Bluebelle

McGrowing: Week 33

May 13, 2013

McGrowing: Week 33 WHAT WHAT?! A REAL PICTURE! Todd took these yesterday of me (and Annabelle) on Mother’s Day. This was my first day to wear a maxi and I felt pretty beautiful… until I saw the photos. Then I felt like a huge whale, so I didn’t look at the photo until this morning. [...]

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A 3rd Birthday for Bluebelle!

April 9, 2013

With everything going on this year, B’s 3rd birthday was pretty much in the air. Originally, I was going to go do something in Oklahoma one weekend and then go to do something fun in Texas on her actual birthday. Then it moved to a belated birthday party/housewarming party when we moved into our new [...]

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3 years ago, I became a mom.

April 5, 2013

Three years ago, I thought I knew what I was getting into. I had read books, taken classes, and watched countless videos. And then you were born. Suddenly, I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t know how I could function with you outside of me. You were so perfect and fragile. I couldn’t bear to let you [...]

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Our trip to the ER

March 5, 2013

This has been an exhausting time. I will fill you in on more details this week — but I’ve been out of town taking care of stuff, burning the candle at both ends. I’m tired and ready to rest — but that’s not the post for today. Last night as we were all getting ready [...]

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It’s … a …

February 15, 2013

Sorry for the delay! Actually, no I’m not. I am currently relaxing in a hotel room while my husband is working and Bluebelle is hanging out with her Poppa and Nonnie for a few days! It’s been so nice to get away and not clean, or cook! The family has all been called and now [...]

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I became a connoisseur of children’s TV.

January 31, 2013

Go ahead, call me a bad parent now, but we have watched a lot more TV since we moved into this apartment. I use the TV for noise most days and since B is in the room, I try to keep it on kid-friendly channels. Bluebelle doesn’t watch it all day long, but it doesn’t [...]

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Becoming a preschooler.

January 17, 2013

We’ve hit a bit of a rough stage here lately with Bluebelle. Don’t get me wrong, we are in a fun stage as well, but isn’t that the caveat of childhood milestones? You get both with every stage? That’s my experience, anyway. The wonderful things about her current stage is that she’s a problem solver. [...]

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Healing My Birth Story

December 14, 2012

Have you ever read my baby story about Bluebelle? Basically, my baby story was everything I didn’t expect to have with my first labor. Initially, I was just happy to have a healthy baby and my feelings toward that has never changed. I am beyond thankful that B was safe and healthy. However, after the [...]

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Signs my child is getting too big.

December 6, 2012

(B completely dressed herself for bed. Flipflops and all.) Let me begin by saying this: The child is two and a half. Seriously. She’s TWO. It blows my mind how she’s still a “baby” but still so big! Bluebelle has gone through a massive growth spurt lately. A little of it has been size, but [...]

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So… Halloween was over a week ago.

November 8, 2012

Can I apologize for not posting any pictures of B from Halloween? I’m fixing this right now. We went trick-or-treating in two different states this year — and neither one of them we LIVE in. The first one was on our vacation in Arkansas! Bluebelle is doing the Mickey Mouse “hot dog” dance! After we [...]