Exactly a year ago I posted this. Man that seems like a lifetime ago. As I look at the picture of me with my burgeoning belly, I wish I could tell myself:
You are so close to being done, really. Don’t worry so much about how huge you are. [...]
Even though Cooper isn’t crawling yet (Don’t worry, I’m learning to count my blessings on this one), we definitely have a curious little monkey on our hands. Here’s a little peak.
The other day I was reading a blog post where the writer was talking about how growing up she fully trusted her mother [...]
Growing up, my siblings and I were always finding ways to be embarrassed of our parents. Some of our reasons might have been valid, but most of them were pretty ridiculous. During their middle school years my brothers were particularly funny. They were at the age when coat wearing was the ultimate sign of wimpiness, [...]
Yesterday, I wore ironed pants. True, I did not put them on until 4:30pm and the only people that saw them were the milk man and a few other adult leaders at a youth church activity. So what if I only wore them for 3 hours before I was summoned home to feed a starving [...]
We generally keep this blog light and about fairly non-important things since a) I’m not always good at being serious and b) I’m attempting to be witty, but I’ve had something on my mind for awhile.
I wasn’t one of those girls that wanted to get married and be a mom since the age of [...]
Pregnancy isn’t divided into nice even trimesters. Supposedly the whole thing lasts 40 weeks with the 1st and 3rd trimesters taking up 13 weeks each and the 2nd trimester taking up 14 weeks. I don’t know if they make the 2nd trimester longer because it’s rumored to be more “enjoyable,” but it kind of bothers [...]
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