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I had an opportunity to write a post about nursing – which, if you don’t know, is what I do for a day job – and although at first I wasn’t sure because I don’t tend to write much about work in this space, the more I thought about it the more I wanted to say something about how special it is to me. Because even though lately we are all holiday-focused and I’m naturally also very family-and-pregnancy-focused, the reality is that work takes up the biggest part of my life, and I’m very blessed and grateful to be doing something I love and feel is a calling and a ministry. In church recently our pastor challenged us to figure…
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1. Meredith has suddenly developed a stutter. It is very pronounced and not particularly cute. We are calm about it and know that it’s probably just developmental. I tell her to think about what she’s trying to say and rarely finish her words for her. We’ll see how it goes. 2. She is not potty training yet, but there are signs of readiness coming. I don’t think I’m going to attempt anything for awhile though, except get her some underwear for her stocking. Also, for now I’ve switched her over to disposable diapers. I love cloth and I’m going to cloth diaper the next baby, but this is a relief for now. Meredith kept getting a rash, and I realized…
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November goals were hit and miss, but I did make progress! 1. Prep holiday minibook – Well I didn’t end up having to do much prep since I ordered one premade, but it’s ready to go! 2. Photo a day – Totally failed on this one. I don’t think I’m ever going to attempt another photo a day because I haven’t completed one yet. 3. Document a day in the life – I did this on Instagram and will place it as an insert in my Project Life. 4. Address the dresser situation – This goal is more than halfway done! We got a new dresser for our bedroom for free from a friend of my mom’s. It’s the perfect…
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For Thanksgiving I had a four-day holiday weekend and lots of plans to be incredibly productive. Unfortunately, on Friday night yet another stomach bug hit me and I was awake all night throwing up, so Saturday all my plans went out the window and I laid in bed all the live-long day. It got me to thinking about the conditions necessary for me to be at my very best, and this is what I came up with. I’ve had lots of sleep… and a cup of coffee It’s morning I get some alone time to recharge The house is clean My family is happy I spend time in prayer I snapped this picture on Sunday  morning when I was NOT…
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Hey friends, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We had a full and happy day eating way too much as we had two dinners to fit in. I’m happy that Meredith was in a wonderful mood despite not napping and having lots of treats. :) Today I’m holing up at home but trying to be super productive! I’m so thankful for my parents who brought our new bedroom dresser over today. It was free from a friend – hooray. Then my mom played with M. while my dad helped install new curtain rods and switched out all the outlets in our bedroom. Slowly but surely we are making progress! David and I get a date night tonight (yay!!) but…
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