This morning when I was getting ready, there was a spider in my bathroom. Not uncommon given we’re in a developing neighborhood and there’s farmland on one side of us.  It doesn’t matter how many spiders I see. I am really ooged out by them and ALWAYS ask Chris to come to the rescue. I’m…

Here we are. Already at another month milestone. This is my last “month birthday” while on Maternity Leave.  I’m having a hard time believing this is coming to an end. We’ll truly be a busy little family of four in just a few short weeks. But, enough about that. Let’s talk about our little Oscar…

Walt’s half birthday came and went (it was a mere 2 weeks after Oscar was born). With all the monthly updates for him as a baby (and now all the Oscar updates), it’s only right to talk about what Walt is doing. While his milestones aren’t quite as monumental, I see him turning into a…

About 18 months ago we moved into a new house. The new neighborhood is just up the street from our old neighborhood. We really loved our old neighborhood (very family friendly, world’s best next-door neighbors, old neighborhood with mature trees (in Frisco, which is unheard of), excellent location, etc). But, we needed a bigger abode…

  I feel like Oscar and I deserve a medal. We have survived the first month, which is undoubtedly the toughest in terms of lack of sleep, schedule, idiosyncrasies, constantly feeding, etc.  For as absolutely adorable as babies are, they don’t do a whole lot. So, the steady beat of feeding and not sleeping tends to…

Well, we’ve been home from the hospital for just over two weeks now. I’m beginning to see what the new normal is going to be like, and I like it!  My transition with two kiddos has probably been easier than most because we chose to keep Walt in school full time during my leave. Honestly,…

Oscar Angelo Bruns Born June 23, 2013, 9:46 a.m. 9lbs 10 oz 20.5 in      (Long post ahead! You’ve been warned) What a crazy past five days the Bruns family has had! In fairness, we knew things were going to change this week, but in true Bruns/Mitchell fashion, things didn’t quite go according…

Today I’m writing about something I haven’t mentioned much in my blog, but it’s been such a massive part of this pregnancy. It’s kind of a shame I haven’t spent more time on this topic.  So, I figured, what better way to celebrate one of my bestie’s birthdays, than to talk about our co-pregnancy. A…

Lots of fun news this week. On Sunday, I crossed the 36 week mark, which means I’m one week away from “full term” and now seeing the doctor on the weekly basis. Everything is still going well with the pregnancy (healthy baby, etc), but this mama is tired.  It’s no joke trying to march around…

I think this room is as close to complete as it will be for a while. We started the transformation all the way back in February. The catalyst was buying and transitioning to a big boy bed. I really didn’t want to have to buy a second crib, even though Walt’s crib converts to a…