Things My Baby Is Thinking When She Cries

I feel bad for babies. There is so much NEW that they have to learn how to deal with; it's no wonder they're constantly hysterical.

ParentingNichole EckJanuary 21, 2014baby, billy goat cry, CIO, crying, first-time mom, hard being a baby, Humor, infant, newborn, night, parenting, reasons, wailing, why is my baby crying Comments

The Dirty Laundry: Married Conflict #48

Recently, Husband and I did laundry together. Like, at a laundromat.

Married LifeNichole EckAugust 20, 2013Art, Basement, Compromise, Drawing, Dryer, Featured, Hot Water, Humor, Laundromat, Laundry, Loads, Marriage, married life, Washer, Washing machine Comments

The Stapler Incident

This is the story about the first moment I grew up.

Growing Up and Feeling...Nichole EckJuly 24, 2013Adulthood, Childhood, Drawing, Fingers, Graph, Growing Up, Grown-Up, Humor, Magic, MS Paint, Self-conscious, Stapler Comments

Boy or Girl? How to Tell...

Did you know there's such a thing as a "Gender Reveal Party"?

PregnancyNichole EckJuly 17, 2013baby, baby shower, balloons, boy or girl, cake, colored frosting, Drawing, gender, gender reveal, gender reveal party, Humor, MS Paint, pregnancy Comments

A Nesting Rabbit: Some Pregnancy Thoughts

Sometimes I wish I were a nesting rabbit instead of a nesting person.

PregnancyNichole EckJuly 12, 2013baby, baby registry, budget, carseat, Consumerism, equipment, Featured, Humor, MS Paint, nesting, pregnancy, rabbit, stroller, umbrella stroller Comments

The Red Couch: Moving a Monster

Husband and I rearranged our living room recently. Mostly because I had this wonderful urge to make things look cleaner in a really difficult way and also because I wanted to get rid of this hideous, sunburnt, orange-red, winged couch we've had in our apartment since we moved in.

Family Stories, Married LifeNichole EckJuly 8, 2013apartment, carrying, couch, Drawing, Featured, furniture, Humor, keepsake, Lovesac, married life, moving, MS Paint, red couch, zombies Comments