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Baby Essentials: White Noise Machines

You’d never know, but my tiny baby loathes sleeping. He wants to party all night and all day.  That cute little yawn you see below?  Don’t be fooled. I swear – if I didn’t know I was exclusively breastfeeding, I’d be nervous the kid was pounding 5 Hour Energy Drinks like it was the water from […]

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Thumb Sucking, The Good, The Bad, and the Cute

Itty Bitty has a new best friend: His left thumb. He has been sucking his thumb for over two months now, and I’ve heard several reactions. Thumb sucking, oddly enough, has turned out to be quite the divisive subject among parents.  Some think it’s cute and useful for self soothing. Whereas others have told me […]

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Apple Picking and Tasting {vlog}

We had an autumnal adventure this weekend – apple picking for the first time as a family! Tall Dad and I sampled all of the different apple available. Some tasted fantastic raw, whereas others didn’t pass the taste-test.  We found out afterwards that some apples are better baked than raw…oops! Well now we know! What’s […]

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Like Father Like Son {video}

Who knew my uterus  yeap, thats a diagram of a uterus. was a flux capacitor…. they do kinda look the same shape though…right? Turns out, my pregnant belly was more like a time machine – back to 1983!    Why?   Because, aside from the few freckles on his cheeks, And the squinty eyes when he […]

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I'm As Sullen As Edward Cullen

Sorry that I haven’t written in a while. I’ve been dealing with a severe lack of sleep. Seriously, you should see the amount of concealer that I need to wear under my eyes to make myself halfway presentable. It’s disgusting. I feel like Joan Rivers on a bad surgery day.Ugh. It’s been getting bad lately. […]

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My Rhode Show Search For A Star #SFAS Experience

Two years ago, I auditioned for The Rhode Show’s Search For A Star competition.  The winner would get the job of a lifetime – a year on live TV as a morning co-host on our local CBS affiliate.  It’s a highly publicized and sought after position, and people try out from all over the country. […]

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Our First Summer BBQ As A Family

Barbeque, beers, wiffleball and tossing around the pig skin. Many of my college friends have gotten together for several years to enjoy one another’s company at Colt State Park – a gorgeous *free* state park by the bay. But this year, it was a little different. Or, should I say, a tiny different. This year, […]

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Hair's Worst Nightmare – A 4 Month Old Baby

My four month old tiny baby has a pincer-like grasp that would put cranky Maine lobsters to shame. Remember those toys we played with as kids – the Chinese finger traps? They’ve got nothing on my kid. But it was only after that my hair fell victim to his tiny vice-like hands that I learned […]

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MY 10 FAV APPS FOR PREGNANCY

I’m a total tech lover, so my iPhone needed to be pimped out during my pregnancy. Believe it or not, there are already over 1,000 apps geared towards pregnant women. I spent hours trying some out, and have since whittled down the list to my few favorites 🙂 1. My Days – Period & Ovulation […]

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