tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63452233108717323862024-03-13T22:23:57.837-07:00Bloggity BlooBloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-74620410925899076152018-07-19T16:20:00.002-07:002018-07-23T10:45:49.803-07:00On the Relentlessness of the Day to Day<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The thing is...all of this is hard sometimes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">You aren't supposed to say that when you've struggled to bring your life to exactly where it is. But its the truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have an amazing life. An amazing wife. Two amazing babies who are smiley and squishy. I love it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The nights are short. The time disappears faster than I can count. There is poop and dirty dishes and laundry and 40+ hours of work each week. Weekends are filled with other people's events. And maybe a little bit of meal prep. And laundry. Never ending laundry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's a good kind of tired and a good kind of busy. But I don't think that means I don't get to say every once in a while that it's really really hard. I miss my wife - even though I see her every day. But we are so fully and completely dedicated to the little lives in front of us that we are sometimes ships passing in the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's hard to find the moments to just stop and recognize the joy in all of it. It's hard to function on 5ish hours of sleep every day. It's hard to leave my sweet cheeks with someone else each day and try to care about the other adults in front of me when all I'm thinking about is loving on my little squishy and playing with my big kid. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And on top of that, every day there is a new horror happening on the world stage. Things that legitimately catch my breath in my chest. Babies being ripped out of their parents arms. An utter disregard for the lives of people of color. A turning back of so many moments of progress for women and education and safety and and and... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today I told my friend that my soul was tired. And I really feel that way right now. Drained personally, drained professionally...just drained. She asked me if I had "resistance fatigue." And yes, I do think that's part of it. While I am relatively well protected in my personal bubble of education and class and geographic location, I still inhabit a marginalized identity every day. And while I'm (mostly) happy and settled and proud in that space, I still worry (now more than maybe ever before) what that means for my babies. Are they safe in this world where gay people are slowly but surely being stripped of their people-ness? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So yes, that. And just the relentlessness of the every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There is so much guilt surrounding saying out loud that things are hard sometimes. I'm not sure why. Saying things are hard doesn't detract from or negate the good things that we also acknowledge. Saying that things are hard sometimes is simply honoring that everything isn't always unicorns and rainbows and sparkles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The truth is...it's ok to be not ok. At least, that's the truth for right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I love you my people. You are the bright spots. Take care of you!</span><br />
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Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-76067788951773501802018-03-14T12:07:00.002-07:002018-03-14T12:07:18.137-07:00Can't.Keep.Up.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life is going a million miles a minute. I've been super successful with
some of my March goals and not so much with others...you know like the
whole blogging once a week thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But my teeth are
getting brushed more often than not. And I'm reading more often. And
I'm trying to take the breaths when I wake up in the morning (after I
hit snooze...for you know...an HOUR!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one
I'm faithfully doing is my line a day journal. I really love it. If
nothing else I spend 2 mins each day reflecting on how things went. For
the most part the memories that come up quickly, the words I want to
put in that tiny space, are good. Which I think really says something
about my life and how much I need to CHILL THE F OUT. Although we all
know I've never been good at that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In that same
vein - I finally scheduled a counseling appointment. It's good because
I feel the anxiety creeping around me these days. It really seems to come up with the whole not sleeping and having a million things on the to-do list situation. And there are some
things that I need some coaching on. And really don't we all feel
better when we can just vent to a confidential neutral source?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On
a completely different note, baby boy turned 9mos the other day! He is
a joy. They both are really. His big sister is full of sass and
laughs and personality. She is essentially over the potty training hump
(praise the lord). And we're looking into preschool for the fall (boo
hoo - where did my baby go?!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My house is a
mess and I can't get anything done on time. But we're (mostly) happy,
(mostly) clean, and (mostly) fed...so I guess I can't complain too much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More soon. I hope. No promises ;)</span></div>
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Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-46354571380604641472018-03-01T10:55:00.001-08:002018-03-01T10:55:34.433-08:00March-ing On ;)<div class="ajy" role="menuitem" style="text-align: center;" tabindex="0">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to stop waiting for <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_27938776" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Jan 1</span></span> or the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_27938777" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">next Monday</span></span>
to come around to start getting things done! And really to start
feeling more grounded and less like a scatter brained tornado.</span></div>
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my (ever evolving plan) is to make a few attainable goals on the 1st of
