Adam has this ability…let’s say talent, for turning “it” off. This seems to work when the television is on, any program will do, or when it’s time to go to sleep. There have been many times I have been frustrated with this trip he takes to “Adam land” but the truth is that I’m jealous. I have ants in my […]

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Fridays mark an important holiday in our house…Drew Day. Since my mom retired, she picks him up from school on Fridays and they do an activity. It’s wonderful for me because it allows me a chance to do my class with Gabby, run errands or schedule an age appropriate play date, and then actually have some alone time while Gabby […]

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At some point I guess I’ll become immune to the fact that people start talking camp in October. For right now, I am sorta grateful that it lights a fire under me to figure it out before I have a new baby. It really puts a ratchet in my focus on pre-school for Gabby though. In the upcoming weeks I […]

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The earth has shifted its axle or in a state of extreme irony, my life seems to have gotten dramatically easier. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not lounging on the couch more, there isn’t less laundry to do, and my day does not consist of popping bom boms. It’s just that we are in such a rhythm that everything seems […]

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Having a name like Heli has given me major concern when naming my children. My wonderful parents wanted to honor, what I hear was an amazing lady, Aunt Helen. So in 1980 when Helen was only a Great Aunt or Grandma name, they named me Helen. Shortly after they realized that Helen was an old lady’s name and nicknamed me […]

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Houston we have a problem!!!! Gabby’s naps are getting shorter and shorter, and yesterday’s nap was non-existent. There have been times on weekends and busy days that I have been grateful that she can go with the flow enough to put aside her nap and be satisfied with a half an hour shut eye in the car. I’m afraid that […]

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Tuesday mornings have met mania on a whole other level separate from the chaos Monday through Friday usually brings. It is the only time available for my most important type of therapy, a.k.a. Yoga with Samantha. That term, “it takes a village,” comes into full force here. Between the consolidation of four year olds to one mom and one mom […]

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Last night I was up until the wee hours “partying” at a wedding. Now of course the term partying has been revised greatly from my days in my 20s or frankly my days spent not pregnant. However staying up until 12:30, being too wound up for actual slumber until an am hour, is something that rarely happens nowadays. So when […]

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