May 2012
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May 4th
Two years ago, May 4th was just another day. A year ago today, I was walking the halls of Cedars Sinai, praying my water would break on it’s on (spoiler alert- it didn’t.). Nervously laughing with Ian after a small contraction, preparing myself for the hours that were to come, and wondering how long those hours would work out to be. I was not enjoying a steady drip of pitocin, and my last sane...
April 2012
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March 2012
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On Why I Quit Reading Mommy Blogs
In my most recent (er, and very few) posts, I have touched on how I am over writing, but like most things, there has been so much more to the story. Despite the fact that I have been uninspired to sit down and feel out my feelings with words, I’ve just wanted to avoid so many of my frequented Mommy Blogs, which is difficult to do when you open your blogging platform to write. And before...
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10 Months, 10 Days.
Oh, Hello Again.
(“Sup, girl.”)
My precious, darling, adorable, silly, curious, stubborn boy. Today you are 10 months and 10 days old. Today isn’t an important day. No new “tricks” were learned, (well, besides the fact that I finally let you cry it out and it worked, but more on that later,) but it didn’t make today any less special than what every other day...
WatchSo this happened during laundry time… Let the games begin!
February 2012
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Watch
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WatchWin on Madonna. He has A LOT to say.
January 2012
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December 2011
6 posts
Poop Routines and Nose Bleeds
If you told me two years ago that I would one day be writing a blog about how my son’s poop routine is totally wonky, I would have laughed, been confused, poured another glass of wine, and changed my Pandora station from Bloc Party to Arcade Fire, while exiting out of an open Urban Outfitters tab.
Bottom line: life changes very quickly and is incredibly surprising.
So last night, as I...
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Weird Things
I’m going through a busy period, where at the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is update my blog. Forgive me.
(But totally blame this guy. ;))
Luckily for you, I have something to talk about: Weirdness in Motherhood.
I live in Los Angeles, which tends to be a sometimes swanky, sometimes low class city. I enjoy the diversity, as each and every person keeps me on my toes. With...
November 2011
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WatchThe real crawl!
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WatchI love this little man.
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Holiday Crafting Part 1
Okay, I know we are barely into November, but I have the Christmas candles burning and Mariah Carey’s Christmas album playing on repeat. Now that I have Win, Santa Claus is totally coming to town early this year.
Maybe it was the horrible pregnancy hormones last year, or the fact that I was pulling 12 hour days/ 6 days a week, but I had absolutely no interest in the holidays. It...
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Win's Mad Hatter Themed 1/2 Birthday
*Warning, apparently Tumblr isn’t going to allow me to upload photos in text on a photo-specific post, so I am forced to fill up a whole blog with pictures here. Oops!*
(Our 6 month old Mad Hatter)
My beautiful, happy, wonderful blessing of a son turned 6 months on Friday. 6 months. What? Where is time going? Last night as I laid in bed, I started to realize how much faster life moves...
October 2011
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WatchWin started “crawling” this week. Overnight he stopped going backwards, and started moving forwards. Although he’s yet to perfect it, this crawl seems pretty dang perfect to me. Ian said it best, “It’s like he’s swimming.” Go, baby, go!
XO
Proud Mama
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Hair it is, I Nailed it!
Cheesy title, right??? Two things:
Spending the entire day inside yesterday since we didn’t have access to our stroller or carrier (forgot to take them out of the car before Ian was off, boo), inspired me to continue crafting felt flower hairpieces. I’ve been working on a couple for two very special little girls, and decided I wouldn’t stop there. I’ve never done a full headband, so I chose to...
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All Rolled Into One
As I mentioned yesterday, we are home, and home for a while. Our trip was absolutely wonderful, filled with so much family. I can’t put into words how lucky I feel to be apart of the Broyles family, and I’m not just saying that because they read my blog, or because my own family isn’t nearly as normal (I’m just kidding, not really, but seriously). They welcomed me with open arms and big hearts,...
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Let's Talk About Food.
If I wasn’t blogging about my life as a parent, I would dedicate every spare hour I had to writing about food. I love food. I love cooking it, eating it, planning for it, writing about it. I’m just always down for good eats.
So today as we drove back from a fabulous day of family, I asked Ian to stop off at Whole Foods so I could pick up some Granny Smith apples and almond butter. I...
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The Trouble with Sleep.
Before I begin, let it be known that I am writing to you from Google Docs. Lesson officially learned. What a week it’s been. First of all, Chicago was an absolute blast. While it was an extremely busy trip (I think I got in maybe 6 hours of “down time”), I had so much fun spending time with my sister and best friends. Is there anything cooler than seeing a good friend get married? And with the...
September 2011
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