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By On 17 May ’11


someday, these snapshots will be “the good-ole days” and that makes me rather sad.

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why, yes, I do still nurse my baby

By On 1 Nov ’09

I had a short encounter this morning at church in dropping K-baby off (his second time in the non-nursery room) and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it… I handed him over and requested that when he got upset (which I knew he would because of the stupid time change) that they page [...]

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Who What When (Where) Why and How of our cloth diapering

By On 6 Jun ’09

Indulge me if you will, I am typing up this post in response to this cloth diapering roundup (and giveaway! go here –>http://simplemom.net/the-simple-mom-cloth-diaper-review/) at simplemom.net and her last week’s worth of cloth diapering posts. I’ve been cloth diapering since August 9, 2005 (the day his stump fell off), so, almost four years. I’ve [...]

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Sick Days

By On 21 Feb ’09

We went to Plano Thursday morning and came back on Sunday morning. James had a fever Sunday night and Monday morning, it was 102ºF. It took 4-5 days for his fever to go away. We even went to the doctor’s office (I’m dreading the bill for that since we have to [...]

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"If you don't have anything good to say…"

By On 10 Sep ’08

I guess I shouldn’t say anything at all because it’s all complaining at this point anyhow.

I’ve gained 14 pounds so far this pregnancy with a goal of 40, so I still have 30-something to go.  I don’t know if I’ll make it.  40 pounds seems like a LOT of weight they want me to [...]

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two more pages…

By On 2 Sep ’08

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James and Lowell updates…

By On 18 Aug ’08

and baby, too.  I am really starting to feel some movement, but still not nearly as strong as some pregnant women I know about the same far-along-ness.  If you’re patient, and I mean really really rediculously patient, you can see it from the outside. My back has started hurting by the end of the day [...]

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The swing of things

By On 6 Aug ’08

Today is the third day of David being back at work.  (Granted, he is taking tomorrow off so I can drive to Dallas with James for a cousin’s birthday party up in Grandma Barnes’ neck of the woods and he can watch Lowell)… BUT, back to the working bit.

I have never had the boys [...]

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By On 30 Jul ’08

David asked to get the boys up this morning (they will be SO EXCITED to see Daddy first thing in the morning after his being away for three mornings in a row all of a sudden) so I decided to type up an entry to keep me from opening their door and inhaling all the [...]

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A quick twitter:

By On 6 Jul ’08

Just for the record, this is the boys’ first night sharing a room at home.  Hope it goes as well as it went on the trip last week!  So far (it’s been 10 minutes) both boys are screaming.

P.S. if you don’t know what a twitter is, well, just google it

10:30 pm update – [...]

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Soooo Close

By On 22 Jun ’08

Yesterday, at Grandma’s house, Lowell started standing (from nothing, the floor, no support, no help) so we know walking is not far off.  He is officially 16 months old today (Sunday, the 22nd) so we’re hoping he can start walking soon.  The pediatrician said if he’s not walking confidently by the 18 month mark, we [...]

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On the subject of car seats…

By On 25 May ’08

I have been wondering for quite some time about fitting three car seats across the back seat of our Saturn LS. I gave James’ infant carrier seat to a friend who had twin boys so I don’t have the infant carrier seat to judge how wide the car seats will need to be… but I [...]

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