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    you are one today…

      I’m really not quite sure you ever fit in your dad’s arms like this. It seems like I just dreamed it… and a year ago was just a memory of fantasy. You’ve been a wonderful baby, and we’ve loved…

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    baby buys: the top 5 list

    I sat down to write a list at 3 months of what baby gear had been working for us, and then I abruptly stopped. If I wasn’t sleeping in more than 4 hour intervals, I definitely couldn’t tell you what…

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    what I wish I knew before the baby

    Someone asked for a list of things I wish I knew before Baby M ever came around, or things I wish someone had told me. Here’s my thinking list… (disclosure: this is my personal list of wishes… and totally not…

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    kids songs: part 1

    Baby M is addicted to kids music. I mean, she loves music in general, but she is somehow insanely perky when a “kids” song pops on the radio. I’m not sure if it’s because they play a lot of music…

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    christmas in february?

    So here I was about to post a picture of Baby M’s 1st birthday invitations, when I suddenly remembered I forgot to share something from CHRISTMAS. Yeah… Christmas. Forgive me? Here was our 2010 family card (sorry for the scanning…