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10 months of Colette. She’s still our teeny girl

10 months of Colette. She’s still our teeny girl, hanging in the 7th percentile as usual. But don’t come at her with purées be she is not. Having. Them. She just likes food! She wants to do exactly what her brother is doing at all times and she did super well on her first road trip. She even sometimes sleeps through the night these days! 👏🏼She got 4 teeth in the last 2 weeks 🤪 and she pulls herself to standing like it’s nothing. We love her and it’s so fun to watch her personality come out more every day. I’ve said it before (and I’ll say it again), this age is my favorite. 💕 Swipe for what is now her well-established signature smile every month. 👉🏼

I missed national daughter day (did not know that

I missed national daughter day (did not know that was a thing) but seeing so many pictures of moms and daughters really made me think about what it means to me to have a daughter. ⁣
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When I was pregnant, I told someone I was having a girl and they responded “You’ll have a rich mans family.” I’d never heard the expression but it sounded like it was probably sexist, classist, and outdated. It just means one of each - a boy and a girl. ⁣
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While I think that expression is odd, it does feel special to have one of each. I said I would be thrilled no matter what (and I would have) but I’m so glad I have a daughter. ⁣
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Having kids has made me hyper aware of my values, actions, and word choice. It’s terrifying and beautiful, trying to become the best version of yourself as quickly as possible. Tiny humans are learning how to be in this world by watching you. You see the best and worst of yourself reflected back at you. ⁣
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As a woman, having a daughter has felt like it adds another layer to this responsibility. What a privilege! Life with two littles isn’t easy but I hope they both know how true it is when I tell them every day, “I feel so lucky to be your Mom.”

0/10 would not recommend cutting trim with a hand

0/10 would not recommend cutting trim with a hand saw on some cardboard. Sometimes all the tutorials show people using power tools for a reason. 🙈 #diynewbie⁣⁣
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These took forever and then they were done and I couldn’t decide on hardware. They didn’t turn out perfectly (and I still wish they had cane but I couldn’t find cane in stock anywhere!) but I like them and they were a good quarantine project. It was nice to try to create something useful and beautiful in these uncertain times. Plus, coming in at under $100 for both including all paint and hardware, they were a bargain! 👏🏼⁣
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Original dressers were unfinished @ikeausa Rast dressers I bought off FB marketplace.

Our 2020 in one photo.

Our 2020 in one photo.

Our first baby turned 8 today. Please enjoy this s

Our first baby turned 8 today. Please enjoy this slideshow of a collection of my favorites from the album on my phone called “Archie Loves Throw Pillows”. He is absurd and has no idea he is a dog and we love him for it. I think we can all agree that I’m completely justified in buying him another throw pillow or two from Studio McGee’s fall Target collection, as he clearly enjoys them. I’d get him a dog bed but he’d be like, “who is that for?” as he climbed on the couch. 😆 We love you Snoop. Happy birthday.

My first day as an actual soccer Mom. ⚽️ Ben l

My first day as an actual soccer Mom. ⚽️ Ben loved it so much that he refused to take his jersey off and is now sleeping in it. He also repeatedly pointed at other kids and said “Look, kids!” because he hasn’t really seen a kid his age since March. So yeah, we’re probably coming out of this pandemic (eventually) a little weird. 🤪

9 months of Colette. She crawls, copies the sounds

9 months of Colette. She crawls, copies the sounds we make to her, is working on her wave, and today she pulled herself up to standing. I know you aren’t supposed to compare your kids but we had a preemie first. Having a term baby has been wild. It feels like she’s doing things at lightning speed. She has the most pleasant demeanor and she’s so smiley. ⁣I love this age and I wish I could pause time with her (except I also wish it was a year from now and everyone is vaccinated and we get to do normal life again, you know? You know. I know you know. 😉) 👉🏼 Swipe to watch her grow. I love this project.

Colette hasn’t really been in public anywhere si

Colette hasn’t really been in public anywhere since the beginning of March. I forgot how people make comments about babies that you can hear but like, they aren’t talking to you. You know? It’s kind of weird. As we walked (socially distant) across the beach we heard comments from nearly every group we passed about how much hair she has. Yup, she’s got hair. I’m never really sure how to respond or what to do but I can’t imagine our girl looking any other way. 😍💕

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