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Mom, the Intern: About this blog.
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My name is Jenna (not Jenny or Jennifer - just Jenna), and this is my face. Back in January 2009, I started this blog in an effort to chronicle my adventures as a mother and intern at KPHO-5. A news station here in Phoenix. These are my kidlets. Yes, I work for them. Photo courtesy of Katherine Loise Harris Photography. This is Dill, my amazing husband. He brings home the dough, but I make the bread (no really, I do. We fell in love when I was in high school. True story. My blog is a collection of musing...
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Mom, the Intern: Weaned.
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Monday, March 14, 2011. Smush's first birthday is in 10 short days. Does that thought trip you out, too? This morning, my baby weaned himself. As if on cue. I'm experiencing a wide range of bittersweet emotions over this milestone, but mostly, I'm feeling accomplishment. We did it. Hurdle #1: The early days. Lanolin saved my life. Every new mom needs it. To reduce the risk of drawing total pervs to my blog, I won't elaborate further - just click on this link. Hurdle #2: Lactose intolerance. This morning,...
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Mom, the Intern: Final Chair picture.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Would you even believe if I told you that one year ago at this very moment, I was snuggling my 10-hour-old baby in the hospital, thinking maybe epidurals are as wonderful as everyone says they are? Yep My baby is ONE today! Here's a progression collage so you can see how much the wee one has changed over the months . Since then, she's more responsive, less fussy and has been talking a bit more, too! The other day, Dill picked her up and she very clearly said, "Dah-ee! How to Ma...
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Mom, the Intern: Encouraging light.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. As most of you know, I'm a Mormon. And every six months, the leaders of my church present a collection of sermons in a massive three-day conference, which is then broadcast to the entire body of the Church. It's like a TED for Mormons. We call it General Conference. In fact, we just finished the latest conference last weekend. However, I appreciated more when Sister Wixom quoted Elder Dieter F. Uchtorf, saying:. Did you catch that? We nourish and encourage ALL LIGHT.". I know I ...
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Mom, the Intern: Moment-capturing.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. It's late in the evening, and I'm sitting in my week-old home. Dill is playing church basketball down the street; all three kids are snoozing in their freshly-painted bedrooms. I'm sitting on my comfy couch in my family room, admiring my beautiful, clean, white kitchen when all the sudden, it hits me:. At this moment, everything is pretty darn near perfect. And dealing with the insurmountable anxiety that comes with major change, I could not. Posted by Jenna Foote. Aw, I love th...
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Mom, the Intern: Breastfeeding: The end of an era.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Breastfeeding: The end of an era. On May 1st, I breastfed my baby for the last time. It was a surprisingly unceremonious occasion. By that point, Clara was only nursing once a day - first thing in the morning. And it was mostly for my convenience, as it bought me some time to rest in bed before having to get up for the day. Some people may judge me for only. However, having gone through this twice now, I can offer some tips that may make the transition a bit easier:. Introduce a b...
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Mom, the Intern: I believe in this.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. I believe in this. When the Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex marriage in all 50 states came down last Friday morning, I had a million thoughts and feelings, as most people did. But before blasting an opinion piece on it, I decided to wait. I wanted to mull things over, figure out how to articulate best how I feel and execute it carefully. So, here we go. I believe in a lot of things, but here are just a few of them:. I believe we are all God's children. I don't know why so...
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Mom, the Intern: D-MER: The dark side of breastfeeding.
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Thursday, July 23, 2015. D-MER: The dark side of breastfeeding. This is something I've wanted to write about for a long time, but couldn't bring myself to do it. The emotions associated were too fresh until recently. But I'm ready to talk now. I have realized my story could help many mothers to keep breastfeeding, even when it's really difficult. Then came the gloom and doom. That gut-wrenching feeling would sneak up on me each time I began to nurse. Feeling intense sadness while breastfeeding". I learne...
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Mom, the Intern: How do we look upon sin?
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Thursday, July 2, 2015. How do we look upon sin? Which means, He doesn't allow sin to enter His kingdom. I've been thinking about this a lot, especially recently. Here are my somewhat-jumbled, hopefully-coherent thoughts on the matter. And God, being a perfect parent, will always love us, too. Even when we break HIS heart, over and over again. God loves us, and that is why. He looks upon sin with the least degree of allowance. Isn't that oppressive and cruel? God does not want us to sin, but He knows we ...