each month, starting RIGHT NOW! Because isn't now the best time to
start?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And to help keep myself accountable and
to further show that we're all just getting by (aka I'm the conductor
of the hot mess express...) I'm going to go ahead put them right here
and just air all my dirty laundry (which with 2 kids...is a lot!)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Line a day Journal - just for fun</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make
a counseling appointment - because life is stressful, and we all need
tune ups, and because I need to start walking the walk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 deep
breaths in the AM - I want the first thing I do in the morning to NOT be
pick up my phone. But instead just notice that I'm alive and well.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 mins of reading a day - because I'm reading a fabulous book. And reading makes me happy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 blog per week - because yeah...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brush
my teeth in the PM - Because we're being real here and sometimes I
literally forget to brush my teeth...that's how my brain is right now...</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope ya'll are well out there! </span></div>
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2017 had a lot of darkness. But it had one brilliant bright spot. In June our sweet boy joined our family and we lit up and stretched and grew in so many ways. </div>
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And while I wrote less than ever this year here is where we were in 2017:</div>
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I turned 31 and spent the day with my darling girl. I was past the 1st trimester and finally not feeling like death. I hit 20wks this month!</div>
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Our little girl turned 2! And suddenly was an enormous full sized kid. She continues to light up our lives with her laughter and smiles.</div>
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We took a babymoon to Catalina and it was amazing! Just me and SP getting pampered and hanging out in the beautiful sunshine! I also went to a work conference and had dinner in bed like a real pregnant lady. I hit the 3rd trimester and got diagnosed with gestational diabetes.</div>
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Just got bigger and bigger! Had the first Easter that baby girl sort of understood.</div>
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Got really really big. Kept waiting for baby to come...not so much</div>
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Made it all the way to 40wks. Which almost never happens with gestational diabetes. Was induced on my due date - long story short, this kid did NOT want to come out. Induction lasted 3 days/nights and ended in a c-section. (Birth story still to come I swear!) On the 12th at 10pm this kiddo finally joined our family. After 5 days in the NICU we all made it home!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I'm finally coming out of some pretty intense postpartum anxiety (again, another story that is coming). We celebrate LB (little Boy's) 1st Halloween. LG (little girl) is super into it once she realizes people are going to give her candy. She asked to be a dragon this year. It was amazing and we obliged!</span></div>
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5 mos with LB! He is a smile monster! He loves his sister. He loves to eat and is a chunky monkey. We celebrate thanksgiving. I remember that Thanksgiving 2016 I was finishing up some really painful shots in my rear end. LB is totally worth it!</div>
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So that was the year. Basically a big blur - especially the last 6 mos. And a lot of it was really really hard. But there were clearly some beautiful moments as well. So 2018 what will you have in store, that is the question. I've been racking my brain to try to figure out what I want to focus on this coming year and I've come up with a couple of things:</div>
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1) Showing up. Putting my body, mind, and soul where my mouth is. Along with my dollars and votes of course. I need to start really calling my representatives and putting myself in protests that I believe in. I have work to do in being the best ally I can be. And in general I just have a lot to learn even when its scary or sad or hard. So I think the first step is to just keep showing up and sitting in all the discomfort and fear.</div>
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2) Saying no. I've gotten into a bad habit again where I'm falling into the busy trap. And where I neglect myself to please others. Some of it is out of necessity (I have kids that have to be taken care of and my needs have to be put aside) and some of it is just a bad case of people pleasing and guilt. It's ok to say no. So no no nooooooo! </div>
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3) Be Brave! It's time to get back to being brave. To remember that being brave means being vulnerable. Means being recklessly kind. It means showing up and also sometimes saying no. It means doing things even when it's hard. It means finding the pieces of myself that seem to be buried. And letting go of things that aren't serving me. It means letting go of perfection and fear and embracing joy and gratitude. Because just being happy and grateful makes everything enough.<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here's the thing - clearly I dropped the proverbial ball all over the place with blogmas this year. But at least it had its intended affect - I wrote things! Yay! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Merry Christmas Eve my friends! I hope you are spending it with folks you love - soaking up every minute!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The joy my daughter gets from riding the smallest train in the history of mankind </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that my mother and I did not get stuck in said train when riding with said daughter after having folded ourselves in half to fit</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that grandpa rescued the daughter from the so so scary carousel </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sponge candy! Bought especially for me by the mama</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That an old friend's mother said baby boy has my nose and profile :)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hanging out with a fabulous old friend who gives the best hugs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The knowledge that SP comes tomorrow!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whiskey and diet after the kids are in bed. And for the record the Costco whiskey is not half bad...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coffee. Amen.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big fat squishy babies </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading Christmas books from my childhood to my kiddos</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sunshine!!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watching holiday baking shows with mom</span></li>
