My day care is on winter break. And we still have to pay them for this week…don’t even get me started. Therefore, here are some of my Christmas photos, just in time for 2012, at 2:30 PM.We kicked off Christmas Eve with brunch at Local 360 in Belltown. Drew and...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Nathaniel! What a difference a year makes. You couldn’t even sit up by yourself last Christmas, and even though you enjoyed trying to tear off the paper and looking at your presents, this year you’re going to be even more excited....
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Drew’s parents came to visit last week and we decided to go up to Whidbey Island and spend the weekend by the Sound. We had a great time, and I was able to get some awesome photos. Here are some of my favorites.
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Nathaniel had a great day. He had a lot of fun climbing and playing in the loft. He was very interested in playing with C. It was the first time we really noticed him trying to play with her. C loved it. He would lean in and say, “hi,” and she would kick...
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Nathaniel had a wonderful day. He loved finger painting. We made a green room like the book Goodnight Moon. He had fun cooking in the kitchen and dancing with scarves.
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Today is my first motherhood post on Get Born. I will be writing a monthly column there on the 9th of every month. Warning: Today’s post goes to a dark place. I promise I won’t take you there very often. Reposting below. Hi! I’m Melanie, and I write the...
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Sometimes Drew and I like to talk about what kind of person Nathaniel will grow up to be. What will he be interested in? How will he spend his days? What will his friends be like? When Nathaniel’s teachers tell me that he enjoyed an art project, it always makes...
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Quotes from the New York Magazine article All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting by Jennifer Senior Published July 4, 2010 As I told you guys recently, I didn’t always want to be a mother. In fact, I’ve spent most of my years on this planet...
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Back in 2003, I wrote an essay titled Are You Sure? In this essay, I thoughtfully laid out the reasons why I never wanted to have children. I sent it to Jane and Glamour, and while neither magazine published my manifesto, I received personalized handwritten rejections...
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Not to sound like I’m bragging or anything, but have I told you guys that my super awesome husband is not only an amazing husband, father, and baker, but that he also likes to make homemade jam? As I type this he’s just finishing up a batch of peach jam....
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