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Too much sick, a whining

I almost don’t feel right complaining. One friend of mine has had two separate children stay in the hospital for illnesses this month. (Though both will be okay.) Another had a newborn with RSV for a...

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The end of an era

Today was my last day at work. The end of an era. I started working in the division of this university in 2001. I left between 2003-2006 while I pursued being a counselor, then returned in 2007,...

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Protected: 10 months old (a bit late) and photos and an *almost anniversary*

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Protected: An extra 10 month V video post

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Potpourri of topics

And thus endeth my first week home as a SAHM. As expected, it wasn’t always a cake walk, and no I didn’t sit around and eat Bon-bons. I spent so much time with V, I longed for a tiny break now and...

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Expectations and assumptions

V spent all day Sunday in a pukefest. Boo. And then, despite disinfecting and hand washing, I came down with it Monday into Tuesday. I only threw up twice thankfully, what was worse was the nausea....

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20 questions/ Pail/ getting to know you dealie

I am excited to join the Pail 20 questions as I’d love to get to know some new people, it feels like it’s been harder to do so lately. So if you are new here, welcome!! And if you aren’t new here, well...

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Protected: 11 months old!

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Reflections on one year of parenthood

It’s hard to believe, but our little V was born one year ago today. A day full of so many emotions I am not sure I was truly able to process them at the time. As this is such a special occasion, I am...

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Protected: 12 months old!!!???!!!

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A week of downs- and our first weekend away as a big “up”!

Last week… what a crazy week, right? The bombings in Boston, the subsequent manhunt, the explosion in Texas, the tainted letter sent to the President… it was a pretty crazy week for our nation. I took...

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Kind of a bummer

I have posted about this before but I am feeling a little left out of the ALI community. I was having a pretty hard time with things last week and I posted a bit about it on both blogs and didn’t...

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NAIW post (cross-post from IF blog) Join the movement…

It started on my birthday about 7+ years ago. We threw away our birth control, and started trying to have a baby. We figured, all the women in my family easily had gotten pregnant for the most part, so...

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1 year old- time to par-tay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIVIENNE!, a set on Flickr. (note- there’s more photos behind the link!!)   Okay, so I am a bit delayed on this post. So, our little V is one year old as of April 1. For her actual...

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Protected: Need to rant, family issues, sorry must PW protect

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Sleep

If I were like many moms, this post would be about my daughter’s inability to sleep. But it’s not. She’s a great sleeper and has been since she was a month old. No, I am the one with the sleep issues...

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Anxiety

I wish I was not writing this post, but, it is what it is… My anxiety has been slowly worsening. It’s not just sleep truthfully. (Though, sleep and nightmares continue to be an issue, especially...

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Love this & had to share…

A beautiful article about the love of an adoptive mom… http://www.kathylynnharris.com/dear-moms-of-adopted-children/

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14 months, what’s new with me, unplugging, and more

Moi I have been going to therapy to manage some of my recent anxiety issues. It has been extremely eye opening. Let’s just say it was hard to face some of the demons from my younger days when...

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What’s up, Doc

Well first, the big news! We have a walker! V started walking on Sunday June 9, and has gotten better every day since, and now she just walks constantly. She doesn’t even want to play anymore, ha. In...

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