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C-Section recovery and other thoughts

Adelaide is now three weeks old, and not a whole lot has changed since last week. Well, I guess I need to print a correction. Last week I said she didn’t mind baths…but this week that was very much not...

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VBAC Success!

As a quick refresher, my delivery with Adelaide was a c-section because she was breech (very breech!). You can read her birth story here. Since the only reason for my c-section was the baby’s position,...

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The Blue Dress

My family has a tradition that we refer to as “The Blue Dress”. It started in 1959 when my grandparents dressed my mother (the oldest of three girls) in a little white and blue dress and had her...

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300th Blog Post!!

Friends, readers, countrymen…THIS  is my 300th blog post!! WOOOOOO!!!!! Exciting stuff, huh?! I guess I’ll understand if you’re not fist-pumping the air after reading this exciting announcement, but I...

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The end of the beginning

“This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. It is, instead, the end of the beginning” – Winston Churchill.   So…we’re moving. It’s all happened very quickly, and it makes me very...

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California – A year in review

September 21st marked one full year since we moved our family from Portland, Oregon to San Jose, California. I thought I’d commemorate the anniversary with a year-in-review post! Overall, this year has...

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The gift of sight

Four years ago, our life was a blur of diapers, pain meds, crying (hers and ours) eye drops, eye patches, doctor’s office visits and hospital procedures. Adelaide was 12 weeks old when she was...

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Blog Hop: Behind the Scenes

There’s been this fun blog hop happening in the lifestyle blog circle recently, and today it’s my turn! I was nominated by the ever-so-talented Joy of Frock Files. Joy is my real-life friend from...

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Cadence is 3!

My sweet baby girl, Cadence turned three last Friday! For the rest of the US, it was Black Friday, but for our little house, it was a very special birthday. Cadence is ambition, and strong coffee....

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Adelaide, our SIX-year-old!

Dear Adelaide, It’s been one month since you turned six, so I thought I should stop procrastinating, and finally write about you, now that you’re six! During this past year you have grown...

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Cardboard Box Party

Adelaide’s 7th birthday party was SO MUCH FUN! It might have been my favorite party to date. The cardboard box party theme was SO easy, and SO simple, which made it relaxing. Can you believe that?! A...

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Cadence is 5!!

My sweet girl, Cadence, is five!! What a fun milestone birthday! In honor of this little lady, I thought I’d share a bit about her. Dear Cadence, Today you are 5!! You’re not too sure if you want to be...

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