tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823016578147995582024-03-06T15:02:01.877-05:00a peachtree city lifea ptc lifeclaire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.comBlogger638125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-67294189637898629162016-05-13T14:27:00.002-04:002016-05-13T14:27:30.252-04:00Our Home.(Forgive me if you've already seen this post below - blogger is being super weird for me)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">If you've been reading for a while, you'll remember we've been planning this move for basically five years. When we bought in peak-cost 2007, we originally thought we'd be in this house for five years max. Then the recession came crashing in shortly after. Plans were changed. We couldn't have left this house unless we mailed the keys into the bank and walked away. For an impatient planner like myself, this was unpleasant.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>But I'm so grateful we were forced to be patient. </b></span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I found myself changing, our collective perspective changing. I began to see this house less as a stepping stone and more so a place that deserved and insisted that we make it our home. This wasn't a transient stop onto something else. This is where we were to put down our roots. To grow our marriage and grow our family. </span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Despite my best worst intentions those first few years, this house became our home, that we have loved deeply and where we have lived well. </span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Those years that we first saw as "stuck" in our house due to forces we couldn't control were a refining period in our lives. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We learned to live more simply, initially out of necessity and later out of choice. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I have learned to be a wife here. And a mother. I have learned to be a grownup here. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">This home marked the start of our lives together, Tony and I. We looked at one house, this house, and decided it was ours. We drove a cargo van from our college homes an hour away, bringing our few pieces of hand-me-down furniture and a few suitcases worth of clothes. Tony bought a huge TV and I insisted on a real bed. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">If this house's walls could talk, they would reminisce about the mere babies we once were, eight years ago. About our naivete, our youth, our hope and our determination to make a life together. They would probably tsk at the memory of me yelling over and over that I hated this house, my anger misplaced, the house a scapegoat for my disillusionment over what it meant to be a grown up, chasing dreams you didn't care to chase anymore.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This house would smile at the memories of us changing, of job changes and heart changes. I hope it would beam proudly at the changes we made to the house itself, fixing her up and pouring love into her. The shift was subtle, it would say, but somewhere along the years, this became our home, our center.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We brought our babies home to this house. Over the past almost four years, this house has been my office, my daily life. We've fed and changed and rocked and played with two happy kids here. They race cars and baby doll strollers down the narrow hallway. The toys spill from the rooms into the living room. The whole house is their playroom.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">I love this house. We are making the choice to move - this is a positive turn, an exciting milestone. We are moving not out of necessity, but purely because we are ready to move on, and yet... And yet. My excitement and anticipation in the new is equally mingled with a nostalgic sense of loss, each sentiment equal and neither diminishing the truth of the other.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thank you, little house. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">For your shelter, for your warmth, for your quiet soil that allowed us to grow, to bloom. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm planning a much less sappy post with before & after shots of all of the rooms, for my digital scrapbook. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we planned on listing our house this spring, and have been working over the past year on all of the little fix-ups we knew we needed to do - all things that kept me busy and had me kicking myself for not doing them sooner! I painted so much trim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we found a house we loved sooner than expected and put in an offer. In the meantime, we were able to sell our house without needing to list it (woo! huge blessing!). Then... we backed out of the other house due to some significant issues found during the inspection. So, our house is still being sold... and there is NO inventory out there really for the size/price we are looking for. I check Zillow roughly 1,000 times a day. Houses are being snapped up within days of listing, so we have to be on it. I am hoping so hard that a house shows up soon - or we are going to have to get creative. :)) It's all very first-world-problem-ish, and I am so grateful we have the liberty of making this transition at all. Let me know if you have any hot leads on a house in the small town of Peachtree City, GA ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">((Update! We have a house! More to come))</span></span></span>claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-90745451514488276252016-05-13T14:21:00.000-04:002016-05-13T14:21:19.268-04:00Last Day of School<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, it's summer. (insert mixed emotions emoji here)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />I think it will be a good one. We have a lot going on, so I hope it won't seem too stagnant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, my kids grew (who knew!) between the first day and the last day of school. I love a good comparison, so here ya go:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just like last year, it's Harper's legs that make her look so much older. She's in the goofy stage where she cannot muster a true smile for a photo - she's always trying way too hard, or moving. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And little Quinnie - she couldn't even walk on the first day! Now she won't stop :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love these little sisters so so so so much! </span><br />
