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Thank You For Paying It Forward!

Going out to eat with an baby/toddler is hard. JJ is 9 months old, and he is starting to HATE car seats, walkers, and high chairs. He wants freedom! Haha. Anyways, this makes it really difficult to take him out to eat sometimes. It’s like Russian Roulette Baby Edition! You either get a chill child […]

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Nine Month Update: Getting Bigger And Smarter!

This past Sunday (the 19th), my little JJ turned 9 months old! There have been so many changes from 8 months to 9 months. It is just so insane how fast babies grow. I swear I just had a newborn, and now I am chasing a soon to be toddler around the house. He seriously […]

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Always Look On The Bright Side

Let’s be honest, some days are better than others. Life is full of wonderful views from the mountain tops and dark moments in the valley. Last Monday was a perfect representation of that. There were so many ups and downs during that day to make anyone go nuts. That day I learned not to ever […]

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Super Easy Chicken Enchiladas!

This recipe that I am about to share with you is super special to me. For as long as I can remember, my grandma Lynda has always made Sunday lunch for the whole family EVERY Sunday. She even packs us to-go boxes for us to take home leftovers when we leave. Anyways, this is one […]

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JJ’s First Haircut!

JJ has always had so much hair. I remember in his last ultrasound when I was 38 weeks pregnant with him (the day I was induced), and you could even see his hair in the ultrasound picture! When JJ was born, I was surprised at how much hair he actually had. I was bald until […]

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My Goals For 2020!

I’m going to be completely honest with you, I have never kept a New Year’s resolution. My motivation goes away by the second week into the year, and there I am acting like I never made any resolutions to begin with. Isn’t that how everyone is though? One year I wanted to exercise everyday and […]

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2019 Reflections!

I can’t believe that we just said goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020! This year has been full of triumphs, trials, sickness, health, and much more. Last night I enjoyed having a friend over to visit for a while. She loves playing with JJ. We used to be coworkers, and after 2 years of […]

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A Very Special Christmas!

This Christmas was so chaotic, fun, and special in so many ways! First of all, everyone was healthy, and that is such a blessing this time of year. Also this was our first Christmas as a family of three in our own house! Last year was still great, but I was 6 months pregnant with […]

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Our Trip to Myrtle Beach

This past weekend meant so much to me. Every year for as long as I can remember, my family has gone to Myrtle Beach in November or December every year. It has always been such a special tradition for us, but this year it was extra special! It used to just be my mom, dad, […]

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My Christmas List: JJ’s Perspective!

Lately I have had lots of family and friends to ask me what to get JJ for Christmas! I will definitely appreciate anything given to me or my son for Christmas because it shows that people care about us, but I would like to share a small list of gift ideas of things that JJ […]