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Brooklyn Mother's Day reflections

Reflections on Mommyhood

I had a wonderful first Mother’s Day as a mom! We spent the weekend with family, and it was great. Friday and Saturday, Brooklyn and I went to Trussville to hang out with my family while Travis was camping for Gary’s bachelor party. I was able to get my hair cut for the first time […]

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Brooklyn Goes to Birmingham

This weekend we made our first road trip with baby B! We went to Trussville/Birmingham to stay with my parents, go to a friend’s wedding, and introduce Brooklyn to some of my family who hadn’t met her yet. It was a great weekend overall. It is definitely more interesting when you travel with a baby. […]

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26.2 Miles: Check!!

He did it! Travis ran his first full marathon on Saturday! He ran the Country Music Marathon in Nashville…the same race that we did the half marathonĀ in last year. It was a different experience this time around but still awesome. (I can say that because I’m not the one walking around like an old man…haha). […]

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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 […]