Miss November (Olivia’s first birthday party)

She’s one, you guys. I blinked and she’s one. And we celebrated her first birthday and she did so GREAT. (Sorry about the photo dump. Just kidding. I regret nothing.) If you haven’t seen it, here is my letter I wrote to her via mom.me that I am keeping for…

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Olivia at 12 months: The best days are yet to come

You guys, it’s a good thing we’re done with these monthly photos, because my little preshus has NO patience anymore for these.  All whining aside… my baby is one! ONE! So many thoughts on this. But I’m saving that for her birthday post. When I get around to it. This…

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To Olivia, On The Eve Of Her First Birthday

My Little One, I couldn’t think about you turning one until now, because I was so caught up in learning how I fit into this new world of motherhood. But now the time is here and while I feel like I’m ready for this, a part of me is aching to…

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4:00 a.m.

Let me preface this by saying I don’t do politics. I don’t talk about them with other people (except with Chris) and ever since I got myself into debates over the 2012 Same-Sex Marriage Amendment, I have tried to stay out of the Facebook politics as well. And really, I…

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#MM: Eggs: Part 2

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too. You can read part 1 here if you missed it. We took Olivia to the pediatric allergist November 1st. I was debating keeping this appointment after her egg white test was negative in…

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