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How Pregnant Am I?

10:25 AM
I have begun to shop in earnest for maternity clothes as my little belly begins to make it impossible to fit into my regular clothes (excluding my favorite grey sweats, of course - those endure the whole 40 weeks- but one does occasionally need to leave the house and look semi-presentable). So I turned once again to an old favorite from my previous...Read More

First Words and Funny Phrases

10:18 AM
When Brooklyn woke up from her nap the other day, the first words out of her mouth as she saw me walking toward her crib were - "HERE'S MOMMY!!!!!" Sort of like the old intro to the Johnny Carson show. It made me laugh out loud! But the words that followed that really made me laugh out loud. "How bout some POPCORN!?" As...Read More

At the Park

1:18 PM
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We met our friends Julia & Drew and their daughter, Lake, at the park this week for some playtime despite the cold temperatures. If anything, I felt that was a reason to play outside! Drew was prepared with his camera and sent me these pictures of our kiddos playing together. Lake is Brooklyn's best buddy! They have totally different personalities which is what...Read More

12 Week Belly Shot

6:45 PM
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As the baby in me gets bigger, so is my belly. I memorialized the 12 week point with a shot of the tummy. Brooklyn gave my belly some kisses and then decided to do a little comparison with her own tummy! Mine's definitely bigger. Here's a little picture of what the baby in my tummy looks like right about now. ...Read More

A Wee WHEEE!!!!

6:37 PM
This video makes me laugh out loud and cringe at the same time. She's obviously torn between terror and joy! I think she decides to go with joy at the last minute when she flings her hands over her head - just as we do when we zoom over those annoying neighborhood speed bumps. But the preceding grimace and attempt to shrink into...Read More

"Park"in with Dad

6:28 PM

Yahtzee

7:11 PM
Kyle and I challenged each other to a game of Yahtzee the other day, and Brooklyn took it upon herself to be our official dice shaker. She got pretty into it. ...Read More

Brooklyn's Growing Phrase Book

5:46 PM
"Hey! How are you? Good!""Mommy! Come here!""Mommy! Where are you?""Where Darby go?""Ready go gym?""Yahtzee!!!" (video to follow in a day or so)"Oh No! I make mess!""Where pacie? Better go find it!""More samwich!"When we fake cry, she caresses our face and says, "'sokay, daddy, don't cry""Come back here!""I sorry, Mommy""Ready go ustairs?""Bekfast! Food!""Kiss Booboo!""We're HOME!""I sorry!" (when she hurts herself)"Watch Veg Tales!""Watch a movie,...Read More

My Body is Not My Own

5:17 PM
I realize that the topics of my blog jump all over the place, and that's because this blog tracks my thoughts which also jump all over the place. Hopefully you won't get dizzy if you are keeping track.I have to say that within the last several days, I have been amazed to find my body with a mind of its own. I almost...Read More

Humility in Parenting

4:52 PM
As Kyle and I drove home from church today, we had on the forefront of our minds a fabulous sermon which we had just heard preached by Fareed Tulbah, the youngest and newest pastor of our church. He had related a story which triggered a conversation between Kyle and me about something we're learning as we go: parenting.The story Fareed mentioned involved a...Read More