today my sweet son, my only son, turns 3. it’s been a wild ride. he was born early (at 36 weeks) and weighed 5 lb 10 oz. he spent 6 days on a light bed at home (for jaundice) and almost had to go back to the hospital when his [...]
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We are pleased to announce the healthy, safe and relatively easy delivery/arrival of Alexandra Daisy Sue Dunkin. Born on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 10:12 a.m. Weighing in at 6lb 11oz and 19.75 inches in length. More photos and details soon.
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here’s a *new* final "Family of Four" photo taken on Sunday afternoon at dave’s parents’ house: so in 24 hours i will almost be the mother of THREE children. under the age of 3. dave and i will almost be outnumbered in the parents-to-children-ratio. i will almost begin anew a schedule with a newborn [...]
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so i didn’t sleep very well (or very long) on friday night, but i did not let that deter me from my saturday adventures. because, as you know, i’m being induced this tuesday so today was almost like a "final hurrah!" for me (for a little while, at least). i spent the first FOUR HOURS [...]
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since we thought for SURE baby daisy would make her appearance over the holiday weekend, we didn’t plan any activities to celebrate the 4th. on saturday, we had an impromptu picnic at dave’s parents house and it was fun. and filling. then, on sunday evening, we pulled out some sparklers (left over from last year) [...]
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here are two of my new favorite photos of my cool dude and my darling sun-kissed girl! and
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DRAMA! serious drama occurred in this house last night! it was our first REALLY HOT day of the summer and dave decided enough was enough and he needed a summer haircut. he started the day with his hair looking like this: and after dinner, he went into the garage and buzzed his head. now [...]
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38 weeks: THANK YOU for all of your prayers yesterday! I did not need to beg, plead or cajole at the doctor’s office. Dr. K was in TOTAL agreement with me that a trip to Seattle for an ultrasound "just to look" at the liver again was pretty silly. So she agreed to contact [...]
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totally unrelated to this post, here’s a photo of samantha from a few nights ago: she just cracks me up… especially when she’s sleeping! and did you know that samantha can now open doors by herself? yep. SCARY! this is actually turning into SOMEWHAT of a good thing because she’s less inclined to wake [...]
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it’s saturday night at 9:21 p.m. i’m still at home. i’m still pregnant. i have NO IDEA what this little girl is waiting for. i’m getting more and more uncomfortable. i feel like my life is on hold (seriously – when the doctors fear you may deliver at 31 weeks and you’re still pregnant [...]
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