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A Happy Childhood
My Fairy Godmother, The Little Green Elf, New Kids on the Block birthday song, New Year’s “shows”. These are just a few of the things I remember when I was little. I had a happy childhood. Every year on my birthday, one of my mom’s friends would dress up as our “fairy Godmother”, walk across the street to our house…
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I Should Be Sleeping…
Every time Olivia finally settles down for a nap during the day, the same thought runs through my head: “What should I do?” 1. Get dressed 2. Make my bed, do laundry 3. Wash bottles and dishes 4. Work and send emails 5. Watch one of my re-recorded shows (Scandal needs to be watched uninterrupted) 6. Sleep I know moms…
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3 months!
The first 3 months of a baby’s life is no joke. Justin and I had to learn how to keep a tiny, 4 pound, 5 week early preemie baby fed, rested and alive with minimal crying. That was the goal. Keep the baby that we worked so hard to get alive and well. All the while figuring out life as…
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the first mother’s day
I read this article the other day about how the first mother’s day is the best one. I get it. Aside from the fact that my little one will be mobile and probably talking by the next one, it’s not the reason why I think the first Mother’s Day is the best one. This year is the first one I…
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Mama Bear
“You are Mama Bear”, the pediatrician’s nurse said to me. I used to shake my head at moms who I thought were “extreme” about their babies- washing hands, using hand sanitizer and practicing “cocooning” (sheltering until the baby is old enough to handle visitors and outdoors). I’m talking about that mom that has a specific way of caring for her…
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Our Little One
Everything happens for a reason. Timing is everything. There was a short 5 weeks left to plan everything. Just having signed a lease to a new place that had an extra bedroom to build a nursery in, we were just starting to get everything together. A short 5 weeks, I would tell myself. 5 weeks can go by so fast.…
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baby thoughts: 3rd trimester
I finally reached the 3rd trimester, the home stretch, or the time to start freaking out about all the things that still need to get done before the baby comes. I can totally understand and sympathize with pregnant mommys-to-be that just want their baby to be born. Enough of the bloating, heavy feeling, heartburn, GERD, and tiredness that comes with…
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Merry Christmas 2014
Every Christmas we get our fair share of holiday cards from people that we are lucky to have in our lives. A time where friendship and family really shine and come together to celebrate love. This year is especially important for me because my family decided to make the trip up to San Francisco and spend it with me. With…
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baby thoughts: lessons for our little girl
“What are some of the most important lessons you want to focus on teaching the baby?” I was watching Ellen DeGeneres the other day (as I religiously do) and Ashton Kutcher was on talking about his new baby girl. He said something that really struck a chord with me and made me tear up a bit. He said “people are…
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What It Means to Say “I’m Busy”
In 2011 I was working full time at a job I hated, planning a wedding and finishing up my MBA. I was “busy” in the most logical of terms. With waking up at 8am to be at work by 9, leaving early and hitting rush hour traffic to get to class by 6pm and then coming home to look at…