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Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-2015717417955566762017-12-20T20:29:00.000-08:002017-12-21T21:19:51.015-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol. 20<span style="font-family: "arial";">On Good Enough </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">So clearly I dropped the proverbial ball for a couple days there... I thought about trying to make up the days but honestly these days I can only do what I can do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Recently we sent out Christmas cards. I was lamenting to my mother that I couldn't get it together enough to write a letter this year. But I did get cards with pictures on them. And she said to me "good enough... our family motto" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">And it really is my motto lately! And you know what I think that's just fine. Little girl only ate fruit for dinner - good enough. Babies only got showered once this week - good enough. Only a few Christmas decorations up this year - good enough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so appropriate that 2 years ago I was writing about being a non-belly mama to my daughter...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dream of becoming a belly mama has come true. So now SP and I have been on both sides and what an amazing journey it's been. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In some ways nothing has changed, in others everything has changed in the most amazing ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mostly I'm just a mama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people say they feel a difference with their biological kid. I honestly don't. I think maybe if somebody told me that I had some sort of amnesia and had actually carried my daughter as well I might believe them. Nature and nurture are so weird. Because sometimes my daughter is a carbon copy of my wife. And sometimes I swear she somehow inherited my DNA through osmosis or something. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But through it all I'm still over here wiping noses and butts. I'm still over here kissing boo boo's and fixing broken toys. I'm still making food they won't eat and doing laundry in an endless loop (it NEVER ends). I'm still giving a million hugs and singing the same songs over and over and over. I'm still laughing at their crazy antics and melting at their sweetness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I always thought I would give birth to all of my children. And I really did. One came from my belly and one came straight from my heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just in case you were wondering - this crazy crazy girl is still here. Our Fur-st baby will be turning 7 (I think? maybe? I can't remember... It's all a guess anyway) this coming february. Although if you are lucky enough to make her acquaintance you might never know she was turning 7. She still has about a 5ft vertical jump, she has an insane amount of energy, she eats everything (except chocolate which is a miracle).</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is what I lovingly call a "shelter surprise." The folks there told us she was a shepard mix. We now know that was essentially an outright lie! She's some kind of american dingo/ basenji mix we think. Basenjis as it turns out - are VERY smart and liver FOREVER (the average age is something insane like 14-16yrs...THE AVERAGE!) So we unknowingly made a very long commitment...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And while she is still very energetic, and still pretty fearful of most things, and still generally bonkers - we do love her! She is surprisingly gentle with the kids, although she has very little body awareness and is often whacking somebody with a tail. Once she loves and trusts you she will cuddle you within an inch of your life. She definitely can read souls and knows exactly when you need a dog to love on. She is obsessed with curing my tears (to the point that she will body check SP out of the way to make sure I'm ok). If you've been gone 5 mins or 5 days she's never been more excited to see you (she does not like to be alone!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And while we joke that she's been "ruining everything since 2010" we can't imagine life without her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-84646912653695881802017-12-15T23:08:00.002-08:002017-12-15T23:08:45.750-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol. 15<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'm tired and it's late...so tonight is a little bit of a cop out - but I'm posting something, so I think it counts! Without further ado, here's a little bit about lil' ol' me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When was the last time you cried?:</strong> Monday I think; combo of exhaustion and utter garbage happening</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've never been a good sleeper (except maybe during highschool when I was doing all the sports and was suddenly able to nap!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sleep and I have, for the most part, have always had a tumultuous relationship. I either can't fall asleep, stay asleep, or just generally don't feel well rested. And then I got pregnant - which in the beginning was like a natural tranquilizer - like I couldn't stay awake to save my life. But then it was like my body recognized that I was getting sleep and decided that there would be no more of that nonsense. And it turns out that the bigger you get the less you sleep. So I had at least 2 good months where I basically never made it through the night. When baby boy made his appearance I was a wreck. I already hadn't been sleeping and then his delayed debut really destroyed my body. And then of course - babies don't sleep so much in the beginning. The good news was that my inability to fall asleep was effectively cured because I was so stinkin tired that I could fall asleep at the drop of a hat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As he got older and I went back to work and we got back into a more normal routine my body once again woke up in every sense of the word - oh you think you're going to sleep?! Hahaha No. