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14 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 84

October 28, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

I had lessons 1 through 10 done this morning. But then I set the boys (including Lenny) free with knives and other sharp tools — not even with blog fodder in mind. Promise. Lesson #1: When the kids wake up and decide to make their own breakfast, it seems like an awesome idea. That is […]

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Where Have I Been?

July 5, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

In case you missed the big announcement, I started blogging over at Disney Baby this week. Crazy, right? I’m thrilled to be a part of the team and love that it gives me time to focus on being a mom of a baby. (Step aside, boys, it’s Pink’s turn in the spotlight.) Though I’ll be […]

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The “D” Word

June 4, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 19 Comments

Typically, when you hear the word “delayed”, you think frustration, inconvenience, annoyance. A flight that’s hours behind schedule. A package that didn’t arrive in time. A lunch date that never came to be. But when you’re a parent, and that word is used in context of your baby, you can’t think.

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, Disney Baby, Mom Musings Tagged With: challenge, child development, Disney Baby, gross motor delay, milestones, struggles

A Baby and a Boy

May 31, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

Having a baby the third time around, you might think that each milestone would be a little less, well, milestone-ish. But in a funny way, it’s all the more poignant. You have new measures for how quickly time goes, so you want to hold on a bit longer to each moment. To each itty-bitty babyism.

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Capturing Baby’s First Year in Photos

May 21, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

Six years ago when Big was born, I would spend hours sitting around playing with him and capturing every little coo, yawn and ah-ha moment. He had my undivided attention and I have the full hard drive to prove it. Then came Little, and there were fewer photo shoots. Especially solo. So when Pink was […]

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