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So yeah ... it has been a while. A very long while. I need to work on that. In the meantime, it seems everyone cleaned their closets over Labor Day, including me! I have lots of hardly worn, many...

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Happy Mardi Gras from New Orleans! I feel about Mardi Gras the way I know most people feel about Christmas: I can't wait for it to get here, I love everything about the season and then I'm sad wh...

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We celebrated Thatcher's birthday last weekend since this weekend is Mardi Gras. He absolutely loved his party, and it didn't take a ton of time or effort from me - win win! The girls at Sweet Bi...

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Several of you have asked me how the transition from 1 to 2 has gone, and I shared my thoughts on that earlier today over on the New Orleans Moms Blog . It can be summed up with two words: it's h...

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This past weekend we decided to take the kids to a parade after a friend's birthday party. I was pretty nervous about taking Hadley since she detests the car seat and stroller, but we decided to ...

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I've been wanting to compare pictures of these two for a while, so I am glad that a friend asked me to! What do you all think? I definitely see some similarities in them, and there are moments wh...

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So I have been the world's worst blogger. I could make excuses about how both kids got RSV and we were at the ER on Christmas Eve, how 2 under 2 is non-stop and no joke or how I've been busy with...

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"Enjoy the little things, for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things."  -Robert Brault

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Even though life is beyond crazy right now, I was determined to keep up with the monthly updates because we love looking at them and remembering what our little man was up to at each stage. It's ...

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We are so thrilled to welcome Hadley Jayne to our family! She was born on Monday, November 26 at 9:22am after a very quick (as in I hardly got an epidural) labor. She is 6 pounds, 12 ounces of sw...

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We have had a fabulous holiday weekend and are officially ready for both the holidays and Hadley's arrival! My "nesting" has been out of control (the husband would likely call it crazy), but the ...

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As many of you probably know, today is World Prematurity Day . Today one of my dear friends Emily is sharing her story about her daughter's fight  and how her faith was reaffirmed througho...

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This morning over on New Orleans Moms Blog , we have something really exciting going on: 40 gift ideas and giveaways! While some of them are specific to New Orleans, a lot of them would make grea...

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It's craziness to me that in 3 months Thatcher will be 2. He is so much fun right now and I really wish we could press pause and capture all of the hilarity that is this age (minus the tantrums o...

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To say that Thatcher has caught onto - and enjoys - this whole Halloween thing would be a huge understatement! While he wasn't totally crazy about his Cookie Monster outfit the first time he wore...

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Last night Thatcher and his girlfriend Lillian had a date at Boo at the Zoo. We got there early, which was definitely smart because by the time we left it was - well - a zoo. They had a lot of fu...

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A few weeks ago when the husband was out of town for work, Thatcher referred to his shampoo bottle as "ba-dop-a-dop." I thought I mis-heard him, so I asked him a few times, "what is this?" And ev...

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How does this happen in one year?!? We can't believe how quickly our little guy is growing up! It reminds you to really soak up every minute of every day because before you know...

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I can't believe that in four short months we will have a 2 year old! That is just nuts to me. We've been super busy these past few weeks with work, life, finishing up house projects and my "night...

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It's hard to believe that I am already 30 weeks! Thatcher was born a week early, and even though that doesn't necessarily mean anything, it's sort of a reality check that Hadley could be here in ...

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Last night the husband and I attended parents' night at Thatcher's school. I have to admit, it was so awkward to me at first - I had this moment of "is this really my life?!?" I mean, I am 31. We...

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I can't believe that Thatcher is closer to 2 than 1. How the heck did THAT happen?!? He is so much fun these days, talking (and climbing) up a storm. It's been a total language explosion in our h...

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To say that the past week has been crazy would be an understatement. It all started on Saturday, August 25 when a storm by the name of Isaac took over the New Orleans news. Weather forecasters we...

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Thatcher was so excited to cheer on the Saints yesterday! Ok, so in all reality he had no idea what was going on, but he definitely looked cute! If everyone could please say a prayer for our...

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It is almost impossible to believe that Thatcher is a year and a half old! That is just insanity to me. Today was his first day back at school, and he was so excited to see all of his friends. He...

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