June 2010
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Jun 28th
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Jun 20th
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May 2010
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May 29th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 13th
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Today is Dia de las Madres in Mexico.
So, I get to celebrate twice because I am a born and raised Mexican mama.
May 10th
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“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”
– Maya Angelou (via)
May 7th
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“All my life I have been on the brink of either a break down or a break through.”
–  Etta James (via astroinquiry) (via themagiclantern)
May 7th
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May 6th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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“Your biggest challenge isn’t someone else. It’s the ache in your lungs and the...”
– Author Unknown (via julie911) (via slowlybecoming) (via libbylovesnyc) (via onherway) (via themommymemoirs) This gave me chills.
May 4th
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“You know what you need? A life. You know what that is? It’s the shit that...”
– - Lester Freamon, The Wire (via epsteinian) (via momagus) Fuckin’ A, The Wire.
May 3rd
April 2010
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Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Get PUMPed →
Have you heard about this amazing organization? Get PUMPed was started by a young mom, Amanda Pacheco, after she donated her breastmilk to the 6-week-old daughter of her neighbor who passed away suddenly in her sleep. She rallied other moms to donate their breast milk, and they were able to feed the 6-week-old all the way to her 7th month! Get PUMPed is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization...
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 21st
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“My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I...”
– Graycie Harmon
Apr 20th
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“Be happy for this moment, this moment is your life”
– -Omar Khayyám (from The Rubaiyat) (via foodbump) (via themommymemoirs) This is one of my favorite lines of poetry. The complete quote (rather, one of the translations thereof) reads: “Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you. It is the season for wine, roses...
Apr 20th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Blurb.com! →
hebertbabies: After reading the post about my photo book dilemmas, my friend Lindsay sent me a link to this site, where you can have lots of creative control over your page layouts. So awesome! Thanks, Lindsay! File under: Resources
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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green lemonade
mamameganjoy: Since the arrival of spring, all I’ve wanted is fruit. It’s amazing how our bodies know when things are in season. Mine sure does. Unfortunately, our midwives don’t recommend that I go to town on fruit, so I’ve been thinking up fruit and vegetable combinations to juice. I came up with an apple, chard and lemon cocktail that was excellent. Even my two year old loved it. It...
Apr 12th
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“i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without...”
– e.e. cummings *I added this poem to the “love letters” journal I am writing to my son.
Apr 1st
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Apr 1st
March 2010
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Through blood, sweat and tears, we become mothers
I’ve heard two things that are absolutely true. The miracle of pregnancy and childbirth goes beyond the acts; the miracle is that women are willing to do this more than once. Second, the miracle of childbirth and postpartum is that, almost supernaturally,—and barring extreme cases—you survive them. For two weeks prior to giving birth, I was dilated 3 to 5 centimeters and 90%...
Mar 29th
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January 2010
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So, I'm still pregnant.
But I continue to dilate and efface! Grandpa Dave has a Birth Day pool going at work. He has until 9 p.m. this evening to win. Other predictions: Me - Saturday, 4 a.m. OB - No later than Sunday My sister - February 2nd (so that I will miss the premiere of LOST) My bff - Tomorrow (Friday) Dad - O_O . O_O . O_O
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Our Pregnancy: 38 Weeks
Over the last few weeks of pregnancy, your baby has been building up waste materials in the intestines. This waste material is known as meconium and is greenish-black in color. Meconium is made up of cells that your baby has shed, lanugo and other substances. Meconium is the first waste that your baby will pass after birth. However, sometimes babies pass meconium before delivery and are...
Jan 25th
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ListenBirthday - The Sugarcubes On my birthing...
Jan 25th
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Week by Week
A reference entry for my pregnancy’s week-to-week development. Weeks 0-4 are missing because I was blissfully unaware of my condition until week 5, despite my skirts fitting much too snug. This entry will remain on my sidebar along with tags of interest. Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 ...
Jan 23rd
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Dear family and friends:
We would like to extend a warm and sincere Thank You for all your help and encouragement this past month (and throughout the entire pregnancy, of course). Your tremendous generosity, patience, and guidance allowed us to plan for Marcel’s arrival without a hitch. We are blessed with good karma to have such a loving support system. Like you, we cannot wait to meet Marcel. It’s only a...
Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 19th
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“Performing a c-section on you would be like putting a body kit on a Porsche.”
– My OB, after reassuring us that an emergency c-section is highly unlikely, and after gushing about my “prime, baby-birthing” pelvis. LOL, let’s hope she’s right.
Jan 19th