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Continue reading →: psa: preg-approved razorI may be a little odd in that I’ve been super concerned about making sure my legs and… stuff… are clean-shaven, despite being about to pop out a kid any day (seriously, any day, kid). I think it’s because (one of) the last things I want when I’m lying in…
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Continue reading →: holdy’s busy (booby) bagI’ve been getting some great advice on getting Holden acclimated to becoming a big sister (which will hopefully happen any day now, gah!). Several people have recommended special toys or activities for Holden to play with specifically when I’m nursing Baby G, so I put together this little Busy Bag…
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Continue reading →: readying the big sister for baby #2So Gatsby could come any day (seriously, kid, you can come any day). One of the most frequent questions I get is how I think Holden will respond to the new baby. Honestly, I think (and hope) that she’ll be great. She has been very interested in my belly throughout…
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Continue reading →: my great gatsby showerIn a super sweet, overwhelming and completely unnecessary move, my family and friends threw me a “sprinkle” yesterday. I’m using “sprinkle” in quotes because this thing was a full-on baby shower. A Great Gatsby-themed baby shower, of course. While I wish they hadn’t gone to all the trouble, I loved…
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Continue reading →: the snoring twenties: gatsby’s nursery36 weeks and counting. Though I’m planning on keeping baby #2 in a bassinet in my room (and Holden in the nursery) for the first couple of months, the (teeny tiny) nester inside of me wanted to prep the nursery for his arrival. As you can see, I actually did…
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Continue reading →: prepping for baby #2: padsicles, part twoIn a previous post, I talked about the genius idea that is the padsicle. Now 34 weeks along, I’m getting a bit more serious about delivery and baby prep, so I decided it was time to make these suckers. I used Tall Mom, Tiny Baby’s “recipe” for these ice-cold relief…
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Continue reading →: independent playIn the past few weeks, Holden has been playing independently for longer stretches of time. I listen to her babbling to herself and carrying her stuffed animal friends from one spot to another. I peek over and see her putting her blanket on her baby doll and reading to herself.…
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Continue reading →: prepping for baby #2: padsicles, part one32 weeks. It’s getting to be about that time—time to start prepping for the G Man’s arrival (I know—already?!). About 17 months ago, I sent a link to a post I’d found online to a friend who was about to have her second baby. It was called, “A candid list…
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Continue reading →: preschool registrationNow, I’m not going to lie: I’ve experienced my fair share of parental competitiveness by this point. Those pangs of jealousy when someone posts a video to Facebook of their kid doing something yours has yet to master. The cutest kid Christmas card wars. The unspoken whose-first-birthday-party-has-a-better-candy-table-with-apothecary-jars rivalry. But nothing…
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Continue reading →: sahm for a weekMy parents, aka my daycare, decided they deserved a vacation this week (they totally did). I decided I needed a trial run on this stay-at-home-mom thing to prep for Gatsby’s arrival in late (?) March, so I wanted to try “working from home” this week. Long story short: we survived!…
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