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What A Year!
This year has been so amazing already, and its only April... okay, so its pretty much May, but still! January first started out with a promotion and a raise. Then at the end of January we took our...
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What a difference a year can make. Mother's Day last year was awful. I had surgery two days before to remove my baby from my fallopian tube and ended up having to have my tube removed as well. On...
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May Bumpdate
Here's an update on my pregnancy:Physically things have been wonderful thus far! I haven't had any of the "normal" pregnancy symptoms... aka, no morning sickness (at least none worth mentioning)....
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Gender Reveal Party!
This past weekend we had a little get together with our family and close friends to find out if this little munchkin is a boy or a girl. We had a blast chatting and eating yummy desserts, and even...
View ArticleMove Baby, Move!
If you were hoping for more pictures, sorry... No pictures this time. I will put up my weekly belly pictures at the end of the month.I've been meaning to write this post for almost two weeks now, but...
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June Bumpdate
Sorry for the baby post overload. What can I say? I'm kind of obsessed with my growing little girl! We still don't have a name for her, so we've been lovingly referring to her as Ginger until we...
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I'm an Aunt!
Did you know that my sister-in-law Cassie was pregnant? I'm not sure if I ever posted about that here... I was a bit behind before I started posting about pregnancy stuff... Anyway, Cassie and her...
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July Bumpdate
Well, I'm a little late this month... It's been a little hectic around here. Better late than never, right? 7/1: 22 Weeks. Still feeling great! Feet and ankles are starting to swell, which is no...
View ArticleFinding Answers to Prayers in Strange Places
Since I first found out I was pregnant, one of my biggest concerns was my weight gain. I'm not exactly an average weight... I mean, let's be honest. My body mass index (BMI) puts me in the obese...
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August Bumpdate
Well, another month has come and gone, and we're another week closer to meeting our sweet (and stubborn) little girl! August was a pretty boring, and insanely hot month, and quite frankly - I'm glad...
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September Bumpdate
I'm actually posting this on time this month! Wahoo! Probably because I was just so excited about all of the exciting things I have to post about... hang on to your hats! 9/2: 31 Weeks. Happy...
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Maternity Photos
I wasn't planning on doing maternity photos. When I first got pregnant, I wasn't happy with my body or how I looked, and I was incredibly self conscious about my appearance. As I've gone through this...
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Baby Shower!!
So, I may be slightly biased, seeing as it was my own baby shower, but it was the most amazing, most gorgeous, most perfect baby shower I've ever been too. There was so much thought and love put into...
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October Bumpdate
It's only a little over a month late... You'll have to cut me some slack. I was a little busy having a baby and then snuggling with my sweet girl, but I wanted to make sure this post went up before I...
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Welcome Baby Claire!
October 28th 2013 was the most amazing day of my life so far. It's the day our sweet Claire Patricia joined our family. Claire is the most beautiful and perfect little angel and we are so in...
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Claire's Newborn Portraits
Some days I feel like this blog is turning into a Shillawna Ruffner fan blog. Have I mentioned before how talented she is? Or how blessed i am to have her as a friend? I knew right away she was the...
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Zack and Alex... Married!
My baby brother is married! It's hard to believe he's old enough to have a girl friend, let alone a wife, but I couldn't be happier for him. We absolutely adore Alex and are so happy to have another...
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Little Miss Claire: One Month!
I know this post is a little late, but I've been busy feeding and snuggling our number one Princess!This first month has been the best month of my life. Claire has been a part of our family for such a...
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One Month Old Photo Shoot
I bought a set of monthly stickers and plan to do a little mini photo shoot each month with Claire to keep track of how big she's getting. Here is my little princess at One Month Old!
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Santa!
Christmas is such a magical time of year, and that magic only increases once you have a little one to share it with. Claire may still be a newborn and has no idea what is going on, but the whole...
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Merry and Bright
Christmas this year was definitely more merry with Claire to share it with. Even though she was just a few days shy of two months old on Christmas, I had so much more fun with her around this year!...
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Little Miss Claire: Two Months!
I am a terrible, terrible blogger. Claire is almost a year old, and I am just now sitting down to write all these posts. I WISH I would have been better about writing them, but thankfully I take a...
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Happy New Year!
This year for New Year's Eve, We had a fun night at Tommy and Amy Smith's house with a few other couples. We ate yummy food, played games, and laughed all night long. Thankfully Claire slept through...
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Claire's Blessing 1-5-14
What a special day. I think that's just about the only thing I can say to describe Claire's blessing. Special and beautiful, just like our sweet girl. We had family travel from Utah and Arizona to be...
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