1/52 — a portrait of Roman in a fake cry. It seems appropriate since he spends much of his days with this face on at the moment. I remember when he was tiny and his pediatrician told me that he was too small to manipulate…
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Spuni Review & Giveaway
Read moreLife is messy… as evidenced by these pictures. There are crumbs all over my carpet. (Thank you, teething cookies.) Roman’s onesie is unbuttoned. His diaper is about to fall off. There are toys all over my living room. Such is the life of a mama.…
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Christmas Festivities 2013
Read moreI hope that you had a wonderful Christmas celebration! (And if you don’t celebrate Christmas then I hope that you simply had a wonderful day yesterday!) We started celebrating on Christmas Eve with a trip to my sister’s house to spend the evening with my…
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Our 2013 Christmas Card & Outtakes
Read moreA few weeks ago, I sat Roman down for his Christmas pictures. I draped a plaid blanket over our ottoman for the “background.” Then I placed another blanket on the floor for him to sit on & spread out some Christmas tree lights & baubles.…
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My Good, Little Sleeper
Read moreMy good, little sleeper. Oh, how I have desperately waited & wished to be able to say those words. As I was suffering through the throes of new motherhood, a lot of the advice that I received was along the lines of, “One day it…
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Roman’s 1st Christmas Tree & A Pampers Giveaway!
Read moreEven though I’ve been itching to decorate for Christmas since the day after Halloween, we finally got around to it last week. It’s no secret that I’ve been totally wrapped up in the Christmas spirit and enjoying Roman’s 1st holiday season. Still, there is something…
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Roman’s 1st Pictures with Santa
Read moreOver the weekend, we took a little trip to the North Pole to have Roman’s 1st pictures with Santa Claus taken. We met my sister & my sweet nephews there, too. It was so much fun to see Roman visiting with that jolly old fellow!…
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Reading in the Morning Sun
Read moreRoman has always loved being read to. At just 3-months-old, he would sit quietly in amazement as I read entire books to him. Now, at 7-months, he is even more fond of his books. At my baby shower we had asked for books for the…
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Seven-Month-Old Roman James
Read moreWhat a difference a month makes! The differences in Roman’s abilities from six-months to seven-months have been the most profound yet. On December 1st, he started sitting up on his own. On December 7th, he started pushing himself up into a “crawl” position. And the…