most favorite site to see. Your daddy and I were talking … Continue reading →