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've seen 4:30am more times in the last month than I can count - and only a handful were because of the small people and or furry folk living in my house. It's like I just.can't.rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So short of drugging myself every single night (I'm a walking billboard for zquill) I need ideas. And yes, I've read books, done meditations (I just can't), gotten up, stayed in bed, counted the things, whispered the prayers...etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I'm also heading rapidly toward a sleep deprived breaking point...so send em to me folks, the ideas, the juju, the vudoo dolls, the crystals - whatever you got, I'll take it under advisement (and maybe even try it!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then I'll be the one mainlining the coffee with the big ol' grocery bags under my eyes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah</span>Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-24262413933747869192017-12-13T20:32:00.002-08:002017-12-13T20:32:26.688-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol. 13<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">What I liked about today - The Blogmas 2017 Edition</span><br />
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In no particular order, the things I liked about today:</div>
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1) Catered work lunch!</div>
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2) 6mo checkup with little buddy</div>
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3) A wife who had started dinner before I got home!</div>
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4) SP getting home before me!!!</div>
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5) Roasted brussels! Yum!</div>
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6) Friends who keep me accountable</div>
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7) Friends who challenge me to keep learning, keep thinking, and keep trying to do the next right thing</div>
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8) The breath in my lungs</div>
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9) Sparkling wine in a can</div>
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10) One week until vacation!</div>
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11) The Alabama election results</div>
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12) Finding some free tv!</div>
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13) Babies who sleep (knock on wood!)</div>
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And for the record Little Buddy's 6mos stats:</div>
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Wt: 19lbs 7.2 oz (83%)</div>
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Ht: 2' 3.5" (85%)</div>
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HC: 17.6" (87%)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe that it's already been 6 months since this little one made his way into this world. (His birth story is coming still I promise.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Buddy is the snuggliest, smiliest kid I ever did see. He is 20lbs of chunky love. Tomorrow is his 6mo appointment, and I can't wait to see his stats - he's just a big ol' squish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His favorite things as of late are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-putting everything in his mouth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-putting everything in his mouth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and oh yeah</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jk, but that is probably top of the list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-chomping on all the things</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-mama milk - and a lot of it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-the exersaucer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-tv, kid will CRANK his head around to see a screen if he can</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-his sister</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-his moms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-his friends at daycare (they LOVE baby "donah")</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-trying to grab the dog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-rolling like a rolly polly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-rice cereal...just does not seem to care</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-the fact that he can not crawl yet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-being left alone for too long</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-being made to wait for the mama milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-seriously...that's it, and I had to really think for those.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Generally little buddy is a super mellow guy. He has the best laugh - and he shares it frequently. He sleeps a full night and still takes 2-3naps a day. He does wonderfully at daycare and is loved within an inch of his life. He can't quite sit up yet - but he's definitely trying (his head is so big!) He loves trying to eat his feet but his big belly sometimes gets in the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're so lucky you decided to join our family! We love you little buddy!</span>Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-10988167790336883512017-12-11T20:55:00.000-08:002017-12-11T20:55:42.996-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol 11<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa's Whistle Stop Adventure</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday we had a seriously magical afternoon! It was a reminder of how joyful and wondrous the little things can be through the eyes of a child. