Oops and Daisies

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What Potty Training Taught Me About Fear

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I’ll be honest. Potty training my almost 3-year-old scared the crap out of me. (Pun totally intended). I think it was a combination of not wanting to deal with accidents - especially when out and about, not wanting to believe she was growing up, and just hoping she’d just “do it” one day. Potty training is inevitable We have a ton of choices when it comes to parenting, like what parenting … [Read more...]

Baby Boy’s Birth Story (Or, the Words We Tell Ourselves Matter)

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Weeks before I went into labor with my second, one of my midwives told me something that struck a cord with me: “Your body was built for this. Your body knows what to do during birth. Trust and listen to your body.” Prior to hearing that, I had told myself that if I were to be induced with my second, as I was with my first, I would opt for the epidural immediately. My first labor was incredibly … [Read more...]

Change is Rarely Easy, but it is a Constant

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The first night at home with my little man (yes, baby #2 has arrived!), he woke in the middle of the night, and suddenly acted very alert while I changed his diaper. He stopped crying and looked around in wonder as if to ask, “Where the heck am I now?!” I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like to process so much change at once. Suddenly he’s in this world of all sorts of people (many … [Read more...]

Waiting on Baby and Transitioning to Working at Home Full Time

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Baby boy’s due date was January 16. He’s officially late… so much for my instinct of thinking he’d be early! But, from what I’ve read, this is pretty normal. About 50% of all babies are born AFTER their due date. Little Miss was a late one too; I developed pre-eclampsia late in my pregnancy, and my blood pressure skyrocketed when I hit 41 weeks. I was induced, and she appeared rather … [Read more...]

A Letter to my Daughter Before She Becomes a Big Sister

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Dear Little Miss,Today at lunch, in between slurps of soup, you looked at me and said, “what you doing, mama?” I was looking at you, probably more intently than usual, and thinking about how much has changed in nearly the past three years (ever since you’ve been born)… and how things are about to change so much again. Your baby brother is due any day now, and we’re all on pins and needles … [Read more...]

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