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<br />claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-67670528922938784892016-04-01T07:00:00.000-04:002016-04-01T13:48:38.765-04:00Easter SnapsMy children are SO BIG. It's impossible to believe.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2015 - you are nearly over, and like the rest of the world, that is making me nostalgic and reflective. This was a pretty good year overall. I usually look to the blog to be my reminder of the highlights of the year, but since that would be ineffective this year, I have to use my brain. Challenging. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a good year for me personally because, much like the year after the year Harper was born, this year was the year after Quinn was born (confusing) and once the baby carrying and birthing and breastfeeding year were done, it was nice to feel like I could become myself again and settle into a routine. I felt like I got that this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tony got a promotion in April and it shook our family life up significantly - he went from pretty flexible, mostly work in the field or from home hours, to a commute into Atlanta with regular work hours and one late night a week. It took a while for all of us to adjust, but we did, and we've found a rhythm. We became better informed on Harper's sensory processing issues, which was both a relief and a new challenge. Summer was one big frazzled mess for me, as we navigated potty training that took well over 3 months. Quinn started walking and saying words and being a cute little maniac. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fall was a welcome relief and both kiddos started back to school (Harper twice a week, Quinn one day). Harper and Quinn play together so well* now, it's so fun to see and encourage. <i>(*well implies that they do it, not that it's always happy interaction. Quinn picked up a hitting habit from her sister. Oy.)</i> December was punctuated by a sad event when my sweet and beloved Grammy passed away. We spent 3 full - separate trip - weeks in Tennessee with my family between the holidays and the funeral, which was certainly bittersweet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to make New Years resolutions. I had to go back in the blog archives to see what 2015's resolution was - and apparently I didn't blog about it so I have no idea what it was. Let's just say I nailed it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've taken many approaches in the past, from a detailed bucket list type thing to a one word goal. I was thinking for this year about the areas of my life where I wanted to focus, and one word sprang to mind. I wasn't trying to find "my word" but it just came to me. So here it is - it's a word, but there are lots of words and layers under it - typical Claire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Invest. I want to invest in 3 key areas of my life, none of which have anything to do with money, I promise :) They are all of equal weight, but I'll form them like concentric circles, starting in and moving out. I'm deep like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+Myself - Just like a typical stay at home mom to say she wants to invest in herself. ;) But I do. I'm definitely not a stereotypical self-sacrificing, put myself last kind of person, so I'm not terrible at this already. But I want to work to improve myself to be a better wife, mom, and friend. There are lots of areas for this, but one I've decided to focus on is running. (wait, what?). I randomly started running this summer one evening because I didn't have time to go to the gym. I have NEVER been a runner. CAPITAL NEVER. I ran one mile and realized I could do it without stopping. I was floored. So I did it again. And again. And then tried a 5k distance, and could do it without stopping. I was still floored. I've made it up to doing 5 miles consistently, max of 6 so far, and I'm still shocked every time I get home all red-faced and disgustingly sweaty and amazingly triumphant. I never thought I could change such an inherent inevitable part of myself and become something different. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to become a runner (am I already? I don't know the rules!). Yes, the fitness part helps. But mostly to prove to myself that I can. I'm going to run a <b>half marathon</b> in the fall. (ahhhhhh!). It's terrifying and right now I have no idea how I'm going to do it. But I'm going to. I need to step my running game up and go more frequently, and obviously, further. This takes energy and effort and non-laziness, which are challenges in themselves, but it takes an investment of time, which is my biggest scarcity most days. (for the record, I refuse to push a stroller while running - I selfishly want it to be MY THING! also, heavy). But running makes me a happier person, so I'm going to invest in that goal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+My marriage - Tony and I have always had a great marriage. We are both low key and on the same page about so many things. We are a team and don't expect crazy things from each other (he might disagree with that statement). Pre-kids it was easy, of course. Even after Harper was born, it was different, but still easy. But throw 2 kids in the mix, one who takes a lot of mental energy to parent and one who is a new toddler tornado, add in a job with longer hours and a commute and we've discovered it's a lot harder. Apathy is the devil, you know? Once the kids are in bed, we're spent. Me from wrangling them all day, him from going straight from a busy job day to an hour in the car to dinner and bedtime routines, and there's little energy left for each other. I can totally see now why people say you have to work at a marriage. We've discovered that and have certainly done a pretty good job navigating it all, but I want to prioritize Tony more this year and carve out more time for us together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you go. The circles could keep expanding outward- to friends to community, etc. But I just really want to invest in relationships that matter. I don't want to be biding my time, but instead really living and soaking it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's be honest - Quinn going one day a week is really for me. But I do think it's important than she gets to socialize outside her family and experience care from adults beyond Tony and I. They say she is just the sweetest and quiet and easy going. That's Quinn for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> She will give you a super serious face, like above, pretty much all of the time. But give her a chance to check you out and observe all she can and she opens up with so much sweetness.</span><br />
