Tag: love
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because the laundry never stops
I love Seinfeld. When I was on bedrest 5 years ago, I filled time by playing Seinfeld trivia regularly on my phone. I got pretty (pretty, pretty) good. The repetition of the questions made the most intricate details form the show stick with me. For example, Jerry’s phone number is “KL5-8383.” There is a scene…
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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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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…
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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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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…
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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 