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Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff For Moms (vlog and giveaway!)
Hello Dreamers! I know it’s Father’s day… but I have something special for all you moms out there! (Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!) I received a copy of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff For Moms by Kristine Carlson to review and share with you guys. I have loved reading this book little by little and gaining great nuggets of wisdom from it. I made a vlog about it, that’s how great it was! (Also, I found what chapter I was talking about that mentioned filling yourself up before pouring yourself out… It was Chapter 30 “Powered With Your Passion”) Here is some info on the…
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change in perspective.
music has always meant a lot to me. certain songs hit me right in the heart. a lot of songs have made me cry. some make me laugh. i always tend to find myself identifying with one of the “characters” in the song. there are songs that become “anthems” of certain times in my life. some songs have no real meaning in and of themselves, but carry a memory. “my boo” by usher reminds me of my first boyfriend. “roses” by outkast and “yeah” by usher remind me of my junior prom. “save a horse ride a cowboy” reminds me of senior year military ball. “chasing cars” by snow patrol…
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9 months!
Yesterday my baby girl turned 9 months old! I can’t believe it. When I look at her she looks more like a toddler than a baby. This month she seems to have had a growth spurt, not just physically but mentally as well. She is so smart! She loves to give high fives, she calls out to our dogs “Delilah” and “Little Dog,” she absolutely loves to dance, is really good at waving, and even stands on her own for a few seconds at a time! She still isn’t much for crawling, she hates being on her tummy. She loves rubber duckies, mickey mouse and Dora. She also blows kisses,…
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8 months.
Yesterday Payton turned 8 months old! I can hardly believe how fast time flies, but at the same time how it seems like she’s been here forever. This month has been a fun one. She is developing quite the personality. She has experienced the emotion of frustration quite a bit over the last month, and even has her own cry/scream to express it. She is a master at blowing raspberries. She has the cutest open mouth smile, which allows you to see her now 4 (and almost 6) teeth. She has two on bottom, the two eye teeth have broken through an her two front teeth are on their way…
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recovering.
so i’m still “recovering” from this cold/cough or whatever miserable thing it is. I feel fine in the middle of the day, but mornings and evenings are rough. The cough and the sore throat are killer. swallowing is a chore, which is sad because I love to eat. I guess that could mean its a good thing for my waist line, or so you would think! I’ve eaten tons of soup and had countless cups of hot tea. I’ve been trying hard to take care of Payton while also trying to not “share” my germs. Thats so hard! I didn’t realize how much I love to kiss her little face…
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sick day
so yesterday afternoon i started to get a dry scratchy throat. by the end of the night my throat felt swollen, i had a slight cough and a pounding headache. when i woke up this morning my body was achy, still had the same closed-throat and pounding head. i was going to call in sick… until i remembered moms don’t get sick days. babys still need to be fed and diapers need changing. school deadlines don’t change. dishes don’t do themselves. food doesn’t cook itself. luckily my baby girl picked up on the fact i wasn’t feeling too hot and all she wanted to do this morning was cuddle…. (please…
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it won’t be like this for long.
He didn’t have to wake up He’d been up all night Layin’ there in bed listenin’ To his new born baby cry He makes a pot of coffee He splashes water on his face His wife gives him a kiss and says It gonna be OK It won’t be like this for long One day we’ll look back laughin’ At the week we brought her home This phase is gonna fly by So baby just hold on ‘Cause it won’t be like this for long Four years later ‘bout 4:30 She’s crawling in their bed And when he drops her off at preschool She’s clinging to his leg The teacher…
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7 months!
Today my baby is 7 months old. When did time start going so fast? It seems like just yesterday she was a little 7 pound bundle of joy. Now she is a big nearly 20 pound bundle of ever-changing emotions. She has such a complex personality already. Her emotions are typically female, happy and giggly one second and frustrated the next. She loves sitting on the floor playing with her toys. She is close to crawling, at least I think so. She scoots herself backwards, but hasn’t figured out forward motion just yet. I’m thankful for the last few minutes of calm before the storm, because I know once she…
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overwhelmed.
this mama is tired. i know i haven’t written on here in awhile… things have been crazy. since the last time i wrote i started my first term of college classes and i went back to work after being home for 12 weeks on maternity leave. it was hecka hard to say good bye to my baby girl on that first day. i didn’t cry as much as the week went on. it was a hard adjustment. while going back to work meant i didn’t see my baby girl all day, it also meant i didn’t exercise much. good news is i didn’t gain any weight. bad news was i…
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no words needed.