Creating my registry was one of my favourite parts of my first pregnancy. Let’s face it, they gave me that little scanner gun in the “baby stuff” store and I went crazy. It’s a mistake that most first-time moms make. If you read mommy blogs…
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Pregnancy Update // 34 Weeks
Read moreListen to your body. You’re eight-and-a-half months pregnant. Listen to your body. Recently, I’ve been repeating this mantra to myself. There is no doubt that I am slowing down. My energy levels have certainly waxed and waned through this pregnancy and the past few days…
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parenting decisions + LifebankUSA
Read moreRecently my mind has started to wander to the “what will be…” of welcoming our new baby into the world. I’m thinking about labor & delivery; planning care arrangements for Roman; and contemplating the seemingly endless decisions that we will make once I go into…
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Pregnancy Update // 31 Weeks
Read moreHow far along are you? 31 weeks. Sleep: Okay, I’m just going to start playing the sad trombone now because that’s just where this “sleep” conversation is headed. I’ve been pretty optimistic and counting my sleep blessings thus far in this pregnancy, but this past…
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This Week // 01.23.15
Read moreLately each week seems to move faster than the one before it. Maybe it’s because there’s so much that I want to get done before baby girl arrives. Our days can be monotonous this time of year — extreme cold and bad weather can do…
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Roman James @ 20 Months
Read moreGrowth & Appearance: You seem to get more mature every day, more handsome, too. You look so much like me when I was your age. I found a toddler photo of me the other day and the resemblance was striking. You look like your Papa,…
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A Baby “Sprinkle” with Minted
Read moreI’ve been going back & forth about whether or not to have a “Sprinkle” since I found out that we were having a girl. (What’s a Sprinkle, you ask? It’s like a “Baby Shower” except it’s usually a lot smaller, so it’s called a “Sprinkle.”)…
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52/52 :: the end
Read moreThe 52 Week Project – A portrait of my son, once a week, for one year. When I started my 2014 52 Week Project, I gave myself permission to get as far along as I could manage without guilt. I know that life can get…
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Subchorionic Hemorrhage // Subchorionic Hematoma
Read moreI was five-and-a-half weeks pregnant. It was early August. We were at the county fair, inside the circus tent. Something went wrong with the cooling system and it was ten thousand degrees in there. I was already feeling badly — first trimester nausea had well…