Family Life
Family Photos
My mother has been wanting to get new family photos for a while now, but has put it off a few times, because either my sister or I was pregnant. But we finally got around to getting them a few weeks ago. Our photographer did a great job, especially with Millie and her cousin, Charli. …
Read MoreMildred Jane at 6 Months
Mildred Jane is 6 months old now. A whole half a year! I feel like it’s a miracle she’s survived so long with me for a mom. I couldn’t get anything except serious face when I tried to take her 6 month pictures, but she was extra smiley when we had family pictures taken a…
Read MoreNostalgia
Being in my early 30s, I wouldn’t have that I would be nearly old enough to start being nostalgic about things. But it seems that having Mildred has made me a bit nostalgic for the things I had as a child. I find myself looking at children’s toys and tv shows and wondering when they…
Read MoreMildred Jane at 5 Months
Mildred is 5 months old now. That’s almost half a year! In the last month Milli has: figured out her play gym mastered rolling front to back and back to front on hard surfaces discovered her feet She is currently enjoying that play gym and playing with (if not reading) her crinkle books. Though her…
Read MoreMildred Jane at 4 Months
Mildred Jane is 4 months old! She has had a big growth spurt in the last month and now weighs in at a whopping 12 lbs, and is 23 inches long. In the last month she has also learned the new skill of rolling over, which she only likes to do when she doesn’t think…
Read MoreMildred Jane at 3 Months
At 3 month’s old, Milli is 9lbs and 14oz, just more than double her birth weight. She is starting to make happy noises and look at you when you talk to her. Most of the time, Mildred is a happy baby. When she isn’t being held, her favorite thing to do is to sit in…
Read MoreVaccinate Your Children
As the mom of a preemie, one of the things I had to worry about in those first few weeks after Milli was born was the higher risk of illness. That’s why I could hardly believe it when CNN recently ran a news story about a Measles outbreak in Minnesota. That’s right, Minnesota, United States…
Read MoreMaternity Leave
It’s almost June, which means that my maternity leave is quickly coming to a end. I’m not sure how I feel about that yet. I am looking forward to getting back to a more regular schedule, and being able to talk to adults about things that aren’t my tiny human. During my leave, I…
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