http://valben.wordpress.com Raising a Moose Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:50:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My mom LOVES to tell the story about how I cried and cried every time they took my sister and I to takes pics with Santa. So when I took Moose to the mall today, I did everything I could to keep him in a good mood - he was napped, ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/moose-meets-santa/ We decided to leave The Riggs with my parents when we went home for Thanksgiving, but only until after the holiday season. It is stressful for him to acclimate to a new place, so we figured he should just stay with them for the month (my parents have 3 other ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/we-miss-kitty/ Yesterday, my baby Moose (who is no longer a baby) turned 1. It was a bittersweet day, as most parents probably feel. I baked Moose a cake - my first attempt - because all kids deserve a homemade birthday cake at some point. Next year, I will buy one and ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/moose-turns-1/ We went home to Charleston (Goose Creek, SC) for Thanksgiving weekend and it was awesome.  Some of the highlights: Seeing ALL the family - I really miss my cousins and wish I could have spent more time with them!! Swimming in the new pool at Ben's parents house Getting a Watsu massage from ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/thanksgiving/ Why in the world have I not been able to keep this thing up-to-date?  Maybe its the Moose, maybe its my laziness, I'll just blame lack of sleep :) We finally got family pics made today.  Moose was great the first 10 minutes, then he got sleepy, hungry AND he fell down ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/so-behind/ Prior to the Moose, I worked full-time and pursued my career with great intensity. Hubby and I were equals, at some points in our relationship making the same amount of money. We equally shared housework, funtimes, money, everything. The biggest adjustment to this SAHM gig is losing that equality. You ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/mommy-moose-fantasyland/ A friend of ours let us borrow this toy that helped her little Pea learn how to walk.  It has been a big hit in the Moose household.  Take a look! (*A little out of sync here.  This vid was taken about a week ago*) [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4277566685524249625&hl=en] http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/moose-walks-a-puppy/ We took Moose to his first football game.  Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, noon kickoff.  We didn't get there in time for the 25 most exciting seconds in football.  Let's not talk about the loss here, but Moose had a good time.  We were in the stadium through the middle of ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/moose-goes-to-a-football-game/ My parents, sister, bro-in-law and nephew came up this weekend.  Grandma spoiled the Moose the best she could, loading him up with clothes and toys.  We ate tons of good food and went to Maple Lane Farms to check out the hay ride and pumpkin patch.  They also have a ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/moose-and-the-family/ I rarely write about anything non-Moose related, but I wanted to give some love to W magazine for putting a picture of Angelina Jolie nursing one of her twins on the cover.  I am a huge advocate of breastfeeding and think any kind of endorsement is good for babies.  But ... http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/breastfeeding-in-the-spotlight/