Extreme Randomness

These last few nights have been rough. Waking up so frequently to feed Cate, I have a true understanding of why people choose formula and have that four hour schedule. Four hours of straight sleep would be incredible! However, when I set my mind to do something I have to do it. Just like how [...]

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Great News!

So I sat here worrying about the outcome of the steel mill meeting last night until Billy called me around 9 pm and said it was “great news!” I was so worried. Not only because I don’t want to start over from the bottom where we were 13 years ago when we first started out, [...]

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Did Too Much

Cabin fever had set in so I beseeched my husband to let me go out and to give me money! So we are broke because he is just getting vacation pay (without the extra tonnage of steel bonus pay) and he gave me his entire jar of change! Woo hoo, I thought. I cashed it [...]

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Procrastination

We are supposed to be painting the nursery right now. However, my husband has Cate on his chest and they were both sleeping hard.
I’m chatting with one of my favorite peeps.
Emma’s gone to Mary’s for big fun with Ethan and Sarah. Oh, Mary told me Tracy brought at big box of my clothes (she borrowed [...]

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One Week & 23 Months

That’s how old my babies are – Cate is one week old and Emma is 23 months old today. I can’t believe she’s almost two and I can’t believe a week has passed.
This week has sort of flown by. Today was busy. I let Janie take Emma this morning so she could have breakfast with [...]

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Random Pictures Taken Recently

Grandma & Emma read a book together

Pa holds Cate for only the third time – I don’t think he’s crazy about newborns –
Oh, and Marcela, if you’re reading this, that is Danae’s tiny pajamas you sent me – I thought they looked like doll clothes but she is tiny right now! It’s one of [...]

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Quiet Time

I fed Emma a PBJ and some “Dora” chicken noodle soup with some Ovaltine milk while I noshed on the same. Now it is NAP TIME. Ha! Not for me though.
Billy came back from the store today – we needed diapers – and was moaning about how much he spent. I had given him three [...]

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Meeting with Debbie the L.C.

Last night we went to bed late but then the baby only woke up once and I fed her really well and she went back to sleep and slept hard until maybe 9 am. Emma was picky and didn’t want much for breakfast. I’m running out of ideas of what to feed her for breakfast. [...]

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Peace & Quiet

Ha ha! Billy had to go to the grocery store this morning. I had him take Emma with him although he bitched and moaned that it would make the trip harder.
So Cate is sleeping peacefully beside me and I am enjoying the quiet house.
Last night wasn’t too bad. We watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless [...]

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More Pictures

I’m sooooo sleepy. . .
Cate was up a lot last night, I eventually caved and gave her a pacifier. My husband acted like it was harder on him! Ha! I was the one BEING a pacifier, but ok, whatever.
These were taken Monday when she was barely one day old.
Catherine Faith
Ooh!

Next to my BIG hand

Emma [...]

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