Motherhood

Back to Normal? Never.

October 26, 2011

Have showers ever felt so fantastic? Has my chest EVER been this big? Has my bed ever felt so delicious? Have I started working out yet? (Only a bit of yoga and walking). Have I ever been more happy about weight gain (hers, not mine )? Have I ever been more excited about bodily functions? [...]

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Things Are Glowing Pink Around Here…

October 12, 2011

It’s a girl! Baby Roxie Joy Born October 6, 2011 7 lbs. 15 oz. 18 inches How wonderful life is, now that she’s in the world…

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Influence, Power, and Flushing Toilets

August 31, 2011

Dealing with a preschooler who has no sense of gross-out-ed-ness in a public restroom bathroom is my ultimate test of patience. If you haven’t noticed yet, I do have quite a ridiculous aversion to restrooms and have since I can remember. I’m not an overly germaphobe in other situations, but take that restroom and make [...]

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Breaking Rules on the First Day of School

August 22, 2011

The new school year brings a whole lot of new things with it: New schedules. New backpacks. New shoes. New outfits. New teachers. New school (in our case). New rules. In case you didn’t know, there are also a few unwritten rules for parents as well: Make lunches the night before. Get your child to [...]

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Kids and Nutrition: Take the Kids Grocery Shopping

August 1, 2011

Hola! We are back! Like really, truly home this time. The only future trip we have planned involve some serious contractions, an epidural, and a new babe. But we’ve got to wait 8 weeks for that one… I’ve had a few conversations lately with moms about how to get their kids to eat healthier. A [...]

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Pregnancy Is Funny: Brain Loss

July 20, 2011

I couldn’t find my keys. Anywhere. I had been looking, scouring the house, car, purse, laundry, everywhere desperately for hours and things were not looking good. I had this very faint memory weirdly connecting my keys to the big garbage can in our driveway. Well, I figured, what did I have to lose? I HAD [...]

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Pregnancy Is Funny: Find Me a Bathroom!

June 24, 2011

In the past several months, I’ve been on the road quite a bit between our new town of Uvalde and San Antonio. There’s been homes to find, schools to sign up for, visiting the Doc on his shifts down there, and plenty of odds and ends that seemed to have me racing the 90 minutes [...]

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Pregnancy Notes: Varicose Veins

May 17, 2011

**Disclaimer: I am no doctor, only married to a really good looking one. The following post comes only from personal experience and personal research. Consult your own doctor before making any decisions about your health. As I say in nearly every post, I’m pregnant. I don’t do pregnancy gracefully in any way shape or form. [...]

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Pregnancy Update: It’s a ….

May 9, 2011

LEG! The tech who did my ultrasound politely informed me that my baby’s legs were quite “meaty”. While I was laughing out loud, she went onto say most of the time she sees long, skinny legs on these ultrasounds — but not this babe! Of course those legs are meaty! Look at who his/her parents [...]

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WINNER of the $100 to Williams-Sonoma

May 6, 2011

Here were go for Round 2 of the Mother’s Day Giveaways! The winner of the $100 to Williams-Sonoma is…. Entry # 633 — Briana! Briana, contact me ASAP and I’ll get this to you to enjoy over your Mother’s Day weekend! Thanks to ALL who entered this year’s Mother’s Day Giveaways… I’ve been reflecting so [...]

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