Oops and Daisies

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What I Wish People Told Me About Having a Second Kid

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I’ve felt it for a few months now... now that we’re a family of 4 (well 5 counting the dog), it feels like it’s always been this way, as if our family is complete now with little guy, or Boo Boo as I’ve taken to calling him lately. It feels like he’s always been a part of the family. That said though, 2017 was a year of adjustment in so many ways… and for me, it was a lot about learning how to be … [Read more...]

Baking with Little Miss: My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

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At this time last year I was a baking machine. I was just about 40 weeks pregnant and recently home full time with my then 2-year-old. Every day we were baking something new… but there was a LOT of banana bread (thanks to a toddler who went from devouring bananas to… not). It gave me a chance to play around with a few different recipes, and we enjoyed every last bite of those banana bread … [Read more...]

What 2017 Taught Me About Life

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This was going to be a recap of my year. And a recap of the year shouldn’t be that hard, right? Except it’s been a bit hard to write. In fact, I’ve been trying to write this post almost all of December. The problem: I kept trying to focus on all the things I accomplished this year, both professionally and personally… and it just didn’t feel right. The reason I finally realized? I can’t just talk … [Read more...]

I’m More than Mom: Finding Ourselves After Baby

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Before having my first child, I knew life as we knew it was totally going to change. But as much as I read all the pregnancy and parenting books, and joined a bunch of online mommy groups and read all sorts of advice… There was one thing I don’t think anyone could have prepared me for. I didn’t realize how all the diaper changes, middle-of-the-night wakeups, nursing and feedings, laundry (it’s … [Read more...]

What my three-year-old thinks of “work”

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Lately, Little Miss has been climbing into our window seat when my husband leaves for work, opening the window, and yelling, “bye daddy! I love you so much!” It is so incredibly sweet and endearing. But then one day she had something to add to her declaration of love. “Where is your work?” She shouted. “Is it over there?” And she pointed down the street. My husband, Tyler, said no, that he … [Read more...]

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