It started out as grunts, and then turned into unexplainable words and now Drew is not only saying clear vocabulary words but also attempting sentences. We are able to ask him about his day and he can verbalize high points. His verbal growth in twenty-one months is indescribable! There are definitely times that we have communication barriers where we don’t […]

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March 1st Adam and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary of living in our house. Most of my thoughts and energy surrounding this house, at this point, have been around leaving it and moving on. With the anniversary of our moving in, it reminded me of how much joy, excitement and progress has been accomplished in this home. When it […]

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I spent some of last week away from my family and in Atlanta for business. Being away from the family is never easy on anyone, least of whom is my wonderful husband who hustled all week to take care of an energetic 20 month old by himself. Although I spent a great deal of the time away longing for my […]

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Everyone says that pregnant women have a “glow.” I’m sure it’s partially due to the excitement of having a child, the changes that are happening within and the anticipation of what’s ahead. Another potential reason for the “glow” could be the ability to eat things you otherwise wouldn’t. As a woman that has battled the bulge for too many years, […]

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I always knew that I wanted Drew to have a sibling. It wasn’t because being an only child was so horrible but it was hard. It was not hard for the reasons most people think. I didn’t mind playing by myself or being with the adults all the time. It was when my dad died and my mom had a […]

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With the buzz of Superbowl Sunday, my little sports fan has been talking football all week! He runs around the room saying “hike,” and waits for us to chase and tackle him. He has gravitated to every different type of ball in the house. His Cubs hat has been in his hand for approximately 12 hours straight, including a nighttime […]

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I am officially out of the closet! The world may now know that I am pregnant. For so long I had to live in secrecy – at first secrecy from friends and family and then finally work. It’s so hard to have something this exciting happening in your life and not being able to share it. Plus, I experienced such […]

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It may come out sounding like “I sorry” or blumbrabooga but either way you look at it, my kid is speaking in banglish (baby + English)! As his vocabulary grows and new words become a part of his repertoire his desire and efforts to speak are coming on stronger and stronger each day. It’s been so thrilling watching him progress […]

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