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Sadie’s Story- One last update
Exactly one year ago today, October 30 2017, I watched Sadie have her final (and hopefully forever last) seizure. I remember it so clearly too. We had just returned home from her first visit to meet...
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Our Christmas Miracle
Two months ago, we were going through a very scary time. We were in the hospital with our youngest daughter, Sadie, who had just been diagnosed with a very rare and catastrophic type of epilepsy called...
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Sadie’s Story
Two weeks ago today, life was completely normal. I had two beautiful, seemingly healthy little girls, stressed out only over little things like keeping the house clean, and had just made the decision...
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Pregnancy Blues
I’m officially three weeks postpartum and am adjusting to being a mama of two. I love the newborn stage- the constant snuggles, their smell, their tiny fingers and toes, those little reflexes, their...
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Facebook vs. Real Life
Taking a perfect photo of kids is tough. Rarely do I get a perfect picture that is social media post-worthy unless I try a hundred times. There’s bribing, making silly faces, jumping up and down like a...
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Running with my bump
I’ve been a runner for several years, mostly training for and competing in distance events (my favorites being 15ks and half marathons). When I became pregnant with my first daughter, I knew I wanted...
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Real Fruit Halo Top Milkshakes
Halo Top ice-cream is a pretty decent version of low calorie ice-cream. It has 6 grams of protein and only 5 grams of sugar per serving, vs 2 grams of protein and 20+ grams of sugar in regular...
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Glass Houses
Going into motherhood, I had quite a few expectations of what I thought parenting would be like. During my first pregnancy I read every book I could on raising kids (which I thought made me some sort...
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Eating for Two
I would have to say that one of the biggest differences between this pregnancy and my first is that I’m a lot less strict about what I’m eating. The first time around I cut caffeine cold turkey,...
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Real Fruit Popsicles
Last weekend I took Carli to pick strawberries for the first time this season. Unfortunately, most of the berries were either not ripe enough or very close to being too ripe. It’s early in the picking...
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Chicken Salad Obsessed
The weather is getting warmer, and there’s nothing I love more for a spring/summer lunch (or in my case these days, even a snack) than chicken salad. Lately it’s been one of my biggest cravings and...
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Goodbye 20’s
I’ve officially reached the last week of my 20’s. For years I thought I would dread this moment- I thought the end of my 20’s would mean the end of having fun and the beginning of getting old. I only...
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