The Pumpkin Life Chose Me

The Pumpkin Life Chose Me

So here we are on Halloween, and let me tell you - when you’re six months pregnant in October, the costume choices are limited. I could go as a bas...

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Three Years In

Three Years In

October 18th, 2011. Best day of my life, hands down. Three years later and here we are - a four-year-old who thinks she runs the house (she’s not w...

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Twenty-Six and Thinking

Twenty-Six and Thinking

Today I’m twenty-six and seventeen weeks pregnant, and I keep thinking about how different this feels from the first time.

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Plot Twist: We're Having Another One

Plot Twist: We're Having Another One

So. Remember how I said we were “thinking about maybe possibly considering” another baby? Well, thinking turned into reality faster than expected. ...

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The Apple Doesn't Fall Far

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far

This morning was Sophie’s first day of pre-K outfit selection, and let me tell you - the girl has OPINIONS. Three perfectly good outfits were rejec...

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She Screamed With Joy (Not Terror!)

She Screamed With Joy (Not Terror!)

Four years. FOUR YEARS of Sophie hiding behind the couch every Fourth of July, covering her ears, asking when the ‘scary loud sounds’ would stop. T...

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Four and Fabulous

Four and Fabulous

This morning Sophie woke up and announced she was “finally four and ready to be a real princess.” The Rapunzel costume I stayed up until midnight f...

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The Artist's Gallery

The Artist's Gallery

Sophie came home from preschool today with another masterpiece, and I swear she’s getting better every week. What started as random scribbles six m...

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Priceless Art

Priceless Art

Sophie bounced off the preschool bus today clutching a rolled-up piece of construction paper like it was the Declaration of Independence. ‘For you,...

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