On Monday, my sweet boy turned five-months-old. It’s pretty extraordinary. In life, I’ve always found that there are days & hours that go slow but that the months & years always fly by. Never has this been more true than since I have become a…
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Four-Month-Old Roman James
Yesterday my sweet boy turned four-months-old. He is a little cherub. I hear him let out a little sigh in the morning and I know that he’s awake. Tired though I may be, I am so excited to get out of bed, walk to his…
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Roman’s First Fever & Please Vote for Us!
I haven’t talk too much about vaccinations here on the blog. It seems to be a touchy/controversial issue and the last thing that I want to do — ever — is offend anybody. I’ve been called judgmental before and ever since then I try really…
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On Motherhood & Not Returning to Work
“Nothing you become will disappoint me; I have no preconception that I’d like to see you be or do. I have no desire to foresee you, only to discover you. You can’t disappoint me.” —Mary Haskell I always knew that I wanted to be a…
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Three-Month-Old Roman James
Yesterday my little Roman James turned three-months-old. And just like that, my “4th trimester” is over. My baby boy is the sweetest thing. He is so big already — sixteen pounds, so pudgy! His vocabulary (goo’s, gah’s, moo’s and mah’s) is expanding every day. He…
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Two-Month-Old Roman James
“There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” — Anne Lamott Our Roman James is two-months-old today. What a magical & intense eight weeks it has been. I wouldn’t know where to start to try and…
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Play Mat Time & Sleep Troubles
My little Roman James is changing every day. This past week he has really started to “come alive.” He talks (in the sweetest little goo’s and gah’s), he smiles, and he even giggles! It’s incredible, he’s becoming a social little creature. He’s developing physically, too.…
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Roman’s Baby Bath Routine
On Thursday, Roman James had his first bath in his “big boy” bath tub. The tub that we’re using is the Babies R Us Stages & Ages Newborn to Toddler Tub. I love the netting that goes across the top of the tub. It allows…
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One-Month-Old Roman James
Our little Roman James is one-month-old today. The past four weeks have been the most challenging, the most amazing, and the most love-filled weeks that I could have ever imagined. I am so excited to find out what’s next. What an extraordinary adventure motherhood is…