Category Archives: Ellie

Show Me Your Belly Button!

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Laura
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Hard to Believe

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Laura

But these pictures don’t lie – she’s almost two!

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Someone is Very Interested in Doing Something

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Laura

and so her mama better get with it and take advantage of this because wouldn’t it be nice to have it taken care of before the new baby comes?!?!?!?!?! Success!

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Fall Flowers, Fall Clothes

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Laura

It may be getting up into the 80s during the day but it’s getting blessedly cool at night.  I feel much happier about being pregnant these days! We’ve broken out the fall clothes (pants) and the fall flowers are blooming. … Continue reading →

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Someone’s Mama Clearly Spends Too Much Time On The Computer

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Laura
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Learning How To Make Bread

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Laura

Sometimes Ellie scares me a bit with what she knows and understands.  For example, this morning I said, “OK Ellie, our bread dough is ready so let’s go make bread.”  She immediately walked into the kitchen and pointed at the … Continue reading →

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That’s the Problem When You Start Slacking Off

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Laura

Before I got pregnant with Baby B2, Ellie and I were in a great rhythm.  I felt like I really had a good handle on housecleaning, other projects, cooking, baking, hanging out with friends, and generally feeling like life was … Continue reading →

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Talking in Her Sleep

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Laura

Lately, Ellie has started talking in her sleep and I find it so cute!  She comes by this trait honestly, as both I and my siblings have been known to do plenty of talking in our sleep too.  Usually it’s … Continue reading →

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Caution: Think About Ratios (and what we did this weekend)

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Laura

On Saturday, at the farmers’ market, I bought eight dozen (that’s 96) ears of corn , 20 pounds of tomatoes and 10 pounds of cucumbers. Yes, it’s that time of year again – work frantically to store up food for … Continue reading →

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Nursing For Two

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Laura

my totally late post to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week in a municipal park in Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2012 Ellie was still nursing when we found out that I was pregnant with Baby B2.  And by nursing, I mean NURSING.  At … Continue reading →

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