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Contented Motherhood: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Baby girl turns FIVE! Wow, Amelia girl, I cannot believe you are FIVE today! I never was one to dream of having a girl, in fact I was pretty sure you were another boy while you were in my belly. But I don't think I ever could have dreamed how amazing my little girl would be! I could go on and on, but I just want to say I just really love you! I'm so glad you were born into our family and that you're you! Happy birthday, special girl! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Baby girl turns FIVE!
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Notes from Nova Scotia: Three Years Ago
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Notes from Nova Scotia. Monday, December 27, 2010. Finally the plane was ready, I flew, Melissa picked me up and I poured out my anxious story since I just had to babble to somebody about this guy that I was so certain I was going to marry and yet barely knew at all. I fell asleep that night knowing that I was going to see him the next day and wondering what in the world we were going to say to each other. Now here we are, 3 years, two baby girls and a mortgage later.how did we get here? Actually we didn...
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Notes from Nova Scotia: Evangeline: 8 Months
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Notes from Nova Scotia. Saturday, April 4, 2015. March 17, 2015. Will update after I weigh her. Wearing 6-12 months size and size 3 diapers. CRAWLING like a champ! Sitting, pulling up onto her knees and trying desperately to stand up while holding on to something. Into everything she can possibly reach! Half this month has been spent with multiple nighttime wake-ups and 2-3 naps per day. Sleeping through the night the past few days which is very, very nice! Memorable Things This Month. She entertains her...
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Notes from Nova Scotia: Just Because
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Notes from Nova Scotia. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. There's so much I've neglected to share in the past.long while.partially because of time and energy constraints but also partly because I feel like the gap in communication is so wide already that I'll never be able to cover it all. Here are photos of some things from lately:. 2 sets of 3! Two of my mother-in-law's sisters visited from Holland this Fall. It was so nice to meet them. Thanks for all the great pictures Jaime! January 16, 2015 at 6:03 PM.
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Contented Motherhood: Eight years.
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Monday, December 22, 2014. To my Jacob boy. Wow you are eight, and Mommy cannot believe it! I have absolutely loved seeing your personality emerge over the last few years. You are most like your daddy; always a joke, a smile, and ready to make someone laugh. Your cheery attitude and peaceful soul are so needed in this family and I'm so glad you're you! Happiest of birthdays, big boy! We love you so much! Jacob at about eight months. Always the smiley one. Still smiling at almost eight years old.
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Notes from Nova Scotia: Children Grow Up, As I've Learned to my Sorrow
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Notes from Nova Scotia. Sunday, May 3, 2015. Children Grow Up, As I've Learned to my Sorrow. You may have heard this poem before, but I found it worth sharing or re-sharing:. Song for a Fifth Child. By Ruth Hulburt Hamilton. Mother, oh Mother, come shake out your cloth,. Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,. Hang out the washing and butter the bread,. Sew on a button and make up a bed. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking. May 7, 2015 at 8:15 PM.
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Notes from Nova Scotia: August 2014
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Notes from Nova Scotia. Sunday, August 17, 2014. August 17, 2014. Thank you for the beautiful dress, Auntie Christie! She is 10 lbs 5 oz. Newborn size is officially too small and 0-3 months is no longer baggy. She has also moved up to a size 1 diaper. Lots more kicks and getting a bit more coordinated with her arms and trying to keep fingers in her mouth. She is most wakeful in the evening and most sleepy in the morning. She does her longest stretches of sleep at night (SO thankful! Topics of the Month.
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Contented Motherhood: December 2013
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Sunday, December 22, 2013. Seven years of this beautiful smile. My big boy, what would I do without you? Everyday, I see so much of your daddy in you. The way you clean snow off the car without me asking. the way you notice that your sister needs help navigating a snow bank and reaching out to help her. you inherited Daddy's kind and helpful heart and it is a huge blessing to all of us! Happy birthday, Jacob! Sunday, December 1, 2013. These past couple of weeks have been crazy and quite the wild ride!
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Contented Motherhood: December 2014
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Monday, December 22, 2014. To my Jacob boy. Wow you are eight, and Mommy cannot believe it! I have absolutely loved seeing your personality emerge over the last few years. You are most like your daddy; always a joke, a smile, and ready to make someone laugh. Your cheery attitude and peaceful soul are so needed in this family and I'm so glad you're you! Happiest of birthdays, big boy! We love you so much! Jacob at about eight months. Always the smiley one. Still smiling at almost eight years old.
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Contented Motherhood: June 2014
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Monday, June 23, 2014. But the thing is, even when life is going well, it's not going well because I'm in control. It's going well because God has seen fit to bless me with a season of relative calm. It's not because I'm holding tightly to the reins of safety and health and happiness. Rather, these things are all gifts and they can all be taken away at any given moment. I started off these three weeks feeling dread like I've never felt before. I've wept. I've lost weight (not a bad thing, haha! 4 When I ...
