a very happy and belated thanksgiving from our family to yours: mom & rachel cooked. i cleaned the house so all 12 of us could enjoy the day together under one roof (dad & mom are in the middle of a remodel/addition). it was a relatively relaxing day and a good day to enjoy family [...]
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yesterday was a good day. a very good day. it was sunny. i was able to give BOTH of the kids a bath before play group. i picked up our mail (from saturday) on the way to play group and discovered a notification from our insurance company regarding some medical bills…. including the big one [...]
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a month later…. i have finally completed sam’s birth story. it’s actually been finished for over two weeks, but i’m just now remembering to tell you that it’s written so you can request a copy (via e-mail) if you’re interested. as usual, it’s lengthy… i like detail and i wanted it detailed so i could [...]
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i was busy doing (lots of) laundry yesterday so to save myself some time, i decided to grab hangers and use them WHILE i was folding clothing instead of while i was trying to put away clothing in the closets. so i waited until i was sure davey was sound asleep for his nap [...]
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man. last night davey sat in one spot and played with one toy (well, a basket of magnetic alphabet letters) for a LONG time. dave and i kept peeking over at him (he was also making lots of noise while playing) and then looking at each other and laughing. we were both amazed at how [...]
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so sad. nana left this morning. for the past two weeks, davey has had her as a constant playmate. and before that, he had daddy at home for a week and a half. and now. now he has mama and samantha only. poor kid. thankfully, however, samantha and i went to see dr. dickson (AGAIN) [...]
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davey is growing up so quickly…. but the other night, when i was getting him ready for bed, i had one of those "so precious" moments. one of those moments where if my life was part of a TV show, they’d scroll back to this scene/shot when davey is graduating from high school or college [...]
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yesterday was my due date. and instead, i was hauling around a 3-week old baby. it was actually a pretty hard day for me. sam couldn’t stop spitting up. big. huge. and i got a call from the new insurance company that i would be denied coverage (it took about 20 minutes, but i got [...]
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got cream? apparently i do. so last friday i told you that 6.0 ounces is a good one-week weight gain for a baby between 1-2 months of age. at the request of the lactation consultant, i took sam in for a weight check today. last friday, she weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces (1 ounce [...]
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i know i’ve been MIA for a few days… that might continue for another week or so. my mom (aka: nana) is in town and i’m trying to get certain things finished while she’s here and i have the extra help with the kiddos. but let me tell you that today i am very [...]
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