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found a small town train-let (ie tiny train) that you ride for a like a good 4mins into a cute little place where they had small crafts, cookies, cider and a cute little santa. The beauty of the hokey small town-ness was that we waited for nothing. We jumped on the sweet train, got right where we were going, and Mr. Clause was immediately available. It was just the right amount for a 3yr old attention span!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Christmas!</span>Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-19163390808401337752017-12-11T05:06:00.001-08:002017-12-11T05:06:25.592-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol 10<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Forgetfulness...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, It really wouldn't be me if I didn't miss one day of blogging. And honestly it was for no other reason except that I forgot...Because seriously my brain these days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've heard the term Mommy brain but I guess I didn't realize that it was just a little joke. I definitely had pregnancy brain - and it seems to have carried over...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe it's really just tired brain? Because with a million things going on on a regular basis and the fact that my body has for some reason decided 4am is the appropriate wake up time - it's not just my brain that's tired these days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So cheers to my brain... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah</span>Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-34138834202392412702017-12-09T19:24:00.000-08:002017-12-09T19:24:52.076-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol. 9<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For My Light</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear SP,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This life...I think we can agree that it is C to the razy! But how lucky am I to have found my most perfect co-pilot?! We drive each other totally bonkers in the best way possible. You know just how to make me laugh (Whatever whatever). You know just how to push my buttons (click those nails one more time...) You know just how to lift me up, how to make me feel beautiful, and how to calm down my anxiety.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It feels like our lives have been on speed the last 8 years. Graduations, babies, houses, weddings, babies, dogs, apartments, travel. I know that sometimes it feels like we don't have a moment to breathe. And sometimes I know we put ourselves and our marriage at the absolute bottom of the list. But thank you for running every race with me and climbing every mountain. For celebrating every moment and every victory. And for hanging on and fighting and fighting and fighting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that it's going to be another banner year - because apparently this really IS just how life is. But I couldn't ask for a better partner, cheerleader, and friend to travel this twisty road with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love you my darlin. Forever and always and all ways!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Fridays I work at home with the babes. I'm so incredibly grateful my job has allowed me this opportunity. I'm so incredibly lucky to have the time - and I don't have other childcare so yeah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is the most intense and concentrated 9-10hrs. And yes I know stay at home moms do it all the time. But they aren't trying to jam in work and a weeks worth of chores along with childcare so I'd argue it's not quite the same... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong I'm super grateful. I'm usually just a bag of tired bones by the time SP walks through the door. Often I'm still in sweats with some kind of baby goo on me. On a good day nobody is crying. On a bad day everybody is crying...including me ;)</span></div>
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Mom guilt is so real life ya'll. And I feel like when we added little boy to the party it only amplified. I mean everything amplified because I had a serious case of Postpartum Anxiety (another story for another time). But now that the proverbial dust has settled the mommy guilt has also settled in hard core.</div>
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I love spending time with my kids. But sometimes they make me crazy. And sometimes I have less than stellar parenting moments because of it. And then when I get a short break from them I feel bad for leaving them with others. Or I feel bad for spending any time on myself. Because there is ALWAYS something else that could be getting done. Laundry, meal prep, cleaning. ANd for somebody who is pretty self proclaimed type A - the chaos is pretty rough on top of all the guilty feelings.</div>
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And then there is the whole working parent thing. And/or 2 working parent things. And what that means societally, personally etc. I personally really enjoy my job and I really enjoy spending time with adults. But I also really miss my kids. But when I'm home with them alone several days in a row I can't WAIT to get back to work where I get to pee by myself and use my brain in a very different way. And then I feel bad about that. </div>
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I don't know where I'm going with all of this except to say that you mommies and daddies and babas etc out there who are feeling this crushing sense of "I can never give enough in any area of my life" I see you, I feel you, I'm living it. And/or if any of you out there have any strategies for minimizing the guilt - I'd love to hear them.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><i><br /><b>How big is baby?</b> Lime<br /><br /><b>Total weight gain/loss:</b> Up from IVF meds, down since pregnancy; I'm not weighing myself at all honestly.<br /><br /><b>Maternity clothes?</b> Starting the belly bands/ my pants are a little too small but the maternity pants are a little too bit - its a weird place.<br /><br /><b>Sleep:</b> I've always been a crappy sleeper. Still true. Peeing at least once in the middle of the night. And my back side is still pretty sore from IVF injections (that end next week!!!)<br /><br /><b>Best moment this week:</b> Seeing baby pineapple looking big and like a real gummy bear baby!<br /><br /><b>Movement:</b> Don't think so - Gas ;)<br /><br /><b>Food cravings:</b> Ugh nothing, feeling crappy again. The morning sickness got better around 9wks and now I just feel off all the time again. I eat a lot of toast and pretzels and grilled cheese sandwhiches.<br /><br /><b>Food Aversions:</b> Eggs and most meat. And a lot of everything else depending on the moment.<br /><br /><b>Gender:</b> Pretty sure we aren't finding out the SEX until the little thing comes out. I'm guessing we won't find out the gender until they are in their teens ;)<br /></i></span></div>
