Category Archives: Personal

Feeling Momguilt Because I Didn’t Take a Photo of a First

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

It has always been really important for me to capture photos of my kids’ first everything. Aside from wanting to be able to look back on these “firsts” photos in the future, there is also a faint but persistent voice … Continue reading →

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Lily’s first haircut

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

When Lily was about a year old, a piece of the front of her hair got caught in the wheel of Xavi’s toy car, and Dave had to cut it out. This summer, that piece of hair FINALLY reached the … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Sh*t (and yes, I’m literally talking about sh*t)

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

There is shit on the comforter, on her pajamas, on the bed, and in the diaper on the floor in the living room. Just a heads up so you don’t step in any of it. We’re taking a shower now. … Continue reading →

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“It’s a girl!” – Lily’s birth story

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than two months since Lily was born. I started writing this blog post when she was only THREE WEEKS OLD. Yesterday she was eleven weeks old! The days and weeks following Lily’s birth were … Continue reading →

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Week 38: The Name Game

Posted on March 8, 2016 by

I tell you, it has NOT been easy deciding what we will name this baby if it ends up being a boy. I’ve had my girl name picked out since before I was even pregnant: Lily, named for my grandma Lillian, … Continue reading →

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Week 38: To nursery, or not to nursery? That was the question.

Posted on March 7, 2016 by

Of all the things that needed to get done before the baby comes, the most important was figuring out where the baby will sleep when it gets here. It took me quite awhile to make that decision. My problem is that I … Continue reading →

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Week 37: My Unexpected Trip to NY

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

I wasn’t planning to fly to NY at 37 weeks pregnant, but that’s exactly what happened. Last month I wrote about how I wished we could have bought a house before the baby came, but I had to wrap up some property stuff with … Continue reading →

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