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Ouch
I was baking you marbled chocolate chip pumpkin muffins for your afternoon snack at school this week when I heard an awful sound in the bedroom. I literally dropped everything – spatula covered in batter, jar of ground nutmeg – and ran as fast as I could to you. You had pulled the lamp on…
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Tough One
This weekend was a tough one, my little love. We were all set to go to Camarillo with Grandpa for our cousin Michael’s high school graduation party, but Grandpa had a fall and needed nine staples in his head and you developed a 102 fever. You threw up a bunch this weekend. Poor, sweet, little…
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A Weekend to Remember
Every weekend we spend together is one I want to remember forever. This weekend, like so many of our weekends, was filled with our favorite things. On Friday, I surprised you by picking you up from school! It’s usually Grandpa or Grandma who picks you up, so when you heard me say your name and…
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It’s True: You’re Wonderful and You’re 2!
I blinked – actually, I sneezed, because that is the season of life we’re in, every week a different toddler illness – and my 7 pound, 12 ounce newborn was a bright-eyed, happy toddler moving fast toward boyhood. So fast is it all moving that I’m a little late to be writing this post, but…
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Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024
You’re sleeping sweetly in the curve of my left arm. I just wanted to write this post to document the amazing number of words you said tonight. As we were leaving grandma and grandpa’s, you said up, down, open and go. I’m so, so proud of you. I love you so much!
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Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
I took Friday off work to spend time with you after having to work three late nights in a row. I crave time with you and am lucky my job affords me flexibility. We made plans to meet my friend, Julie, and her son, Mikey, who is just a few months older than you, at…
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Saturday, July 1, 2023
Saturday! I absolutely cherish weekends in a way I never have before. I love the time we spend together, fun things we do, naps we take, and moments we relax at home. Today was a little of everything. It’s Grandma and Grandpa’s wedding anniversary (51 years!), so we joined them for coffee at Kafe at…
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June 30, 2023
Today I left the house before you woke up to go to my gym, Barry’s Bootcamp. I contemplated opening your door as I was leaving. I really wanted to see you because I knew I wouldn’t see you all day and night, but I didn’t want to risk waking you up and make Daddy have…
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Milk Bath
We arrived at the hospital at 4 pm on Friday and you were here a little after 12:30 pm the next afternoon. All that mattered was you getting here safely, but there were bumps along the way. We had our hour to bond and then I remember being helped up from my hospital bed and…
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On the Eve of Your First Christmas
There is just one sleep until Christmas and I’m so excited, you’d think I’m the one expecting Santa. I’ve been dreaming of your first Christmas since you got here – and many years before. We’ll wake up in the morning snuggled together in bed; lately, you’ve been waking between 5 and 6 when I pull…
Sweet, Little Life of Ours 