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Category Archives: Personal
Feeling Momguilt Because I Didn’t Take a Photo of a First
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
Posted in Baby, Blog, Kids, Life, Motherhood, Personal, Photography, Photos, Uncategorized
Tagged Adrian, firsts, guilt, momguilt
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Lily’s first haircut
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
Posted in Baby, Blog, Kids, Life, Motherhood, Personal, Toddlers, Uncategorized
Tagged hair cut, Lily
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New Year, New Sh*t (and yes, I’m literally talking about sh*t)
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
Posted in Baby, Blog, Life, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Personal, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
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“It’s a girl!” – Lily’s birth story
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
Posted in Baby, Blog, Fitness, Health, Life, Love, Marriage, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Uncategorized
Tagged I'm having a baby!, Lily
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Week 38: The Name Game
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
Posted in Health, Life, Love, Marriage, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged I'm having a baby!
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Week 38: To nursery, or not to nursery? That was the question.
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
Posted in Blog, Life, Love, Marriage, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Uncategorized, Wedding
Tagged baby nursery, I'm having a baby!
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Week 37: My Unexpected Trip to NY
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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Tagged I'm having a baby!, NY trip
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Week 35: Valentine’s Day and Birthday Recap
This year’s Valentine’s Day/birthday experience ended up being pretty awesome. Valentine’s Day was nice and chill. I got Dave a card and a piece of Whole Foods carrot cake (his favorite), and I left it on the kitchen table so he saw … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Life, Love, Marriage, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged birthday, Dave, I'm having a baby!
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Week 34: The two sweetest things my husband has said to me during this pregnancy
My husband has been an absolute rockstar in terms of supporting me throughout this pregnancy. He cooks and cleans all the time, gives me massages whenever I ask, and helps me get dressed and undressed when I’m struggling (which is quite … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Health, Life, Love, Mardi Gras, Marriage, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged I'm having a baby!
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Week 33: Headaches and Heartburn and Hemorrhoids, Oh My
My 33rd week of pregnancy can be summed up in one photo: Needless to say, it was NOT a good week! I was constipated, had the worst hemorrhoid ever (so bad that I barely moved for two days), had major heartburn and constant … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Exercise, Health, Life, Mardi Gras, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Uncategorized
Tagged I'm having a baby!, third trimester
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