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Race Week

I have been glued to the coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing for the past week. I think part of that has to do with the fact that Travis has been training for a marathon for the past 6 or 7 months. It was horrible enough to watch the videos and see pictures of what […]

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Brooklyn: 2 Months Old

Just like that, we are the parents of a 2 month old! Pretty crazy! This month has been challenging, but I feel like we are starting to turn the corner on sleeping and nursing, and things are getting easier… Brooklyn had her 2 month check-up this morning, and it proved what we already know: she […]

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Sleeping and Smiling

That’s what Brooklyn’s been doing a lot of lately! Sleeping and smiling. Just in the last week or two, she has started smiling a lot! I can usually get her to smile just by smiling at her and asking her to smile. So cute!! She has to be in the mood to smile though. She […]

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Brooklyn lessons learned

Giving Up?

Imagine. Just imagine that you are really thirsty. But, instead of drinking water through a straw, you decide to go outside, grab the hose and turn it on full blast, and point it straight in your mouth. You try as hard as you can, but you can’t possibly drink the water as fast as it […]

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No Worries

It’s amazing the difference that one week can make. I don’t think that Brooklyn has really been that much less fussy lately than she was last couple of weeks, but we are definitely handling it better. Travis and I were just talking about that last night. It’s still frustrating when she cries and we can’t figure […]