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August | 2009 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! 6 weeks old today! August 30, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 12:39 pm. Motherhood has been so wonderful that I have been soaking every minute I can! Our little peanut is six weeks old today…I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. He has grown so much! He is also up to 4 ounces at each feeding, eating six times a day. Ahhh…where does the time go? I’ll post some pics soon! That s...
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January | 2010 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! January 15, 2010. 8212; MShell @ 4:46 pm. Some of you may know our story, and some may not, but I wanted to share a little about Adoption Profiles and our experiences. So a lightbulb went on over my head (ok, maybe just a candle) and I said to myself, “Self, you need to simplify! We were chosen the very next time! So…I decided I wanted to help other adoptive familie...
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September | 2009 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! September 25, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 7:51 am. We hope this relationship with grow over the years and turn into one where we can meet every so often for a visit. We’ll see…. 8212; MShell @ 7:43 am. Well, two months have gone by already…I can’t believe how the time is passing so quickly! My little peanut also got his first round of shots Monday. He did so well! It’s bee...
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October | 2009 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! October 20, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 11:44 am. I can’t believe our little Nicholas is three months old already. It really does go by so fast! Nicholas is still sleeping through the night, and is up to 4 oz per feeding. The reflux seems to be better as well. Yay! October 4, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 2:13 pm. He’s pretty steady and can do it for about 1/2 hour before he gets t...
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December | 2009 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! December 24, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 3:07 pm. It has been a wonderful week- we finalized our adoption on Tuesday. It was the happiest day EVER! Peanut was such a good boy…no crying. We’re off to the in-laws today, then my family will be here tomorrow for dinner. I’ so excited for Nicholas’ first Christmas! 8216;Twas the night before Christmas. December 18, 2009. 8220;Oh grea...
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Adoption Language | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! Adoption Language July 10, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 8:37 am. The way we talk and the words we choose say a lot about what we think and value. When we use positive adoption language, we say that adoption is a way to build a family just as birth is. Both are important, but one is not more important than the other. Positive adoption language can stop the spread of misconceptions...
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How am I not myself? | This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! | Page 2
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! January 14, 2010. 8212; MShell @ 8:59 pm. Peanut will be six months old next week…how did that happen so fast? He reaches for me now (melts my heart) and makes all sorts of funny noises. He laughs a lot, and hardly ever cries. He loves to play with my keyboard when he’s on my lap in front of my desk, so I got out an old keyboard so he can feel like a big boy! Christmas mo...
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July | 2009 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! We are a family! July 23, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 8:36 pm. Well, all of my dreams have now come true…my prayers have been answered…my life is complete. I’m a momma! We brought home our new baby boy on Tuesday at two days old. Welcome Nicholas Richard Hunter! July 21, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 5:31 am. Well it was a whirlwind weekend! Sunday was brunch at the Roycroft with Gramma ...
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November | 2009 | How am I not myself?
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How am I not myself? This blog serves as personal therapy, stress relief, information sharing, and the occasional sanity check. Enjoy! We have a date! November 18, 2009. 8212; MShell @ 10:34 pm. WE WILL BE GOING TO FAMILY COURT TO FINALIZE OUR ADOPTION OF NICHOLAS ON DECEMBER 22ND. YIPPEE! Can you tell how excited I am? 8212; MShell @ 10:32 pm. The amazing thing is that it feels like he’s going to get several teeth in all at once! So, how long can I expect this to last? November 10, 2009. Today, during t...