Category: mom life
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gracie turns 3
I can’t believe you are a 3-year-old…a “three-nager” as they say. I think 3 is the age I had feared, because I heard so much about the challenges of your newfound independence. And yet, here we are…and yes, you can be challenging; but oh my goodness, can you ever be sweet. You are learning and…
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Avery Joy is born
It’s been over 7 months since I’ve blogged. It might seem a little ridiculous to post Avery’s birth story so late…but this is literally how long it has taken me to find the time. Things are getting better now: she sleeps well, eats often, and lets me put her down sometimes :). I want to…
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thank-you to my toddler
It’s hard to believe that my pregnancy with your sister is entering the last month. It feels like yesterday that I got that positive test. I picked you up from daycare and whispered “you’re going to be a big sister,” and you whispered “baby.” All those rough first-trimester afternoons where I held you close on…
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thank-you to my toddler – waiting for baby sister
It’s hard to believe that my pregnancy with your sister is entering the last month. It feels like yesterday that I got that positive test. I picked you up from daycare and whispered “you’re going to be a big sister,” and you whispered “baby.” All those rough first-trimester afternoons where I held you close on…
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our new rainbow
Around June of last year, I started to feel ready again. Whenever the decision is made to open up your heart again to great love, and potentially great loss, it brings about the cautious optimism that often accompanies “We’re trying again.” My heart was ready in June, and our newest rainbow baby was ready in…
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beautiful little smudges
I like a clean-ish house. I was rushing around my kitchen this past week, trying to get a good cleaning in between work emails. I had about 30 minutes before I needed to leave and get Gracie from daycare. Counters: check, dishes: check, floor: check…and then I stopped. I saw the smudges on the patio…
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the day I wanted to blog, but then I didn’t do it
I have had this window open on my phone since SATURDAY. I haven’t blogged in far too long, and I really wanted to sit down to write. It’s something I love to do. So why did an entire Saturday go by without me taking 20 minutes to sit down and write? I decided to take…
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on your birthday eve
Gracie Kate, where has this year gone? I still remember the feeling of your newborn body cozied into me, sleeping the day away. They say “Don’t blink, you’ll miss it.” I tried to drink it all in, and yet, it passed just the same. These days, I have to chase you down for a kiss!…
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raising a “baby monster”
In these 8 months that Gracie has been with us, it’s an understatement to say that we’ve learned a lot. Of course we have–all new parents do. However, as we’ve continued to unwrap this beautiful little gift of a child, and we learn more about her each day, it’s become clear that we are…
my western nest 