Today was my first official Mother’s Day. I do consider pregnant women to be officially mothers, by the way, I am just saying today was definitely a different experience from last year. The celebration actually started last night when I was surprised with my favorite food(s) from a nearby Sushi restaurant and a funny card. For me Mother’s …
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The new favorite recipe at our house is Quinoa Chicken Stir-fry! This is easy but the first couple times a little time consuming, about an hour, which is too long with a crawler in the house. But once you get it down and cook your chicken and quinoa ahead of time, this goes pretty quick. …
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It is HOT here in the Atlanta suburbs. It reached 88 degrees yesterday. I’m not complaining (yet) because the temp provided a great opportunity to pull out the squirt pool! My Mom and I spotted the squirt pool in a baby supply magazine and had to have it. For some reason I decided to set it up on …
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I recently had a friend tell me that turning 31 years old was way more difficult for her than turning 30. Something about being closer to 40 than to 20. I probably laughed at her and now I feel a little guilty about that. In a way I think I know how she feels. I’m a …
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If your on Pinterest, then you’ve seen all the crafty and original DIY wreaths out there. When I found this one, I had to try it out! I finally found the original blog tutorial here: http://pattyschaffer.typepad.com/capture_the_details/2010/03/monday-make-it-spring-baby-grass-wreath.html When I went shopping for the supplies, all the green eyelash yarn was sold out. By the way, I …
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You could say that I have officially settled into being a Stay-at-Home Mom. Dylan turned 10 months on Saturday and you are probably thinking it took me long enough. Maybe instead, I should say that I feel like ‘I got this’. Perhaps it has something to do with her schedule, which most days are on …
[ Continue Reading... ]Of course most people have hopes of being remembered for something great. A lot of people want to be famous and would settle for infamous. We have friends who would love to see their name in lights. I can see how passionate some of the hopefuls on American Idol are about touching the world with …
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It has become increasingly obvious that one of our mutts has a special affinity towards Dylan. We have two pups that are actually sisters and we’ve had them since they were 6 weeks old. These pups could not be more different in how they interact with Dylan. Penny only pays attention to Dylan when she is …
[ Continue Reading... ]As recent as 4 months ago I would silently promise that I would remain the mom who always had a clean and well-dressed baby. I would wipe my baby’s face clean of food and change her clothes if she got too messy. In fact, when Dylan had a 24/7 eye infection because of blocked tear …
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Dylan turned 9 Months old today. She had her 9 Month check-up today too. The stats: 18 pounds (50th percentile) and 29.5 inches long (99th percentile) The goods news…Dylan’s tear ducts are completely clear, open and no longer blocked. Her head shape and neck issue (torticollis) is also on the up and up! She will …
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