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For the amazing army of women who surround me.I personally think they are the most amazing women who have ever lived. Some of them I've known for years and some for only months. But they each play a perfect and specific role in my life. And I really do have an army of them - I could write for days and days about each and every one of them.</div>
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But today, this blog is a love letter to my twin sister from another mister.</div>
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E and I met in college through another dear friend. It's amazing that our paths had never crossed before but the minute we met we clicked. It was like finding the other part of my soul. We suffered the same bizarre medical oddities. We loved the same things, had the same terrible sense of humor, and many of the same neurosis and anxieties. (for better or for worse)</div>
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E has the best laugh and the worst singing voice - but sing she does! And it is the most incredible show :) E has the sweetest most loving heart. She is the hardest worker. If anything she could learn to care a little bit less. She is a freakish overachiever. She can rock a side pony tail with the best of them.</div>
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Most importantly she can love you like you are the most important and wonderful person that ever walked the earth. She has listened to me cry in person and over the phone more times than I can count. She has laughed with me until we can't stop crying (or spitting beverages everywhere) </div>
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When SP and I got together I made it clear right from the beginning that she would have to deal with the other women in my life - and that come hell or high water these women would be with me for the rest of my life. And while SP is the love of my life - E is my platonic soul mate. </div>
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E you are a gift to this world - beautiful in and out. This life has thrown you some VERY hard curveballs and you have weathered them with strength and grace. You are selfless and kind. Joyful and quirky. Most importantly you always always show up - in every way possible. Thank you for being my forever friend, for holding me up when I'm falling down, and for jumping for joy with me in my most happy moments.</div>
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When I was on my (way too long) blogging hiatus, I started (and even finished) several posts. And they are sitting there in my drafts just wasting away. So here's a snapshot from almost a year ago!</div>
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Rantings of a tired (mommy) blogger<div>
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Being pregnant and parenting a toddler is a doozy my friends. One that has kept me away from this space for a long long time. I truly miss it. I really miss getting my thoughts out of my head and having an adult (ish) processing space. I mean in general I miss being an adult most of the time.</div>
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My days are consumed by toddler toast and necklaces and baby dolls and snot and diaper changes. And then they are consumed by graduate students (adult toddlers?). And after that if I have anything left it goes to the wife and the dog. And the friends.</div>
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Weirdly not having time to find pictures really holds me back - like it's not a real post if I don't put pictures? So I think I'm just going to start posting my word babble and then if I can finally get some pictures in here again that will just be an extra bonus. </div>
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- I am nearly 25 wks pregnant. How that happened I have no idea. It honestly took me until almost 20wks to feel more secure and not fearful. Infertility PTSD is a thing.</div>
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-I'm also blowing up like a balloon. I was so ick in the beginning that apparently once I started feeling better I went insane. So I'm trying to reign it in and keep exercising. While simultaneously not going to the crazy insane worrying about everything I put in my mouth place. It's a balance.</div>
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-The election and political climate threw me into a real emotional tailspin. I still feel very uncentered and scared most of the time. Especially thinking about the world we've created for my daughter and this babe inside of me. What will things look like in June? I'm so scared that SP won't have legal access to this kid. And I'm super fearful that we will lose the rights we worked so hard to gain...</div>
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-That being said - I have to shut it all off sometimes because honestly it's too much. Some days all I can focus on is trying to help mold a kind child - in hopes that the work we do at home will make a difference in this world. That and just trying to muster every bit of kindness and love I can give to those around me.</div>
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-The dog is still nuts. She's 6 years old and still insanely energetic. She also has decided she loves the smell and taste of crayons. Needless to say her poop is now orange...</div>
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-Our house is a hot mess most of the time (at least in terms of my anal standards). We are paying the house keeper to come 2x a month these days and it still probably the best money I've ever spent. I love her in an awkward slightly too much way.</div>
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-We're getting ready for a (much needed) get away down south soon. We are going to leave baby girl with the grandparents and escape just the 2 of us for a few days. I seriously can't wait. I just want to stare at the ocean and not be obligated to be anywhere at any specific time. A massage wouldn't be out of the question either ;)</div>
