December 24, 2010

Sophie's First Christmas: A Study in Baby Logic

Christmas morning with a six-month-old is basically watching someone discover that wrapping paper is the ultimate toy. Sophie has completely ignore...

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December 9, 2010

Wedding Venue: Found! (My Wallet: Empty!)

Y’all. WE FOUND OUR VENUE!

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November 24, 2010

First Thanksgiving (And the Turkey Onesie)

So Sophie had her first Thanksgiving today and honestly, I’m not sure she noticed there was turkey on the table because she WAS the turkey.

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November 14, 2010

Night Shift Mama

So I’m officially a night shift nurse now. 7 PM to 7 AM, three times a week, pediatric unit at Rex. I thought nursing school prepared me for everyt...

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October 31, 2010

Playing Dress-Up in Scrubs

So today I officially became a Real Nurse. Capital R, capital N. I put on my scrubs this morning and looked in the mirror and thought: you don’t lo...

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October 30, 2010

Sophie's First Halloween: A Sleeping Success

Well, we officially survived Sophie’s first Halloween, though “survived” might be generous since she literally slept through the entire experience.

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October 9, 2010

The Great Milestone Distribution Injustice

So apparently while I was in the shower this morning, Sophie decided to show off her new rolling skills for Marcus. I came downstairs to find him p...

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September 24, 2010

Wedding Planning: Babies Welcome

So apparently Pinterest thinks I need seventeen different types of table linens and four backup ceremony locations, but Sophie thinks I need to fee...

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September 7, 2010

Twenty-Two

So this is 22. Sitting in my kitchen in yesterday’s jeans, holding my two-month-old daughter, staring at a cake that looks like it survived a small...

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August 31, 2010

Everything Stopped

Six weeks. That’s how long it took for Sophie to look at me and really smile - not gas, not a sleepy accident, but a real “I see you, Mama” smile.

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