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Confession time. I’ve been blogging somewhere else. Would you guys be at all interested if I transferred in some of my blogs from there to here or is no one really reading/following anymore? Wou...

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I knew this day was coming. From the day she was born and I hooked up to that pump, I knew some day this day would come. When she was tiny and in the NICU, today felt a lifetime away. In many way...

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I wrote this on a breastfeeding blog I follow. Absolutely feel free to skip if this kind of stuff is not of your interest. :) I had my daughter 6 weeks early. That was not part of the plan. Becau...

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My mom rocked & rocked my little girl, gave her a bath & a bottle, snuggled her in warm pajamas, sang her sweet songs, kissed her soft cheeks, rubbed her smooth back and still, still my l...

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I remember driving down this road right after getting my license at 16 years old and feeling free and young and wild and full of hope. I remember driving down this road when I was 18 with my hig...

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So I think I need to eat a little crow. My MIL stayed with us this weekend while I worked my first stretch of three 13 hour shifts in a row back at work and while Rob hosted a 4 day March Madness...

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So it’s my mom’s 60th birthday on Sunday and I want to write a poignant, thoughtful, wonderful card full of all of the amazing gratitude and love I feel for her. She has singlehandedly kept me af...

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When it rains, it pours. Two entries in one day! So far one of the biggest surprises to me has been how much mommyhood has felt like one big competition. It’s not even with other people openly co...

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I’ve been battling a soul sucking head cold the last few days. Head colds are obnoxious enough on their own, what with their stuffed up yet runny noses, their sore throats, their exhaustion, thei...

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My mom showed up at my house today with a package wrapped in ribbon. She had a sneaky, happy smile on her face and as she walked in the door, she looked almost misty eyed. After our welcome hug a...

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Alright. Time to be honest and vent a little because I'm frustrated and that's what diaries are for, right? So I had my 19 week appt this week and the NP was great, as usual. She was happy with ...

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Wow! Thank you for all of the feedback on the last entry. It certainly drove the point home about why the majority of people choose to find out their baby's gender. You guys had so many helpful i...

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So, after asking our due date, the next question I always get is "So when do you get to find out the gender?!" This has irked me more & more every time the question is repeated as we don't pl...

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Do you know what love looks like? It looks like a big cold bowl of frozen yogurt hand delivered by your sister when you're too sick to move off the couch. It looks like a restocked refrigerator w...

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As I'm currently home sick with a stupid head cold/sinus infection/migraine, I wanted to take this unexpectedly free day and post Currents in general. Being sick while pregnant has made me the bi...

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Today was one of those days at work. Busy, nonstop, endless list of things to do, always feeling behind. I was racing from when I clocked in just before 7 AM to when I clocked out just after 8 PM...

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After writing yesterday and running my scenario by some coworkers, it was evident I would need to call in for work today. I did that before going to bed and immediately felt better. I knew I woul...

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So a few weeks ago I was rushing to get out the door with my mom and our feet got entangled and she ended up stomping firmly on both of my big toes. It hurt like a beast at the time but I sucked ...

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Finally finally finally, the day I waited for for so long has arrived. After gambling it all and leaving my straight days job at my old (but oh so exhausting and outgrown and awful) job, I went t...

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I'm having a hard time with Prosebox. It's hard for me to come on here and see the pages and pages (and pages) of unread entries and then I learned recently that once you get to 10 pages, anythin...

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There is a reason for everything. It's the most cliche statement out there but damn is it true. If infertility has taught me anything it's to appreciate what I have already. I heard a saying th...

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My new (and subsequent favorite thing) birthday shoes! My muddy puppy enjoying the spring melt Watching basketball with the boys AKA taking selfies with my dog :-D Running a St. Patrick'...

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I want to start this off by saying I'm going to write about my birthday but please feel no obligation to then wish me a happy one. I feel very self conscious about that today after sharing some t...

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A few weeks ago, Rob and I were just about Up To Here with all the cold and freezing and snow and WINTER in Wisconsin. We had a random four day weekend with no plans coming up so we looked into t...

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Making a goal to come here and write even when there isn't really anything huge to report. Let me emphasize that. Here are the five biggest things going on right now. 1) It's snowing/sleeting/p...

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