Body Image
During our infertility struggles I turned to food for a little bit and gained enough weight that my clothes didn’t fit any more. I started dieting/exercising. At my peak fitness, I was 21% body fat....
View ArticleOur birth story, 6 months late
So I was reviewing my blog and realized that I never shared Ava's birth story. I did events leading up to Ms. Ava's birth but never the actually birth. So here it is- the best to my recollection.We...
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Monday Snapshot
Happy Baby Poor baby has my complexion. Luckily she is super cute in hats! We had a good weekend just the two of us! Saturday, she took decent naps (1 hour naps) and then I dropped her off at...
View ArticleFatherhood
So last year this weekend Ben’s parents come to visit. It was also our 5thanniversary (June 16th) and during their stay we found out we were having a little girl. It was a week that has a special...
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MM Snapshot - Grocery Shopping
While Daddy was sleeping, Ava and I went grocery shopping. This was the first time she sat in the cart all by herself. It was so funny as soon as I put her in the seat she gripped the cart for dear...
View ArticleCurrent happenings in Kellyland
Monday morning in my morning trip to the car I dropped my phone and shattered the screen. I went to the ATT store at lunch and realized I had left my wallet in the diaper bag at home. Therefore, I...
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MM Snapshot-Lake
This weekend Ava and I went to the lake with some friends. We even spent the night on the houseboat. Ava loved the boat used to get to the cove where the houseboat was and loved the water. She dealt...
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Who do I look like
I always joked with Ben during the IVF procedures that we would still need a paternity test afterwards just to make sure she was his and there wasn't a mix up. Things you do to alleviate some...
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MM Snapshot - Nightly Routine
This week I am excited to be the Monday morning snapshot on PAIL Bloggers (a community resource for what comes next). Even though I do not post as often as I wish to on here. I get a lot of ideas...
View ArticleHere we go again
I have officially started studying for the CPA, again. Uuurrrggghhh. I just hope I can do it this time around. Before having Ava I had passed 3 out of the 4 parts, REG is a bitch. Then Ava came...
View ArticleThis momma isn't ready for this
As I was dropping Ava off at daycare today, her teachers mentioned that she will be walking soon. She pulls herself up on any and thing and everything and walking is just around the corner. Well,...
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Monday Snapshot - What is Daddy doing?
I tried hard to get a picture of Ava in her lawn chair but she was way too concerned about what Daddy was doing! As a side note- Daddy was cutting down trees around the house with a chainsaw. The trees...
View ArticleWater Fiasco
So yesterday our area had some crazy rain! Like not just raining cats and dogs but raining elephants and hippos too! Sometime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm, our basement got about 1-2 inches of water in...
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A mover and a shaker!
I can no longer take cute little baby pictures. Ava is fully mobile and eager to explore her world. Beware-all photos from this point on may cause motion sickness! Here is my blurry blue jean baby!
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MM Snapshot on Tuesday
MM Snapshot on Tuesday-well it is just one of those weeks. We were at the OBX last week! It was fun and hell all rapped up in one full week. Before I blog about our trip I wanted to give you a sneak...
View ArticleVacation equals Rest and Relaxation, right?
Family vacations are supposed to be relaxing with no deadlines, no bosses telling you to do, and all the happy go lucky shit. I had dreams of a nice relaxing vacation. I planned on walking...
View ArticleFinal Vacation 2013 Recap
I didn’t mention some of the highlights of my vacation last week. I really did have a good time in between the sick baby moments. I always enjoy Ben’s family and we get along great. I know I...
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MM Snapshout: Blowout
Sunday, I went to the movies with friends. We saw The Butler. I enjoyed the movie. Anyways, well I got a "free" afternoon, Ben and Ava hung out at the house. I did get a text message with the above...
View ArticleBudget crushers
Since having Ava, we can safely say our budget is tight, very tight. One of the many ways I feel we can save is on our groceries. We pay way too much for only three of us. For the past month, I...
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