Motherhood
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Meeting Ivy and Amelia (Part Two)
It feels strange to be writing this during the month that the twins turn 16 months old and six months after I finished part one. It feels like this experience should have been easier to put into words, but it hasn’t been. I have a lot of conflicting emotions about the way that the twins…
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Meeting Ivy and Amelia (Part One)
On this day last year, I found myself in Labor & Delivery at 29 weeks pregnant with my twins. I had started experiencing what felt like very light contractions earlier in the day, and as they picked up throughout the day, I went in to get checked out. The nurses confirmed I was indeed experiencing…
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Everyone Blooms
It has been about 6 months since I shared an update on our Addie Girl, and it felt right to share another. We have a walker! Addie took her first solo steps at about 2 years and 2 months old. We were elated to see our girl walking independently. One evening, she just up and…
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A Mile in Addie’s Shoes
Many of our close friends and family members know our Addie Girl is a late walker. Next month brings a new year and along with it, her second birthday. Addie may not take those elusive first steps before then, or even stand unassisted before then. However this does not diminish the many leaps and bounds…
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The New Year
As I say hello to 2020, I recall the many ways in which 2019 became my favorite year on earth. We welcomed Adelaide Page to the world. We made additional improvements to our home. I started a new job. I was fortunate enough to make many new friends in the motherhood community. And I got…
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Meeting Adelaide
My birth story began on Friday, January 18. I was 39 weeks pregnant to the day, and it was the first day of my leave from work. Tim was home that morning, so we decided to start the day off slow, have some coffee together, and watch a movie (Baby Mama—we had just finished Parks…
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