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Quilts

September 13, 2011

I sit with my back propped up against the couch. My children face me, lying on their backs on the floor. My heart is on one side of my stretched out legs playing with her babies, pretending that it’s nap time. On the other side is my soul, learning how to play peek-a-boo.  Cole pulls [...]

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The truth about hide & go seek

August 15, 2011

Dear Chessa; As you grow up, I’m sure there will be thousands of things you are good at and that just come naturally to you.  Already you seem to have a pretty good throw, you’re bright and sociable.  I have no doubt that you will go places, my dear.  But today, I need to let [...]

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Top Nine Things About Toddlers

August 3, 2011

Fantastic weight loss buddies.  They eat half of your food, especially if it’s something sweet or chocolate.  And they ensure calorie burn by keeping you moving, what with all the catching them before they fall off the back of the couch, chasing them around the house before bath time and squatting for kisses.   You learn [...]

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I rather liked having one child who just stayed where I put him

July 25, 2011

When Chessa was born, I had the “developmental milestones” page of my Baby 411 bookmarked for easy access.  With every month that we entered, I knew exactly what she should be doing – when she should be lifting her head, smiling, sitting up, rolling over.  All of it, eagerly encouraged and carefully documented.  I beamed [...]

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A New Blog

July 19, 2011

This working mom thing? It’s challenging learning to balance the “mom” me with the “professional” me.  It’s crushing leaving in the mornings when the kids are just out of bed, still with sleep marks on their sweet little faces.  It’s rewarding to go to work and contribute to a project, a campaign, a business objective.  [...]

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My baby CAN’T read… and that’s OK

April 13, 2011

Turns out “Your Baby Can Read” is a hoax.  Well, color me surprised.  According to the Today Show and a special NBC investigation, across the country, child development experts agree that while they can memorize, the brains of infants and toddlers aren’t developed enough to know how to read.  Again.  No kidding.  Chessa recognizes a few [...]

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Guest Posting

March 2, 2011

I’m crashing Diana’s blog today while she takes a a well-deserved break and spends some quality time with her hubby and little girl before the husband leaves for training for the Army. I’m talking about the top 7 things I wish I had known about this motherhood thing. Check it out and tell me what [...]

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The post where I freak out over 2cm

February 16, 2011

Disclosure:  If you don’t want to hear about the state of my cervix, I suggest you stop reading.  Seriously.  When I was pregnant with C, at my 37-week appointment, the OB pronounced my cervix tightly closed.  At my 38-week appointment, she said “the baby may know where the door is, but she’s not even thinking [...]

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A very heavy book

January 5, 2011

So. A book showed up at my house last week.  Hand delivered by our post woman who knocked at the door just at the beginning of naptime.  (I’ll forgive her this time. But remind me to put a note out there when the baby comes, ok?) This wasn’t just any book.  It was a text [...]

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Maybe it’s hormones… or maybe it’s fear

January 4, 2011

There’s a part of me that wants to grab a pillow and a blanket and sleep on her floor tonight.  A part of me that wishes her crib mattress wasn’t so low that I can barely touch her, let alone reach in and press my lips to her forehead.  A part of me that wants [...]

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