May 2011
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WatchBrent is constantly trying to find the balance between his responsibilities as a stay at home dad and those of a musician. He’s had to give up playing out during the week because 7am and a bright eyed toddler have no mercy on a daddy who crawled into bed after a gig at 3am. He’s had to learn to write new songs in the hours during her naps and to practice playing quietly in the front...
In 12 days
I’m fairly certain I’ve gone mad with love.
Not surprisingly, Arlo likes to sleep.
Which give us plenty of opportunity to stare at him in wonder and say outloud about a thousand times a day “Isn’t he perfect?” and “I love him so much!”
Lucky kid got his daddy’s lips - just like Everly. I keep joking that those lips must be an incredibly...
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A Day in the Life... Kayden Lane
Shervin is a super mom. She’s the sort with well mannered, well dressed kiddos. An adorable house. A baby carrying, breastfeeding, cloth diapering advocate. A crafting phenom. A butcher, A baker, a candlestick…. well, you get the idea. I’ve bookmarked so many of her clever project tutorials and one of these days, I keep promising myself I’m going to complete one. Stop on...
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A Day in the life... Oh Dear Drea
While I’m off devouring the sweet baby goodness of our new son, I asked a few of my favorite mama bloggers to share a little glimpse into their day to day lives. Today I’m featuring Drea, one of the coolest and sweetest mamas in the blog worlds. She’s proof that cool is totally hereditary, because her 8 month old daughter, Marlowe, is just as awesome. I totally love these two!
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A Day in the life... Aura Joon
While I’m off devouring the sweet baby goodness of our new son, I asked a few of my favorite mama bloggers to share a little glimpse into their day to day lives. Up first is Aura of Aura Joon. I know many of you are already fans of her blog - her photos are delicious, her words - magical and it’s a true honor to have her sharing her experience as a brand new mother to beautiful...
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'Ello Arlo!
Arlo Redding Jordan born May 17, 2011 at 3:59am 8lbs, 5 ounces 20.5 inches long
Our divine little man decided to join us early on Tuesday morning. He came fast (I was only in active labor for about 3 hours) and on a night with the most beautiful full moon.
We’re so in love with him we hardly know what to do with ourselves. More details and photos to come but I just wanted to share our...
A little perspective.
Tonight I’ve been remiscing on the things I will miss most when my sweet baby boy exists on his own in the world. For all the time and effort I’ve spent these last weeks wishing he would be here and the aches and pains would subside and I could do simple things like finally sleep on my belly again, there are so many things I’m going to miss. I’m doing my best to savor the...
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Final Countdown: 0 weeks to Arlo
FORTY WEEKS-WHAT THE HECK?!?!? I really did think our little fella would be here by now - but I’ve also felt like he’s done a ton of growing this week. Clearly he’s taking full advantage of this extra baking time to pack on some good baby chub before he makes his way into the world.
I fluctuate between feeling really wonderful, completely content and totally happy to wait as...
We painted pots for all of Everly’s grandmothers and great grandmothers this weekend for Mother’s day. It was her first real craft and we thought it would be special for each of the women in our family who have and will influence Everly to have something she made especially for them.
Once the pots dried, (and after we’d washed the paint off our feet and elbows and...
Empty Nest.
At times, I get so emotional at just how fast my little girl is growing. I feel as if she was placed into my arms for the first time just yesterday. I’ve promised myself that I’ll take extra care to savor every moment of Arlo’s tiny days as I’ve learned those moments are more fleeting than any mother’s heart is prepared for.
But, what joy there is in seeing a...
This is one of my favorite Dear Baby posts ever... →
I wrote it on the morning that Everly was born. I had no idea it would be her birthday - but the analogy of waiting for a baby & hoping for a snow day seems just as poignant today as it did then.
Love,
M
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Final Countdown: 1 week to Arlo
I woke up this morning but kept my eyes closed. “Today would be a fine day to meet you” I thought quietly to Arlo. We ate Mexican food for lunch (it’s Cinco de Mayo!), I curled my hair (It always makes me feel pretty), and Everly put her small hand over my belly and said “Lar lo! Lar lo!” in an attempt to convince her brother to join us. (We’ve been practicing...
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yesterday, in the park.
I gave birth to Everly at exactly 39 weeks. I am exactly that many weeks today. While I’ve made every effort not to compare my pregnancies (how could I anyway - they’ve been so different!), I am growing more uncomfortable and would love to meet this baby boy. So to entertain ourselves, we’ve decided to try out all the old wives tales about starting...
eh! good looking | baby: For those with Type 1 /... →
Dear Readers,
My friend Tamara is a very brave mama to an even braver little girl named Isla. Isla has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile diabetes and is looking for perspective from others with this disease. If you have experience, could you stop in and help answer some of her questions?
Thank you!
M
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I thought about framing these, taken on our last day in...
Two little stories re: push presents and bathroom...
1. Every time I go to the bathroom, Brent waits 30 seconds and then yells through the door “honey, is everything ok?” and I yell back “yes! If it wasn’t I would tell you!” For some reason, Brent has convinced himself I will go into the bathroom and give birth to our son in a matter of minutes without making a noise or notifying him.
2. I have requested a very...