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Heartbeat

Today was a normal appointment for me with the OB/GYN.  However, it turned out to be quite exciting.  I am at 10+ weeks and the heartbeat is usually consistently found somewhere around 12 weeks.  The lovely nurse at my doctor’s office was skilled enough to find the heartbeat today.  What an exciting sound.  I remember […]

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Mr. Mom

The past 36 hours or so at our house have been more than challenging.  Quin ended up with some sort of stomach bug that kept us home from church on Sunday.  This same crazy bug ended up hitting me at some point late Sunday evening and pretty much all night and into the day on […]

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Two Day

For those who might not know, today is two-day.  Ok, this day is really just a day that we celebrated as today is Quin’s second birthday.  I must admit that the day Quin was born I had absolutely no idea how he would change my life.  I wasn’t even sure what I would do with […]

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Does 1+1=3?

Most people say that 1+1=2.  I tend to agree.  Although when Rick and I were first married, some of his co-workers thought it would be funny to give us t-shirts that read 1+1=3.  We are happy to announce that this sort of math is true for us yet again.  Quin will have a baby brother […]

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$2.00 or Priceless?

What an interesting day it’s been.  We met our friend Jill to go to a couple of garage sales.  The idea was to all ride together in Jill’s minivan.  So we parked at her place, loaded up the van, and commenced our garage sale bargain hunting.  House 1 (of only 2):  We put the kids […]

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Quarterback Quin

I’m amazed at just how many things Quin has tried to throw recently.  I wish I could say that I am seeing signs of early football quarterbacking skills.  Alas, it is just the wonder of the toddler years.  Dear angelic Quin seems to be doing most of his throwing of all sorts of objects when […]

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The Pacifier

Quin is nearly 2 years old, and the pediatrician recommends that we wean him off his pacifier soon.  Apparently the dentists say it is harmful for proper tooth alignment or something like that.  The doctor even gave me a few strategies for trying to wean him off.  I have no trouble believing that the end […]

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McDonald’s Southern Style Chicken Sandwich

Ok, I know this is a poor subject for a post, but I needed something quick to get done, so here it is:  my first review.  What can I say?  I tried McDonald’s new southern style chicken sandwich tonight, since I had a free coupon.  I also needed an excuse not to cook.  (Rick has […]

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Universal Access

I guess I sometimes become programmed to think that my little toddler knows what he should and shouldn’t touch.  This evening after Rick had gone out for a meeting, I was going along with a somewhat normal routine.  I left to use the bathroom for just a few minutes, and when I came back into […]

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Farm Field trip

Today we went on a little field trip with our friends to the Springhouse Market and Farm.  http://www.springhousemarket.com/  We participated along with a local homeschool group since we were invited to join some friends that are part of the homeschool crowd.  It was informative to learn about the milking process at the farm.  Quin had an […]

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