Archive: Life
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Dec 07, 2010
1 CommentBattle Wounds
Mackenzie had her first set of immunizations last Thursday. She was amazing during the appointment. She only cried for a second or two with each shot… but there were three shots. I had never heard her cry that kind of sad, painful cry before. I almost couldn’t take it. She slept a lot that afternoon...
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Dec 02, 2010
2 CommentsMinutes
First Megan did it, then Keli, and then Erica. The days seem so full and go by so quickly that at the end of the day, I honestly couldn’t tell you what happened. So yesterday I tracked it, minute by minute. I’ll warn you, there is a lot of repetition. Here we go: Minutes: 10:30p...
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Dec 01, 2010
No CommentsTwo Months!
Mackenzie is two months old today! She celebrated by eating a lot and not sleeping a wink! I can really tell a difference between this month and last. She is so responsive now, and her expressions seem to reflect her feelings more deliberately. I love to make her smile. She spits up less and fusses...
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Nov 30, 2010
1 CommentNovember
November was for… trying new things. not sleeping and pushing our limits. getting off track and finding our way back again. making memories. exploring what it means to be Three, and how to just be us Two again, sometimes, too. sleeping a little more sometimes and making up for no-sleep nights with LOTS of smiles....
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Nov 25, 2010
No CommentsThankful
I don’t want to let today end without giving thanks. Chris, Mackenzie, and I are at Chris’s parents house to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Grandma Wilcox, David, and Heidi are here, too. I have a wonderful husband, and I’m so thankful for my extended family and my in-laws. I truly couldn’t be more blessed. My...
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Nov 20, 2010
1 CommentSeven Weeks
Mackenzie is seven weeks old! We were waiting anxiously for her six-week “birthday,” and we have really enjoyed the interaction and big smiles that came with that milestone. She kept up her two-to-three hour routine, though, so we weren’t sure what to think. This week has felt like a huge step forward, though. She interacts...
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Nov 18, 2010
No CommentsCaramel Sea Salt Truffles
I have a weakness for caramel — more than chocolate, and maybe even more than coffee. When it comes to holiday sweets, caramel wins out above anything else for me. When I found this recipe in the Williams-Sonoma Holiday Entertaining cookbook Chris’s mom gave me, I knew I had to try it. The recipe was...
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Nov 15, 2010
No CommentsThe Island by A. A. Milne
I am a huge fan of A. A. Milne’s children’s stories, so it comes as no surprise that I’ve been reading classic Winnie the Pooh to Mackenzie as part of our soothing process. I’m thankful that Steve Jobs saw fit to include the first volume in the iBooks store; we finished it quickly, so I...
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Nov 11, 2010
2 CommentsAround Here
The last week has been marked in two- hour shifts with Mackenzie. We change her, feed her, snuggle and read with her, and put her back down for a nap. She’s great about napping in her crib during the day, but not so much at night. I’m still spending the nights with her, rocking her...
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Oct 31, 2010
No CommentsOwl City – My Hope is Found
Early last week, Adam Young of Owl City posted this beautiful “cover” of the song “My Hope is Found” on his blog. It has been circling around the web all week, and it’s been playing in my head since the first time I heard...
