Non-Camera Randomness

I still do not have my new camera. So I have been camera-less for days now. Actually, enough days that I can count it by weeks, but I won't.Jayce's face below sums up how I feel completely. But I can't write a blog without pictures included, so these are from a few weeks ago.When I first realized that I would be without a camera for several days and was freaking out about it, Chris informed me, in a very informative husbandly way, "Erin, it's...

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Out With Dad

Last month I emailed a friend who has 2 children with the same age difference as mine. Her youngest is about 8 months old, so she has had a bit more time to get used to her new setup. I asked, "How long does it take until it gets easier?" When she wrote back she informed me, kindly, that it doesn't get easier. "But you get better at managing the chaos. You also figure out a routine that helps you to manage both kids at the same time, and it...

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Hannah's Airy Vintage Nursery

I have been talking about Hannah's nursery for months now it seems. I didn't mean to drag it out, it's just that "Operation Nursery" came to a screeching halt once I was put on bed rest, and stayed there during the haze of the newborn phase. But now it is finished and I am so pleased.Allow me to take you on a short tour.The RoomMy favorite thing about Hannah's room is that it gets the most beautiful soft light, and with the light gray walls it...

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Preschool Part 2: The Reality

We took Jayce over to school for what I thought was an open house, but it ended up being a mini-school day.We met up with one of his little buddies right away.  They were so cute, they had just hugged when I took this picture!  (Now, granted, it was on at the suggestion of the moms, but still they did it!  There will be a day where they are too cool to hug their friends, but this was not the day.)It was really busy once we got to the...

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Pre School Part 1: Just Thoughts

Yesterday, Jayce had his first day at preschool.  I wrote this blog post on Monday, because I want to get my pre-preschool thoughts out there before we dove into this in the first place.  I meant to write about this last week, but remember that thing I said about never being able to blog about the current week anymore?  Or perhaps you remember me saying how last week was rather stressful and Jayce wouldn't nap for me?  Both of...

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