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<br />claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-9838991709224104602015-09-20T22:54:00.000-04:002015-09-20T22:54:03.189-04:00Life-Giving Comfort<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm well overdue for a <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/p/our-harper-was-born-with-unilateral.html" target="_blank">Clubfoot Files</a> post! Truth is, it's such a small part of our lives now that I don't have much to talk about. I do want to do a 'big girl bed' post - so look for that sometime. However, I did want to write a little post about perspective, specifically to those clubfoot parents who might stumble across this while reading my older posts on the subject. And I guess it's a good message for anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, our church has been doing a message series called In the Meantime (<a href="http://meantimeseries.org/" target="_blank">here </a>if you are so inclined). The premise is that sometimes we are faced with challenges in life where things are just kinda crappy for a while - maybe months or years or even the rest of our lives. You aren't going to work your way out of it, whatever it may be - basically something that you just need to endure and find a way to do so without losing hope or giving up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It brought to mind a few struggles we've gone through in our family. I should say, it also brought to mind some really powerful, heartbreaking circumstances experienced by others we know, and our problems certainly pale in comparison.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />But I thought of clubfoot. We couldn't change it when we first found out. We couldn't work or study or pray or wish our way out of it. Our daughter was going to be born with clubfoot. Simple as that. It seemed like such an insurmountable burden at the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, you can go back to some of my other <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/p/our-harper-was-born-with-unilateral.html" target="_blank">posts </a>about it to see that we soon realized that we were blessed - yes, blessed - that it was <i>just a foot</i>! A fixable foot! There are so many other evils in the world - a foot is not such a big deal and treatment is so very possible. And of course now we are at the smooth-sailing part of treatment where we're almost done and the burdens of early treatment feel like worlds away. It's easy to gloss over it all at this point. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But today's part of the series, especially, hit home in a real way for me. During struggles, it's so easy to ask "why?" - why did this happen? why did God put this on us? what is the point of this? - and really, there's no easy answer. But one of the ways we can view our hardships, instead of trying to figure out why, is to see it through the lens that the challenges we face put us in a unique position to comfort someone else who is going through a similar challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When thinking this post through in my head, I worried it would come across as self-congratulatory or arrogant - so please don't read it as such. It's so not what I'm going for. But I want to say that I have received so so so many emails over the past three years from parents who have just found out their baby will or does have clubfoot. They get the scary news and they start googling. My blog shows up and they read my <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/p/our-harper-was-born-with-unilateral.html" target="_blank">Clubfoot Files</a> posts. So many wonderful and kind and inspiring strangers have taken the time to sit down and write me emails - to tell me their stories and ask questions or seek advice - and usually, to say that my words have given them some measure of comfort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part of the series today talked about how our ability to comfort others going through similar struggles is life-giving to both the one receiving the comfort and to us too through the act of giving comfort. I feel so much joy when I receive those emails from parents. I hurt for their sorrow and worry and fear, but I feel so honored to be able to help take even one tiny bit of their grief from them. I always forward those emails for Tony to read and I always make sure to sit down at the actual computer when I have a good chunk of time to reply. I take them so seriously. Because what I couldn't see three years ago, I can see now. God has used Harper's story and our part in it for the good of others. Our struggles have enabled us to help others going through that very same struggle. And for me at least, that makes it worth it. That gives it purpose and meaning in a way that a "why" question never could.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I (we!) am (are!) uniquely able to provide this comfort to other clubfoot parents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're reading this and you are in the clubfoot trenches, so to speak, it may be impossible to see any good that could come out of it. To see any reason why or purpose to the pain. And maybe you won't see the good for a long, long time. I was lucky enough to have a (albeit small!) platform that was this blog at the time, and I was able to write those posts in a cathartic way that has happened to bring comfort to others. You don't need a blog. But you never know who you might be able to comfort in a time of need. You might be a spark of hope for a new parent one year or twenty years down the road, probably in a setting where you least expect it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We received comfort from the active bloggers at the time who also wrote about clubfoot, who were living it right then. But we also received comfort from the seriously at least 20 random people who told us "oh yeah, my _____ had clubfoot too ___ years ago and she's totally fine!" We had barely heard of it before our diagnosis and then we hear from so many others who have experience with it and hope sparked in our heart that this wasn't as scary or unknown as it seemed.</span><br />
