Category: my writings
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my unknown blessing
It may not look like it at first glance, but these photos were taken in exactly the same spot. The top photo was two years ago, and the bottom is from a week ago. I like to do that sometimes, compare where I was and where I am. I like to think about how things have changed,…
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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…
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what i’ve been training for
Today is Boston, as they say. I love being able to wake up, turn on the TV, and watch all the runners that have been training months, years, even their whole lives, for a race that is less than 20 miles from my house. I remember watching the Boston Marathon last year, as well. It was…
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how we started again…
With the new year right around the corner, I can’t help but reflect back on this past year. I wanted to get real about what we’d been through. Although people go through so much worse than what we did, I still believe it’s important to share how we dug ourselves out, because everyone will face hills at some…
my western nest 