Category Archives: Babyhood

September

Posted on September 15, 2012 by ashley

We’re in-between seasons. And it’s the most beautiful mix of the best of the two. The days aren’t too short yet. The afternoons are sunny, warm–even hot! The mornings are crisp and cool. The leaves are so barely changing that … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Months.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by ashley

There’s a milestone looming (in the next week, eek!) that probably doesn’t mean much to most mothers. I had no idea it would be so significant for me–for us. Dot was a rough, pretty high-needs baby. And at fourteen months, … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye Bottles! (and peace out pump)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by ashley

As of a few weeks ago M&M is completely off bottles! Bottles have been somewhat supplemental for the past four or so months (she eats three solid meals a day) and mostly acted as a sleep aid. A Mommy-isn’t-here sleep … Continue reading →

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2011: The Year in Review.

Posted on December 31, 2011 by ashley

This holiday season I spent the better part of a week custom designing calendars for some of our family as gifts. I also did photo books for each girl. That amounts to a lot of time spent sifting through photos … Continue reading →

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December Thanks: Re-cap and People Edition.

Posted on December 5, 2011 by ashley

I knew last month when I set out to pay homage to 25 Things I’m Thankful For in less than thirty days it was a rather tall order. To then take into consideration the timing of the academic term, the … Continue reading →

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Second Born: It’s a[nother] GIRL! (Birth Story-Part III)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by ashley

Hopefully this post can catch you up. Basically my second baby (for whom gender is unknown) is about twenty minutes away from making her grand entrance. And I’ve got no drugs. Between the last posting and this one I finally … Continue reading →

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No Babies, Bumps, Due Dates and Year Olds.

Posted on November 20, 2011 by ashley

I’m currently patching together Miss M&M’s first birthday party. It’s happening one year from my (her?) due date. Which was exactly one year after I got my IUD removed. Whoa. And I realized there’s a lot to be thankful for … Continue reading →

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Six months without sleep equals…night weaning?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by ashley

M&M is now eleven months old. And her parents are eleven months exhausted. Give or take. I’m now looking back fondly on the first five months of co-sleeping, but it clearly did not suit M as well as it did … Continue reading →

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Back to the Pumpkin Patch [Liepold Farms]

Posted on October 16, 2011 by ashley

File this under “freak out of the day.” Me at the pumpkin patch* last October (roughly 34 weeks pregnant) and a year later with 10.5 month M&M. Oy, the difference a year makes! *We’ve been going to Liepold Farms for … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding and Biting.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by ashley

In honor of Miss M&M biting the $#%* out of my right nipple this morning, I am resurrecting an old post from when Dotter was ten months and change (just a few weeks older than M currently is). Now, I … Continue reading →

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