New York in the fall has nothing on DC in the spring! Ah, Spring, that glorious time of year when I want to wear short sleeves, but I can’t find them. My nose is stuffy, my eyes itch, and yet for some reason I feel wholly and ridiculously happy. I want to hug the spring this year–every zyrtec requiring moment of it is pulling me out of the dark-ish zone I’ve been inhabiting for too long to admit! This spring […]
» Read moreWhat I look like, every single time, right after giving birth: This was a few days after I had Caleb. I weighed about 170 pounds in this photo. And this is what I normally look like: That’s a 35 pound difference. (After all, a few pounds actually DO belong to the baby.) This is not my favorite topic: weight loss. I don’t like discussing it because it often makes us feel bad. Maybe it’s just me, but when […]
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family drawing by Caleb Today is the fifth day straight that the kids have been out of school and the first day that Daddy has gone back to work. (We had the weekend + MLK Jr. Day + 2 snow days). I think we’re all starting to feel a little restless. Okay, a lot restless. I got so tired of the boys carrying on at lunch (during the baby’s nap) that I took everyone’s bowl away and banished them […]
» Read moreDon’t you just love the whole “New Year” thing? I do. I’ve loved the idea of a clean slate for as long as I can remember. 2013 was one of our harder years, just adjusting to the new baby, and I just wasn’t well for a while there. The baby fog is lifting, though, and I’m feeling down right normal now! I’m actually enjoying talking to people again, laughing when appropriate, and even getting stuff done! Having a […]
» Read moreAs I was de-cluttering our bedroom yesterday, I came across this highly detailed Google art that Joshua did this past year in Art class. I LOVE his great attention to detail. Here’s another one: This was his Mario /Baseball themed one. Last week my mom was here. It was amazing how much laundry got done, how many delicious dinners were cooked, desserts made, and even a little guilt-free free time. Mom left yesterday, and by […]
» Read moreIf you have read the blog lately you know I have had a hard time with anemia for a while. Have you ever woken up one morning feeling miraculously better?? I had that happen today! (Praise the Lord!) The iron supplements are working, and I can’t tell you how exciting that is. I was able to actually work today, and when I say work, I do mean work. I just refuse to call myself a stay at home […]
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For six weeks I’ve been dragging around this house like a zombie I kept thinking of six weeks as the magical mark I needed to make it to, and then things would be better. Last week was rough, and I began to have my doubts about that…Recovering from the c-section is no joke. Then today good things happened! No, not sleep…..I wish….. This morning, before I even got out of bed, I prayed that my 6 week […]
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Apparently being J.D. is just exhausting. This is what he usually looks like. My recovery has not been all peaches and cream the last few days, so I’m pretty excited that John David’s best hobby is sleeping. Hopefully, by the time he comes out of the newborn sleep phase and is ready to join the family (remember we did jolt him from his womb before he asked…), I will be more fully functioning and able to handle a new […]
» Read moreI am happy to report that I am feeling soooooo much better today! Pregnancy is weird like that. I do have a cold now, and if I talk too much, my voice stops working, BUT no uterine/cervical pain + not too much contraction activity + no hip pain = much happier, easier to be with April!!!! I called my doctor’s office about my aching belly yesterday because I was hurting all over, plus having Braxton Hicks contractions constantly. They had […]
» Read moreI am very proud to announce that the crash and gradual recovery of 2013 appears to have ended TODAY. I am beating this pregnancy anemia. This morning I woke up feeling like a real person again. I have my energy back, and it feels so good! Plus, all the problems that felt like the sky falling for the past week seem so much smaller now. Even Caleb is finally better! He went all night last night without a cough or […]
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