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11 lbs, 10 oz and a few other thoughts

Jemma and I trekked to Andaluz yesterday for her 3 week check-up. My little girl weighs a whopping 11 pounds, 10 ounces! She has gained a pound each week of her life!–I promise I’ll be writing and posting her birth story soon, but the bottom line is, we are indebted to our birth team. They […]

Tagged With: Andaluz/Midwives, Appointments, Articles/Books, Education, Health/Wellness, Like a Weed, Pictures are Worth 1000 Words, pregnancy, Projects

Grow, Jemma, Grow!

Yesterday morning we packed up and drove to visit Dr. Kevin for Jemma’s first pediatrician appointment. Dr. Kevin is only a few minutes from our house and being the smarty that Mama is, we had one of the first appointments (to avoid sick children and lines). Daddy and J ready to head in  Dr. Kevin’s […]

Tagged With: Appointments, Day by Day, Jemma, Like a Weed, Pictures are Worth 1000 Words, pregnancy

Bradley Birth Class

Last week we started our Bradley Method birth class. For quite some time I debated between taking a class and not taking a class. In the end, (being the educational nut I am) I decided a class was worth our time. Fit Pregnancy recently posted an article titled, Cutting Class. Seems I am in the […]

Tagged With: Articles/Books, Birth is for Bombshells, Education, Like a Weed, Motherhood, pregnancy

Just 5 weeks ago Mallory and I had our bestie bump picture … the little ones are definitely growing like crazy!

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Tagged With: Baby #1, Bump, Like a Weed, Pictures are Worth 1000 Words, pregnancy

Baby’s First Photo

Tagged With: Celebrate Good Times, Eudaemonic, Like a Weed, Motherhood, Pictures are Worth 1000 Words, pregnancy, Second Trimester, Surprises

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