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My beautiful Emma is blessed with some hair. While the color is obviously all Daddy, I do like to think she gets some of her luscious locks from me. Either way, I have major hair envy. Her hair has gotten so long that I am really enjoying styling it, and spend a lot of time on Pinterest looking at different do's for my girl. Here are some of the styles she's been rocking lately. Do...
I breastfed Emma for nearly two years, and it was one of the hardest but best things I did as a mother. We had many struggles early on, and pushed through to have a really wonderful breastfeeding relationship and journey. Those struggles and the following joys of nursing actually inspired me to become a CLEC - certified lactation educator and counselor. This time around, I felt more prepared to breastfeed Audrey, but even so, there...
Follow my blog with Bloglovin What's new? Audrey is smiling at us on purpose (a lot!), and really starting to stare at toys that hang on her activity gym. Stats: Audrey is hanging out right on track on her growth curve. She weighs 11 lb, 2 1/2 ounces; and is 22 3/4 inches long. She weighs less than her big sister did at two months, which I think is funny since she was born two pounds...
Dear Friend, Well, you're officially more pregnant than I've ever been - a trophy I'm certain you weren't dying to win. But here you are - days away from meeting your little Peanut, and I couldn't be more excited for you. No one can prepare you for what is to come. Everyone says that, and you're like "yeah yeah", but I'm serious. No one can possibly prepare for you for the next days, weeks, months,...
Last week I shared an older 101 in 1001 list, and today I am sharing a brand new one, with the 1001 days starting NOW! There are some things that appear here that were also on my previous list because I may not have completed them the first time, I'd like to do them again, or they are things I'd like to do continually (like purposefully dating my husband). The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in...
Back in March of 2011, I compiled a list of 101 things I wanted to attempt to do in 1001 days. Before the end of the 1001 days, I stopped blogging, and sadly stopped checking my progress on my list. Below is the original post from Stress Case, updated with all the things that have been complete since then (some likely after the 1001 days were over, of course). Check back next week when I...
When Emma met Audrey, she was excited to see Mommy and couldn't quite understand why she had to be careful near Mommy's tummy. When Emma met Audrey, she instantly knew it was the same "Baby Audrey" we had been referring to for months, the one who would kick her hand sometimes when she touched Mommy's belly. When Emma met Audrey, she was interested in seeing her hair, and (like everyone else) was surprised by how...
Since this isn't my first newborn rodeo, I did have somewhat of an idea of what to expect with the first few sleepless weeks of newborn life. Here are my "must-haves" for the first six weeks of baby life (Note on "must-haves" - let's be real, a baby needs something appropriate to eat and somewhere safe to sleep, the rest are luxuries that we are lucky to have. Moving on.): Pack and Play This is...
Audrey joined our family on January 19, 2017 - exactly one month after her older sister turned three. She was born via scheduled repeat c-section, and her birth was relatively uneventful, except that it was, of course, life changing. My c-section was scheduled for 12pm, and we were instructed to check in at 10am. Around 9am, we brought Emma to my parents' house, where she would be staying for a few days. I gave Emma...
Well, I'm doing it. I'm starting a new blog. I've been wanting to return to blogging for years, but coming up with a name kept stumping me so I kept putting off. Sure, there were other reasons starting a blog was delayed, being that I hardly find time to shower most days, but the name really really kept me at a standstill. So, how did I finally decide on This Season of Life? I have...
