The first time I understood what it might feel like to be a parent was when I got my first new car. As I looked at it’s beauty, perfection I thought about the danger lurking every time I drove it and exposed it to the dangers of the world. Every trip down the street or long distance excursion I was […]

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Clearly children don’t come with an instructional manual. The hospital does a good job of offering classes on the basics of caring for your children ahead of time, teaches you how to nurse and change diapers once you’ve had the baby, and your doctor continues to give you advice as issues arise. How does anyone really know that they are […]

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I generally consider this blog to be for me. I’d like to think some of you benefit/enjoy it too but writing down my thoughts and feelings has been very therapeutic. Almost needless to say, these first four weeks of Gabby’s life have allowed for me to do very few things that are for myself. The extent of it has been […]

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Drew now sleeps in a big boy bed, he sits in a big boy chair at the dinner table, he occasionally pees on the big boy potty, he goes to big boy camp and eats big boy food but he’s still a baby. He’s not quite the baby his sister is but he is still needy. As the weeks go […]

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Our new bundle of joy emerged into the world Saturday, June 26. And although I had almost forty weeks to mentally prepare for the pain and agony, joy and pride, uncertainty and confusion…I was not at all prepared. Unlike Drew’s delivery which spanned over a lovely thirty-two hour period, Gabriela Blair decided for a speedy, quick entrance into the world. […]

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At the face of, hypothetically speaking, my last week of pregnancy, I’m excited. I have been off work for a week. In that time I have organized, cleaned, situated and feel as ready as I ever will. However, the only progress Drew has made in understanding what is ahead is that baby sister is not just a room but a […]

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Over the weekend I went to my future sister-in-law’s bridal shower. As we have been going through closets to reorganize and make space for our new addition, I have been finding mementos from our wedding almost 5 years ago. I saved every souvenir, every reminder, from my showers, bachelorette party and wedding because at the time it was the happiest, […]

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“Take some time to enjoy the view,” happens to be The View’s tag line. It is also a very compelling point. Life goes so fast and so many things are thrown at you on a daily basis that it’s easy to have time pass you by without even noticing or appreciating the beauties of life’s subtleties. Yesterday was a beautiful […]

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