May 2020 in review

This one is way later in coming than I intended. I had a few deadlines come up with work and this blog seemed to take a hiatus there for a bit. May was interesting. On the one hand, we had the same mundaness that is our new everyday life and…

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Emelia at eight months

I never intended for my baby to be so isolated. When we got home from the NICU, we secluded ourselves way more than usual in order to protect Emelia’s vulnerable immune system. This past March when she turned five months, we were on our way to normal life, now that…

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What I do about unsupportive comments about my parenting

This post is part of the Ask Me Anything series I’m running on my blog. To submit your own question, use the form below. Here’s the original post that talks about what I’m looking for. I have two more questions in the works after this post. When I run out, I’ll…

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Mother’s Day 2020—COVID-style

Well, obviously this post is now way overdue. This Mother’s Day was strange, not only because of the continued SIP orders from our state, but also because I didn’t have that pit in my stomach that I usually have in the days leading up to it. A few days before…

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Olivia at 4.5 years

Oh Olivia. This girl hasn’t sat in this rocker for an update since she was two, but she wanted to today. And then in true Olivia fashion…she acted like I was somehow forcing her. I still can’t bring myself to do yearly updates on this kid, because she just changes…

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