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My Tiny Dancer

On January 12, 2014 · 6 Comments · In nora, preschoolers

Nora has been into all things “nah-nah” (that’s ballerina in Nora-speak) for a long time now.

Months ago, she found a random pair of those mary jane socks buried in the bottom of her drawer. You know the kind: They look like they have a pair of mary jane shoes painted on them. They make […]

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Swaddles & Itching

On January 8, 2014 · 21 Comments · In baby sleep habits, health and wellness, nora, vivienne

Yeah, two totally unrelated subjects.

First of all, I mentioned in Vivienne’s 5-month post that she is still rocking the swaddle. But unfortunately, the time has come—we need to ditch it. Last night, she rolled over in her swaddle about 30 minutes after I put her to bed. She was sleeping, but she fussed and […]

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The Magic of Christmas

On December 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In family, holidays, nora, vivienne

We made it.

The whirlwind of activity, shopping, wrapping, baking, cooking, crafting that led up to Christmas. We got through it. We had a pretty great Christmas, and now it’s over. I always feel a little sad, but also a little relieved.

Nora, on the other hand, is having a hard time coming to grips […]

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Dear Santa, Love Nora

On December 22, 2013 · 3 Comments · In holidays, nora

You guys! Is anybody still even reading? I think I’m trying to set a record low for number of blog posts in one month. Busy just doesn’t even begin to cover it. I can’t even believe that Christmas is two days away!

For a couple of years now, I’ve been sharing “Christmas wish lists” of […]

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Christmas Mail

On December 12, 2013 · 4 Comments · In family, holidays, nora, photography, product reviews, vivienne

Every year since Michael and I moved in together in 2005, we’ve sent out photo Christmas cards to family and friends. I think. And every year, our list gets longer and longer.

Back in the day, the card consisted of a nice photo of the two of us that we had snapped sometime during the […]

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