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<br />claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-33179423143877698032015-09-16T15:39:00.002-04:002015-09-16T15:39:25.542-04:00Old McQuinnie's Farm<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've given up on the notion of only blogging when I have the time to write an elaborate post on something important. Not going to happen. But I want to update on bigger life events here, with mostly photos, for my own life-chronicling purposes. Just fyi :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn turned ONE this past August. It's crazy how quickly her first year went by. I know all parents say that... but man. It just flew. Although it <i>doesn't</i> seem like "just yesterday" when she was born - in fact, it seems forever ago and I feel like I can't remember a time when she wasn't this toothy, giggly, mischievous little crawler who was into anything and everything. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel like it has been so much easier to see the forest for the trees with this second child. Little hiccups in sleep schedules and feeding and milestones and all that were just not as big of a deal, and I can much more readily appreciate the awesomeness that is the One Year Stage. She's just so stinking fun right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, on to the party! Like I've always done, we had a very small family party at Tony's parents' house (<i>perk of two summer babies - endless pool parties! built in entertainment!</i>). Some Pinterest thing gave me the idea to do a farm party, and since one of the kids' fave toys is a little barn/farm animals set - I knew I had half of the decor already. So fun to decorate just because I want to make things and because it will make us happy - not to impress hoards of party guests, but just us. I like being creative so this was all for me. OH yeah, and Quinn. :) Happy medium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My fave way to do invites for these little parties is to use a photo, and then add words in Photoshop and print them as 4x6 photo prints for like $.09 at Walgreen's. It's easier than real invites, especially when you just need a few. The petting zoo at the Atlanta Zoo served as our backdrop for the invite photo - until the workers fussed at us for having a baby sitting near a semi-domesticated animal with no shoes on (oops.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used toys for decorations, and with some scrapbook paper, burlap, and stickers, I jazzed up the food table. Nothing fancy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dirt cups because uh well... there's dirt on a farm? And... Oreos?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn's cow bib is from Etsy and Harper's shirt is just something I painted with craft paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How cute is this cowpoke? (the baby. not me. my shirt/jorts combo was supposed to be thematic. i don't usually dress this way, promise.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made her cake because 1. cheap and 2. food allergies :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She liked it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her party was a splash! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, blogland, we still exist! I am worthless at blogging, I recently deleted my Facebook account (<i>it's super liberating, but I still miss it sometimes- that's when I beg Tony to update me on the world</i>), and Instagram is about the only place that I still post - and post I certainly do - probably too often. Oh well. I take at least 5 pictures a day on my phone - and those have to end up somewhere, right? (RIGHT???) I'm @claireity66 on Instagram if we aren't already friends - I'm private but I promise to add you if you request it :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Quinn is ON THE MOVE. Never stops moving. Into everything and totally exhausting. She doesn't even walk yet. That's coming soon, for sure. She loves death-defying feats and full-contact germ investigations. But she is so fun and independent and spunky and we just all love her crinkled-nose toothy smile so much. She squawks like a velociraptor and giggles the whole way down the hall to try to put her hands in Harper's potty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. We've been in our house for 8 whole years now!! To quote myself from Instagram: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An update on her could take ages - so here's the cliffnotes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- We started OT! It's early on, but I think it's going to help!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- She is potty training. It's a nightmare. Somehow I thought it would be easier. (silly). We are like 5 weeks in, and she's mostly got it, but sometimes she just doesn't even know she's gone. I'm wondering if it's the whole "body awareness" part of her sensory issues. Or she's just 2. Either one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- She's 3 in a week! Crazy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Tony got a promotion at work a few months back, which means significantly longer hours, an hour each way commute, and less flexibility. I'm barely holding it together. Kidding. (not really) (sorta).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a great job for him and I'm so proud he got it, but moments like this sure don't happen as much as they used to! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Quinn probably has an anaphylactic allergy to cashews, possibly other tree nuts. Super! (more on that later, we are awaiting lab results)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you're having a great summer too!! Only 5 weeks til preschool starts - but who's counting?!?</span>claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-5476664048924869782014-12-28T21:58:00.000-05:002014-12-28T21:58:48.933-05:002014 in Review<i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Y'all.</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I blogged 33 times this year. That's well over 50 less times than in years past, and over 130 less than my peak year (0'11 what what!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It makes me a bit sad. But, it is what it is. I don't want my blog to fizzle or die a slow death. Hopefully that's not what's happening. I love it for the sheer power of being a time capsule of our lives. It's my journal. It's my scrapbook. It's my digital memory filling in the blanks where my real memory has failed me. It's a snapshot in time, of a feeling, of a thought - that just can't be replicated later. I love it for all of these reasons. I will keep at it, even if that does mean fewer and fewer posts. I want to keep it alive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I like to do <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-in-review.html" target="_blank">a recap post at the end of each year</a>, with the highlights of my blogging for the past 12 months. It's always pretty labor intensive, but I love the summary it provides. This year should be pretty easy. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I talked about <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/02/harper-at-18-months.html" target="_blank">Harper at 18 months</a> (complete with black eye!). She had just started walking at 17 months, so it was a perfect time to write about her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spilled the big news that <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/02/baby-2.html" target="_blank">Harper was going to be a big sister</a>! (Taking deep, don't you dare throw up, breaths while doing so!