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  • Me (and Josh), plus 3 – one year out

    The decision to have a third child was not a trivial one, nor was it easy. My heart wanted 3.  My “life plan” from over a decade ago (from when I had zero children!)…

    December 13, 2018
  • Genevieve is ONE!

    A mere 365 days after her arrival (and 367 after her due date 🙂 ) — and here we are.  It doesn’t seem like a very long period of time when I think about…

    December 11, 2018
  • Home wish list, Friday links & etc

    Thank you for all of your thoughts on my move-related posts!  Many of you pointed out that moving mid-year can actually be easier on kids, which is really interesting to me.  We are thinking about…

    December 7, 2018
  • life updates

    1) I’ve been looking forward to today on the calendar for a long time!  It’s my first day off with childcare PP (post-pump, obviously), and Josh and I will be getting massages (for his…

    December 5, 2018
  • Planner Review Planners

    Planner Review #7: Commit30

    And it’s Monday! And December! This past weekend was full but exhausting, as many are lately.  G is just . . . everywhere, and the full time job of following her around to make…

    December 3, 2018
  • 11.5 months and the end of pumping (!!!)

    I have two more days left before reaching my goal to pump until December 1.  Yesterday I pumped x2 at work for the first time (instead of x3), and I plan on doing that…

    November 29, 2018
  • Some Joy and Some Fun

    Well! Thanksgiving is over.  I am not going to a full ‘recap’, because the summary suffices well: we spent a nice weekend with family, and Josh and I are both tired. Parenting these days…

    November 27, 2018
  • first weekend out of the house

    Well. We survived the first weekend out of our home.  I am incredibly grateful to Josh’s parents, who have allowed us to completely disrupt their (relatively) peaceful lives.  But I will also admit it…

    November 19, 2018
  • strategy of the (very) clean slate

    I love a good clean slate.  New years, new surroundings, or even a new notebook tends to really drive me to a more intentional frame of mind.  I suppose it makes sense:  take away…

    November 15, 2018