Category: mom life
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on your first Christmas
It’s your first Christmas, and I’m pretty sure you don’t get it. You slept in today, thank you for that. As we brought you downstairs in your candy-stripe pajamas, I know we were acting weird. We showed you stuff wrapped in shiny paper, and after a week of deterring you, we finally let you rip…
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the next round of firsts
We moved our formerly tiny newborn to her crib. How is this possible? How has she already been with us for 4 months, and is suddenly too big for her Pack & Play insert? It feels like only hours ago that we were driving home from the hospital, me in the back seat with her,…
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12 week update: being mommy
I am starting this at 4am on a Tuesday, and I am not sure when exactly I’ll finish it. That’s because after a few beautifully chaotic and short months, I am still learning how to balance my new life. I thought I was good at multitasking before, and yet again, I’ve been completely humbled. Our…
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Gracie Kate Western is born
This post is overdue, but we’ve been pretty busy. In a months time, our life has gotten significantly crazier, louder, and more loved-filled than I think we’d planned on. It all started after 45 minutes of sleep on a Tuesday night. I know pregnant. I was pregnant before this, and even though it was a…
my western nest 