Last week I wrote about my friend Kami Bigler whose sweet baby Afton Jean passed away after being born too soon at 26 weeks and 13 ounces. It’s been a trying time for Kami and her family, but the online community has rallied around them with love and support. It’s been a heartrendingly beautiful thing to watch, strangers from around the world sending love and prayers while the Biglers have had to do the unthinkable and bury a child. A fund…
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Happy Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’m taking the day off to spend time with my family. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year. There’s no pressure for gifts, no celebration of gluttony {except maybe the gluttony of all the food in mah belly}, nowhere to go but on the couch next to the fireplace with a game of Monopoly. I promise you though, while I’m eating pumpkin cheesecake pie today I’m also stashing away a little love for…
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I write a weekly column for BabyCenter‘s Momformation blog, and today I wrote a little something about my dear friend Kami Bigler. She’s the proud new mother of a micro-preemie baby girl, Afton Jean Bigler, born 2 days ago at the tiny birth-weight of 12.7 ounces. She was born way too soon. About 3 1/2 months too soon, in fact. Kami and her sweet family can use any and all support you have right now. If you have any well…
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I am filled to the brim with gratitude every single day I get to wake up alive. Really. I’m grateful for the simple things in life: hot showers, massages, chiropractors, heating pads, indoor gyms, the invention of diet Dr Pepper, pebble ice. I could go on and on about the things I’m grateful for; instead I’m going to focus on one thing: My gratitude for friends. My girlfriends are my lifeblood. There aren’t enough words in the English language to…
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Even though my pregnancy was less than standard, my labor (thankfully) was as smooth as silk. I pushed for less than twenty minutes while my family congregated just outside the delivery room door, but when my daughter arrived she didn’t make a sound. Of course I was terrified something had gone horribly wrong. For several minutes there was absolute silence while I cried and looked frantically from face to face, hoping for some sign of an answer from one of…
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I told you last week Viktor was headed in for surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. He had the surgery, he’s in recovery, and I’M still in bed, recovering from playing nursemaid. Turns out all those jell-o and ice runs are a little exhausting. For me at least, Viktor feels just fine. I was terrified for Viktor going into surgery. I’ve been under the knife enough times to know the risk, and to be worried with him/for him/by him/about…
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I know it’s early, but I’m ready to talk about Thanksgiving. Sharing gratitude. Being full of thanks. Especially since it’s cold and officially Fall in Utah. It’s hard for my children to fully grasp the concept of Thanksgiving past The Pilgrims + The Indians. In fact, it’s really hard for them to see past the turkey and pumpkin pie. I personally get a little weepy every Thanksgiving, so full am I of thanks for everything in my life. I have…
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There are a million and one amazing things on the interwebz, many of them made by amazing friends with mad skills. Here’s a Halloween round up of absolute fun for everyone. Get excited, get very excited. Poison bath oil party favors from Hostess with the Mostess Pumpkin cream cheese spread from This Week for Dinner Aged Halloween potion bottles from Make and Takes Don’t be a sexy panda for Halloween from Joy the Baker How to pumpkin face mask from…
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Looking for a few last minute ideas for a Halloween party this weekend? I’ve got your back. Need some treats for your: co-workers, roommates, kids classroom? Did and done. Treat bags for Halloween Pumpkin craft for Halloween And: How to make caramel apples How to make easy ghost suckers Have a safe + fun Halloween weekend!
