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One of my best friends, Julia, gave birth to her little boy, Noah, two days prior to my delivery of August! With two completely different personalities, Brooklyn and Lake are each reacting to the change in their environment in different ways. But they share one common thread, they each need to feel special, too. So Drew and Julia came by Saturday night to...Read More
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While my OB cleared me to go home 4 hours after I gave birth to August, we ran into some unexpected roadblocks to our journey home. As our pediatrician is not "technically" a pediatrician and therefore does not do rounds at our hospital, we knew we would have to have some other doc release August. What we did not anticipate was that at...Read More
The arrival of August began early in the morning. Sometime around 4 am, I woke up thinking I must be having a bad dream or something. Something didn’t feel right. Then I realized I had been having contractions! Not just the usual Braxton-Hicks, but these were actually hurting! After DAYS of waiting for something, anything, to happen, it seemed something finally was!I had...Read More
Are on the go. And are they ever! I planted these tiny little, helpless looking sprouts of lemon-lime and suddenly, as though Miracle Gro fell from the sky overnight, they have exploded. I love them. I love the colorful messiness of them and how they appear to be reaching for certain things...the road, the rock wall, the Japanese maple...I will be sad to...Read More
It's my best friend, Jules, with her little one!!!! Born yesterday around 5ish, she had the shortest labor EVER!!! And was rewarded with a 6 pound, 13 ounce little man named Noah Preston. It's so strange because he is almost EXACTLY the size Brooklyn was when she was born, and holding him last night, I was amazed that she'd ever been so tiny!...Read More
I am so stinkin ready to have this baby-child. I know I actually have it pretty good - so far no stretch marks, no swelling and some pretty darn cool maternity clothes, but STILL!!!! There comes a time when you're just ready to no longer be pregnant. I LONG to sleep on my stomach...to not have to pee every hour on the hour...Read More
I still can't believe this gorgeous child is mine. I love every little thing about her. Especially her affectionate nature and willingness to smooch me! She is such a cuddle-bug, always eager for a hug, a cuddle, a hand down my shirt (yep we still have that to contend with) and to "hold you"! I wouldn't trade it for all the money in...Read More
There is a little evening ritual that we have developed lately: I go sequester myself in the bathroom with a good book while Brooklyn gives Kyle about 20 books to read to her. He is so patient to read to her and it has become one of their special times together. I love hearing their voices as they cuddle together on the bed...Read More
I'm a bit behind in updating my blog. Events-wise, that is. I have yet to mention that I recently had the privilege of spending some quality time with one of my oldest and bestest friends in the world - Allison G. aka Alli! She and I have been best buds since the fifth grade, when we met and immediately hit it off. She...Read More
On the birth of their little girl, Kate Lucille, born in the middle of the night, July 5th, 2008! She weighed 9 lb. 3 oz (WOW!!!!) and looks like Becky to me and Kyle. We are so excited for them and can't wait to meet her ourselves! She is lucky to have such wonderful parents as Greg & Becky and great siblings like...Read More
