en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1256980 Comments by Jess http://www.emmiebee.com/2011/03/19/weekiniphone/#IDComment136229993 1. Happy belated birthday!! 2. What kind of stroller is that? I know it's new and shiny and expensive and therefore I will not be buying it new for myself, BUT I need a stroller for multiple kids b/c of the [slightly illegal] "daycare" I'm running. I am feeling COOPED UP and need to be able to take the kidlins to the park! So anyway, I'm thinking I can scour craigslist or something for a stroller like that. 3. I obviously have major stroller envy 4. As soon as I convince The Husband to continue with my dream of building a family the size of a basketball team, I'll obviously need a stroller for multiple kids. 5. I have spent way too much time talking about this stroller. 6. Mac woke up at 5:30 this morning. It's now 7:30. I'm clearly slap-happy. 7. Have I overshared sufficiently in this comment? Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:33:42 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2011/03/19/weekiniphone/#IDComment136229993 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/12/15/a-mini-van-may-crush-my-spirit/#IDComment116000928 One of my best friends got a mini van last year. She joked that the day she bought it, she drove around town looking for a bridge to drive off of because she was so depressed, but realized she lived in such a small town, there wasn't even a bridge as an option. She now loves the mini van. Meanwhile, I've disowned her as my friend ;) Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:13:50 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/12/15/a-mini-van-may-crush-my-spirit/#IDComment116000928 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/12/10/its-beginning-to-look-alot-like-christmas/#IDComment115800256 1) Your house is BEAUTIFUL. 2) I WANT THAT JUMPAROO. Srsly, Mac would die of awesome. Where'd you get it? Totally asking for it for xmas. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:42:45 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/12/10/its-beginning-to-look-alot-like-christmas/#IDComment115800256 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/12/05/take-notes-gift-givers/#IDComment114148192 random tidbit: There's theater in Mpls putting on a production of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries (the story where he works as an elf in a department store) and I'm totally going to figure out a way to go see it. I am OBSESSED With David Sedaris. Lurve him. And now I must get my hands on that book! Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:11:49 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/12/05/take-notes-gift-givers/#IDComment114148192 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/11/27/weird-twinstar-stuff-sleeping/#IDComment112878005 I am so fascinated by this twin stuff. My husband is a twin (looks identical, but technically fraternal) and he is so unhelpful about how he and his brother connect on a different level from other siblings because, for him, it's just always been that way. He said they never had a secret language, but his mom claims they did when they were babies. They definitely aren't allowed to ever be on the same team when we play games like Catch Phrase or Pictionary or something because they are ALWAYS on the same wavelength. And lately, dealing with trying to get Mac into the crib, my husband started talking about how he never had any problems sleeping at night and I was like, "uhh...duh! You had your twin in a crib with you! You always had company!" I just love the special connection that so many twins have. It's so fun to observe and I'm glad that Truman and Sawyer have it. it's so cute!! Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:33:44 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/11/27/weird-twinstar-stuff-sleeping/#IDComment112878005 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/11/18/parker-olivias-birth-story/#IDComment111297541 LOVED this story!! Man, childbirth never is quite what you expect it to be, is it? And even though you wrote all this down, don't you still feel like you failed to capture the entire experience? I know I did. But it's so nice to finally read your story. Thanks for sharing! Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:59:32 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/11/18/parker-olivias-birth-story/#IDComment111297541 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/11/15/men-are-from-mars/#IDComment111283203 My husband's ability to create a mess in the kitchen never fails to amaze me. It doesn't matter what he does -- once he sets foot in there to prepare something -- ANYTHING -- the kitchen winds up a total disaster. I don't know how he does it. I don't know how it hasn't dawned on him to wipe up after himself. And I don't know how he has such a blind spot for kitchen messiness! Makes. Me. CUHRAZY!!! Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:41:56 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/11/15/men-are-from-mars/#IDComment111283203 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/11/16/this-and-that/#IDComment110125373 Congrats on the job!! Such exciting news!! And man, that Parker is just the cutest. I want to eat her cheeks :) Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/11/16/this-and-that/#IDComment110125373 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/11/10/always-the-devils-advocate/#IDComment109132203 cosign. it's disgusting, but really? boycotting amazon? find a better cause. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:46:51 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/11/10/always-the-devils-advocate/#IDComment109132203 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/10/21/thankful-on-a-thursday-take-four/#IDComment105620304 Awww, as I sit here bemoaning the fact that I can't get my snuggly little guy out of my bed, I can't help but be sad thinking of the day when he WON'T want to be in my bed and he stops waking up in the middle of the night. I've never minding the midnight feedings -- the quiet time we get together in the dark. And now, seeing your words, I realize how much I'm going to miss it!! Also, note to self, MUST download the JT version of Hallelujah. SOBBED when I saw him perform it. The little Haitian orphans weren't really helping my emotional state... Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:31:59 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/10/21/thankful-on-a-thursday-take-four/#IDComment105620304 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/10/21/giants/#IDComment105342626 I loathe baseball. So much. So while I'm irritated that the Twins shit the bed against the Yankees, I can't even be all that disappointed because at least I don't have to suffer through baseball anymore. It's fall -- it's all football, all the time. STFU, Baseball. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:50:05 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/10/21/giants/#IDComment105342626 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/10/19/were-on-the-go/#IDComment104877801 obviously it's important to look at double jogger strollers *just in case* you ever pick up jogging again. Dude, you don't want to be an unprepared mommy!! I have a jogger currently collecting dust in my garage. That doesn't mean I don't totally want a BOB stroller, though. I mean...the name alone! Awesome. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:20:36 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/10/19/were-on-the-go/#IDComment104877801 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/10/18/welcome-to-the-hotel-california/#IDComment104674086 omg, she is just so. stinkin'. cute!!!!!! Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:12:23 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/10/18/welcome-to-the-hotel-california/#IDComment104674086 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/09/08/seriously-though-im-done/#IDComment98128929 I am hoping to one day love my sweet and pretty golden retriever again. But for now, she and her neuroses are a big goddamn pain in my ass and she makes me never want a pet again. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:00:37 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/09/08/seriously-though-im-done/#IDComment98128929 http://www.harpershappenings.com/2010/09/09/blog-for-you/#IDComment98128281 I started my first tumblr a couple years ago and I went there to spew whatever random thoughts popped into my head throughout the work day. Then I started trying to get pregnant and blogged about that on a different tumblr and a few months later, found myself in the land of "mommy blogging". Until I started blogging about becoming a mom, I gave very little thought to my readership. I had a couple hundred followers on my first tumblr and never worked to promote myself outside of the tumblr medium. But once I started "mommy blogging" it's like all this pressure suddenly hit me. How could I compete with what was already out there? Why would people want to read MY blog when there were already so many amazing moms around? Blogging under that kind of pressure meant that I was putting out worthless crap that wasn't representative of who I was. So at that point, I had to make the decision to be unapolgetically me. And if no one read it? Well fine. At least I'd have a makeshift baby book for The Macster. But once I started being truly myself, that's when people really started to tune in. It's a lesson I think all of us bloggers need to learn. Be yourself, and people will be interested. And if what I says matters to 1 person or 1,000 people, at least what I have to say matters. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:54:54 +0000 http://www.harpershappenings.com/2010/09/09/blog-for-you/#IDComment98128281 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/09/03/now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-programing/#IDComment96804171 Fall is going to be such a shit show for me. My DVR is going to be on overdrive until December. All my existing shows plus the new stuff? My husband can kiss any interaction with me goodbye. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:52:31 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/09/03/now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-programing/#IDComment96804171 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/09/01/i-blog-here-welcome/#IDComment96685725 I compulsively change my blog. I'm in the midst of a huge overhaul as we speak and just need to find an hour to put the final touches on it. So yeah, I totally get where you're coming from. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:07:18 +0000 http://www.classicivory.com/2010/09/01/i-blog-here-welcome/#IDComment96685725 http://www.harpershappenings.com/2010/08/24/love-and-marriage/#IDComment95593741 You look beautiful! Love that dress. And the bride also looks gorgeous. Harper, as always, looks adorbs. What a fun wedding! Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:52:23 +0000 http://www.harpershappenings.com/2010/08/24/love-and-marriage/#IDComment95593741 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/08/05/what-are-the-chances-really/#IDComment91092355 omg, I think about this ALL THE TIME. Firstly because there is one tumblr-famous blogger I got to know very well (although we never met in person, thank god) and that person turned out to be a drama-filled psycho. But mostly, I think about it because I wonder what people would think of me in real life (especially given my husband's recent declaration that I am essentially socially retarded). I mean, I try to be authentically myself on my blogs, but what if I'm kidding myself? What if I'm a huge disappointment in real life? That is a huge reason I avoid blog meet-ups. I don't want to be a let down. Better to keep the mystery alive? Oh...and I'd almost certainly be the one getting inappropriately drunk. And naked... Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:10:09 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/08/05/what-are-the-chances-really/#IDComment91092355 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/08/04/sorry/#IDComment90882552 Is it bad that I was happy you were MIA because it made it easier for me to catch up? It's so hard for me to actually get on the computer during the day, but I really lack the motivation to do so. Who wants to dick around online when there's an adorable, newly smiling, blue-eyed baby to play with or nap with? Not this girl. So you being MIA means I didn't feel like an asshole for only being able to check in once or twice a week. that being said, I'm happy you're back and I'll try to do a better job of keeping up ;) Wed, 4 Aug 2010 23:33:01 +0000 http://www.emmiebee.com/2010/08/04/sorry/#IDComment90882552