Monthly Archives: November 2011

Things I will miss about being pregnant

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Stephanie

<Note I started this post while pregnant and last edited it on Sept. 14th, which was about 7 days before Mia was born.  I had planned to publish it before the Bean/Mia arrived.> The other day, a friend said, “What … Continue reading →

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Grateful

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Stephanie

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I have so much to be thankful for!  I won’t even try to list everything…but here are two at the top of my list: Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

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Thumbs up

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Stephanie

Mia is growing fast!  She is almost 9 weeks old and we’re delighted at watching her grow.  Every day, she is more and more alert.  On Sunday, she was definitely deliberately communicating with Aaron.  It was the coolest exchange to … Continue reading →

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Baby, its cold outside!

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Stephanie

Baby, its cold outside! And we have just the thing to keep our baby warm: First, we ordered the 3-month size because we thought she would need room to grow into it.  But that was ridiculously large.  So we returned … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Granny and Grammy

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Stephanie

We’ve been lucky to have both our mothers in town for a good visit with Mia.  Both Granny (Aaron’s mom) and Grammy (my mom) were amazingly helpful.  They did dishes, cleaned our house, did laundry, cooked, and provided great support … Continue reading →

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Lovely girl

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Stephanie

A couple photos of our little goose… More to come soon: we have been enjoying visits from grandmothers, and more happy alert time almost every day.  Mia is growing fast and keeping us busy.  Hope you all are well!

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The Condensed Version: Mia’s birth

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Stephanie

Apparently, I need quite a bit of time to get all these stories written down.  And I’ve had many inquiries about our recent experiences (from those of you who haven’t already heard), which I alluded to in a previous blog.  … Continue reading →

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