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Birthday Thursday: Happy 40 weeks!
No one better ever get me one of these shirts one day when I actually am 40 years old. But in reference to 40 weeks , 40 is fabulous. We have turned a corner and Larkyn is just getting more and more independent every day! She is zooming across the wood floors, starting to feed herself, and just last night climbed on top of a printer box. Of course, once she was up there, she freaked out that she was up there ("Up" being appx. 11 inches off the ground).
She had her 9 month do…
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Mama Monday: Battle won
Oh, you know how I reference those weekly emails and baby books I have to see what milestones Larkyn should be reaching (give or take a month, I'm not too caught up). Well, there was ONE that we just did not see eye to eye on: feeding ourselves . I tried so many "delicious" varieties of small crackers, pieces of cheese, ripe fruit, puffs, and Cheerios. Oh, sure she thought they were great. But ONLY if I picked them up and let her bite off a piece. This is fine for a while…
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Style Saturday: Fancifying my photos
Due to my obsession with Kelle Hampton's blog and her helpful hints about uploading great-looking pictures, I have been working on some pretty cool photos to share. I guess the reason why I am so excited is because Kelle's suggestion of using Picasa now means I don't have to buy, install, and figure out Photoshop! This was going to be my task over the next few months. Instead, I began using the google-integrated Picasa, which really simplified everything. SO, now I can upl…
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Birthday Thursday: Happy 9 months!
9 months just brings one thing to mind: bring 9 months pregnant. That magic number I waited for for 40 weeks. The day I was supposed to be induced by my doctor, since "Baby O." was not making progress as far as she could see. Little did we know, Baby O would start her entrance the night before and make her appearance right at 40 weeks on the dot. I will try to keep the reminiscing to a minimum, but you can read all about it in the "Baby Talk" section.
Today I real…
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Foodie Friday: Mealboard App
If you are like me (scary), you hear a white noise ringing in your ears and break into a cold sweat at these words: "What's for dinner?" I kid you not, this was asked the night we brought Larkyn home from the hospital and this almost happened:
Anyway, I don't like being caught off-guard and having to figure out what to eat. It takes too long to sit at the table and mentally remember what we need for vodka sauce or what we ate last week. It's getting old when peop…
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Birthday Thursday: Happy 38 weeks!
I dropped the ball this week by not publishing anything other than Birthday Thursdays. Sorry--I will never miss a Thursday, but I might miss others!
Larkyn has learned so much this week and I felt so bad going back to work. Like I would miss something or she would stop developing if I wasn't there to witness each day. Life goes on, though. We started brushing her teeth (she LOVES the toothpaste!) each night before bed. I am attempting to get her to pick up and eat Cheerios, but th…
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Birthday Thursday: Happy 37 weeks!
37 weeks hits a nerve with me. The last time I heard "37 weeks", it was in the context of me carrying a full-term baby. An exciting day! Also, my birthday, and the day that our doctor said our "little" girl was going to be around 8 lbs. I love 37 weeks.
This week has not been without its challenges, though. It might actually be that most difficult week we have had. Of course it has been full of excitement and precious time together (Ugh, my winter break ended), but…
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Mama Monday: Resolutions as a mom
Commence the eye-rolling, if you even decided to read this post. I thought I needed to publish it to hold myself accountable. Its that time of year to dream up unrealistic goals for ourselves, only to laugh at ourselves in a few months and continue on the way we were on December 31st. So, here goes: Take 10 minutes to vacuum and baby-proof every day. With items such as drill bits and screws appearing daily in our house, it has to be done. And once she started crawling, her clothes have…
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