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Splash

On September 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In nora

Last Saturday, we went to my sister-in-law’s house to celebrate our nephew’s 6th birthday. Nora totally loves parties—particularly kids’ birthday parties—these days, so she was in her element all day. Kids to play with? Junk food to eat? A “princess dress” to wear? Yes, she was loving it.

She even got to try her hand […]

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Nora, You’re a Firework

On August 27, 2013 · 7 Comments · In nora

Nora very rarely shows anyone—except for us, of course—her true colors.

At home, she’s spirited, loud, and talkative. We can’t get her to shut up, really, which is funny considering we were so worried about her lack of speech last year. She’s a performer; she loves to make us laugh. But bring someone else into […]

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Quiet Chaos

On August 21, 2013 · 5 Comments · In family, nora, vivienne

Things have been quiet around here.

The blog, I mean. Life has been decidedly NOT quiet. I mean, I sit around the house a lot—with a baby attached to me half the time, it seems—but somehow, the days still fly by. I start off each day with good intentions, with a mental list of things […]

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The Big Sister

On August 12, 2013 · 5 Comments · In nora, vivienne

The timing of Vivienne’s birth couldn’t have been better if we had planned it. I mean, my water broke and we were able to eat breakfast with Nora, leave the house as we normally would on any given weekday, drop her off at daycare… and go to the hospital to have a baby. And […]

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Vivienne’s Preview Photos

On August 11, 2013 · 9 Comments · In family, nora, vivienne

Last Wednesday morning, we had a photographer come to our house to take newborn photos of Vivienne, plus some family pics. It was a fun, but exhausting, photo shoot. It’s a lot of work to get newborns AND toddlers to cooperate. I was totally sweating the entire time, and the photographer was here for about […]

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