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…

We had a wonderful Mother’s Day yesterday.  My parents watched Walt for us on Saturday night so we could celebrate Chris’s birthday like adults. Which meant that on Sunday morning we got to sleep in!  I think my poor body clock has forgotten how to sleep in at all, but it was so nice to…

Today I got to do my very first school activity with Walt!  True, he’s been at this school since he was 12 weeks old, but up until they reach 2-years-old, it operates more like a daycare. Now he’s in a toddler class and doing real Montessori work (which is totally fascinating).  So, the school has…

Since Chris has been working weekends for almost a year, we haven’t made as many trips to Gilmer to see the in-laws.  As a matter of fact, the last time we were there was Thanksgiving… when we announced baby #2 was on the way! Nana and Papa are wonderful and come visit us in Dallas…

Well, Spring is upon us and this weekend was gorgeous. We spent Saturday afternoon at the Frisco StrEATS festival. The festival itself was a display of food trucks to meet any culinary desire. A pregnant woman’s dream, right!!? Meh. It was disorganized and the food was nothing to write home about. But the weather couldn’t…

Walt had another first today… he visited the dentist! We’re probably a little overdue on this. I know “They” say kiddos don’t need to see a dentist until they are 2, but Walt has had all 20 of his baby teeth for a really long time (since he was 18 months or so??). In any…