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Baby Cal Turns 5… Months!

Yesterday, Cal turned five months old. I swear this kid is the smiliest baby I have ever seen. You glance at the kid and he will give you an ear-to-ear grin. He is’ really starting to become a little person, discovering everything beautiful the world has to offer. His nicknames right now are Cal, Cal […]

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What Went Down Wednesday- Another Look Inside

2:30-3:00- Day begins with another pumping session. Play on phone during this time. 6:15- Hear Cal start to stir, look at phone to check time and am ecstatic that it is past 6:00. Joyfully go and feed him. He’s back down 10 mins later. 6:25- Crawl back into bed. 6:50- Gwyn is up. Change diaper. […]

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The First Day of Preschool-

Yesterday was Gwyn’s first day of preschool. We made it a special morning by picking out a special outfit, eating chocolate chip pancakes, and taking pictures to remember the day by. Pretty excited! Her pretty dress! When asked, “Gwyn, what do you want to be when you grow up? Like, when you get to be […]

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DIY

No Cleanup Marshmallow Painting

Gwyn loves to paint. What toddler doesn’t? The only snafu is that it can be a little messy. That, and cleaning paint bowls and brushes isn’t the funnest thing to do. And then you also have the water cup that needs to be refilled due to dirty paint water or because your toddler spilled it. […]

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The Perfect Toddler/Young Child Gift

One of my favorite things to do is bake, and to be able to bake with my little buddy is pretty fun. Sure, it’s messier, takes longer, and not all ingredients always make it into the bowl, but in the end we both enjoy the time spent together. And the treat made, of course! One […]

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Life

The Perfect Babysitter

Gwyn was Skypeing with her Grandma the other day, and before I knew it the computer was missing and I hear chatter coming from Gwyn’s room. I peek in and see this. She carried Grandma into her room and was reading to her, and I thought… “Pff, the perfect babysitter!!” Who needs REAL people these […]

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Crying Over Spilled Milk

I thought I had my house pretty well child-proofed until a little incident happened just recently. There I was, nursing Baby Cal on the couch when Gwyn went into the kitchen, opened the fridge, pulled out a gallon of milk and walked it to the living room. As soon as I saw her I began […]

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What Moms Do All Day

This picture and story explain a lot… I’m almost tempted to do this one day so The Hubby could see what would happen if I wasn’t constantly picking up/cleaning something…. hmmm…. No. Because after I would make my point, I’d have to clean it up. Ha! NO THANKS! Source A man came home from work […]

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