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attitude lessons learned pregnancy #3

Learning from Challenges

Hello blog world. Long time, no see. By now, I’m sure most of you have heard what has transpired in our lives over the last month, but just in case you haven’t, here’s the “short” version: At 33 weeks along (August 16th), I was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in my […]

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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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Brooklyn lessons learned running

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 […]

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family lessons learned

Welcome 2012!

I can’t say I’m sad to see 2011 go. A lot of good things happened, but we also experienced some pretty hard stuff too. Here’s a quick recap of last year: January: We bought our first house! The search was an exciting but long process. We were glad to be able to finally call this […]

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family lessons learned thankful

Blessed

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, here are just a few things I’m thankful for right now… 1. Gotta start off the list with Travis. We’ve been married almost 4 years, and it’s been awesome. It’s pretty cool to think about how far we’ve come since we first met in Tuscaloosa…all the places we’ve lived, […]