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Continue reading →: a bunch of birthday FAILsSo, despite the title of this post, Holden’s first birthday was actually pretty great. But, as per ushe, a few things had to go wrong. Clearly, our new birthday tradition of taking a photo with a clock at her birth time wasn’t exactly well received. Another birthday tradition I’ve decided…
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Continue reading →: to my daughter on her first birthdayDear Holdy, Well, kid, we made it. One year down and a lifetime to go. We both made it through this first year relatively unscathed, minus a dislocated shoulder (from carrying you, ahem), some sleep deprivation and several bite marks for me. In some ways, I can’t believe it’s been…
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Continue reading →: first birthday eveIt’s almost here! It’s almost here! I can’t believe it. Holden will be one year old. Tomorrow. Tomorrow! I’m bummed because I have to work tomorrow, but I figure… she doesn’t know it’s her birthday, right? Plus, her party is on Saturday, which I’ve been spending all week getting ready…
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Continue reading →: I gave my daughter a boy’s name. hopefully she won’t hate me later.The most common response I get when I tell someone my daughter’s name is, “Oh, that’s different.” My daughter’s name is Holden. We named her after the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield. Yes, Holden Caulfield is a boy. I like to joke that The Catcher in…
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Continue reading →: bumpies’ funniest videos: angry baby
Calling all funny babies: The Bump is hosting a funniest baby video contest. This is the first of an ongoing series of video contests by The Bump, and the winner of this one gets a $500 Babies ‘R Us gift card. I totally submitted my “Angry Baby” video. After watching…
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Continue reading →: the watermelon seedHolden got an early birthday present this week that I am absolutely in love with. It’s a children’s book called The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli, a writer and illustrator who, it turns out, is from my hometown! First of all, the book is gorgeous. The 3-color screenprints in green,…
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Continue reading →: a birthday tradition: the clock photoOne of my best friends has a birthday tradition with her mom of which I have always been envious. Every year on her birthday, she has a photo taken of herself, holding a clock, at the exact time she was born: 12:09 pm. She’s done this every year, without fail,…
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Continue reading →: pinterest fail 004: mini cakesSo after my massive FAIL with my first attempt at Holden’s smash cake, I wanted to try again. While I figured out the rainbow cupcakes this time around, I experienced a second heartbreaking fail when it came to the smash cake. I had been eyeing the super cute mini cakes…
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Continue reading →: messages for babyWe’re just over a week until Holden’s first birthday and I’m in full-on nostalgia mode. Lately I’ve been thinking about where I was this time last year, preparing for our new arrival. One of the things I’m so glad we did to prepare was to have our friends and family…
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Continue reading →: full disclosure: holden’s nurserySo I’ve been feeling the need to confess something and, in the spirit of this blog and its attempt to make everyone feel better about not being the Pinterest wizards we all pretend to be, I’m gonna do it. Okay. In our old house, Holden’s nursery was pretty much the…
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