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Oh Christmas Tree....</div>
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And honestly it was the prefect 30 mins of smelling trees and forcing my wife to pull them out one by one while I decided they were too skinny or too short or not fluffy enough. And then the lovely man from the Depot pulled one out and we decided we were too tired to keep looking. And it looked good...enough. And it smelled Awesome!!!</div>
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It is full of travel memories (we buy one everywhere we go). And it is full of homemade memories. And sparkles.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also this is my Dream Baby #2 chewing on the <a href="http://blooblogg.blogspot.com/2014/01/on-10th-day-of-christmas-my-true-blog.html">magic christmas ornament of yore</a>!</span></div>
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I started a tradition (I think it was last year) that the kid(s) would open a present on December 1st. I love the idea of getting a new set of Christmas jammies and a new Christmas book each year however most people do it on Christmas Eve. But then you get no chance to enjoy the stuff! So Dec 1st boxes were born.</div>
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This year the boxes included jammies, a few little toys, a new book and Advent Calendars! That I ordered from the mother country (the UK) because the chocolate ones in the US are garbage and the picture ones from the UK are way cuter. And apparently I had the memory of crappy chocolate in my mind early enough this year to remember to order them ahead of time.</div>
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The second we got home little girl (LG from now on) asked legitimately every 5 seconds. "Can I open my present now? How about now? How about now?" I told her we had to wait until Mommy got home. So then every time there was a sound (real or imagined) outside it was "Mommy's home! Can I open my present?!"</div>
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Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-16321958449835606182017-12-01T21:06:00.000-08:002017-12-01T21:06:17.706-08:00Blogmas 2017 - Vol. 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Remember when I said I would never do this again?!</span><br />
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I'm doing blogmas this year. Because I have a ridiculous amount to catch up on. And because I have to force myself to jumpstart my blog. Because I miss it. I have a lot of random and bonkers thoughts that need to go somewhere. And I also miss recording my kids (yes KIDS plural) lives somewhere. Since I'm the worst babybook keeper ever (ie I don't have any) this has to be it. </div>
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Pray for me!</div>
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25 days of meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ;) </div>
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Xoxo</div>
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Bloggity Bloohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699486301667565693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345223310871732386.post-62044296268106283582017-08-03T17:44:00.000-07:002017-08-03T17:45:53.433-07:00He's Earthside! (And I'm Still Here Too!)<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tap Tap Tap.... is this thing on?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well... Apparently I fell off the planet there for awhile... but I've thought of this space often. I compose blog posts in my head all the time. And then they get lost in there with the sleep deprivation and the details of every day life with a newborn and toddler. Oh yeah and a wife. (and a CRAZY dog...don't worry, cuckoo dog is still going strong)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So what has happened in the last 7ish months you ask?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh just a whole lifetimes worth of stuff!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But the most important being that I successfully remained pregnant for 40 weeks and after a very hard labor and somewhat intense delivery our little BOY joined our family!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We've been a family of four for just about 7.5weeks now. And it has been hard and exhausting and incredible and joyful and just about every other emotion you can imagine. Our not so little girl has been doing incredibly well adjusting to the roll of big sister. (Although to be fair, she has definitely been really clingy...) She loves her baby brother so much. She comes running through the door after day care each day looking for him! She likes to give him hugs and bring him toys and talk to him. She says he talks back...and smiles at her. And sometimes he really does!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Baby brother (who I believe is going to be called Winston here - as one of my amazing blog friend over at <a href="http://littlemonsterandmommies.blogspot.com/">Little Monsters and Mommies</a> says he looks like Winston Churchill...and I kind of agree) is doing pretty well. He's turning into quite a chunk in his 7 week old age. We struggled quite a bit with colic and probably reflux in the beginning - a rough change from our first born who was a pretty mellow kid. But he's coming around and we're better equipped after a few weeks. He really is adorable though, with cheeks for days. And he's starting to smile - which is amazing because baby girl was NOT a smiley baby! So I'm really hoping Baby Brother is going to be our chubby smiley kid!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm doing well, all things considered, I think! It's been quite a whirlwind of pregnancy and delivery and maternity leave. But as it turns out - my body is the champion of healing (even if it wasn't quite the best at pregnancy/delivery). And it turns out that I'm still in love with being a mother. And I still adore my wife and the incredible life we've built.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Birth story to come soon! Before I forget! And some updates about this new little nugget that has joined our family. And maybe a few summer updates before summer disappears (where in the world is the time and this year going?!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Love to you all! Glad to be back!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">XOXOX</span></span><br />
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