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found out Baby #2 was a <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/its-girl.html" target="_blank">girl</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mused on <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/beauty-in-sickness.html" target="_blank">beauty in sickness</a> and other motherhood surprises.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shared our new <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/bead-board-in-kitchen.html" target="_blank">beadboard in the kitchen</a>! (It looks so different now in that room!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shared a <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/clubfoot-files-our-nightly-routine.html" target="_blank">Clubfoot Files post about our nightly routine</a> putting her shoes on (and I had that awkward, newly pregnant belly going on!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We celebrated <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/04/easter.html" target="_blank">Easter</a>. Harper ate chocolate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried to <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/04/fleeting.html" target="_blank">capture the delicate, contradictory feelings</a> of frustration and overwhelming love of a fiesty little one. (Ahh, those feelings still persist)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May was allll about the back yard redo! It was a TON of work (and $!) but it was great to have a happy, usable space come summer. We were out there a lot. <i>Well.worth.it.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are my updates, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/05/backyard-part-iii-rocks-and-its-done.html" target="_blank">Three</a> (I miss you, summer!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We picked <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/05/berry-pickin.html" target="_blank">berries</a> (and ate them).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We enjoyed the <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-so-far.html" target="_blank">beginning of summer</a>. Harper wore my pregnant self out tearing through the playground.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/06/beach-week-2014.html" target="_blank">We went to the beach</a>! Harper was mildly cooperative.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got (<a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/06/gestational-diabetes-fun-stuff.html" target="_blank">gestational</a>) diabetes. Boo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/07/summer-snaps.html" target="_blank">We did summery stuff.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My belly kept <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/07/pregnancy-2-update.html" target="_blank">expanding</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harper celebrated her birthday - <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/08/harpers-2nd-birthday-luau.html" target="_blank">luau </a>style! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/08/meet-quinn.html" target="_blank">sweet second daughter Quinn</a> made her way into the world, three days past due! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More Quinn posts followed, as I ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...<a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/09/quinns-birth-story.html" target="_blank">shared her birth story</a>....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/09/quinns-nursery.html" target="_blank">posted about her nursery</a>....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... and shared her <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/09/quinns-newborn-photos.html" target="_blank">newborn photos</a> (oh, the good old days when she had hair on her head)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to the lake! and a <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/10/fall-fun.html" target="_blank">pumpkin patch</a>! with great friends! all in one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We dressed up for <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/11/halloween.html" target="_blank">Halloween</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shared our <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/12/merry.html" target="_blank">cards</a>. Christmas happened too - but that has yet to be posted :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been quite a year! Our family grew from three to four, and we watched both of our daughters grow so quickly before our eyes. This life - such a blessing. Can't wait for the next year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It should be noted that it's near impossible to make my tornado of a toddler cooperate for a photo shoot, thus the smooshed baby photo won. I compensated by putting a more realistic (smiling!) Quinn on the back. I figured Harper's already had two years of card stardom, so she wouldn't care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Major credit to <a href="http://www.imperfectblog.com/" target="_blank">Emily </a>for the idea to use the wagon! (and to even get the wagon in the first place, when Harper was a new walker!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- I took these photos in <b>manual </b>in our backyard!!! This is important, because I've had my Canon Rebel for 3 years and never learned anything but auto. I always wanted to, but was mostly lazy. I know there are tutorials out there, but I could just never focus enough. SO on Black Friday I bought the intro class on <a href="http://shootflyshoot.com/photography-101-info/" target="_blank">ShootFlyShoot</a> (Kevin of The Lettered Cottage fame) for half off. I haven't even finished all of the videos but have the basics down! It's been great to have a "class" that keeps me focused. Worth the $ for sure! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- I also edited it in Photoshop Elements, which I've had for a year and barely know how to use. The photos aren't great, but it's a huge improvement over what I used to be able to do, so I'm pretty proud! I just have to keep practicing - too bad my subjects are so wiggly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- We tried to keep the wagon from rolling using a rock. That didn't work. However, the rock stayed, looking like poop under the wagon. My infantile photoshopping skills were unable to remove it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And for funsies, some outtakes (I only took 180 pictures, don't worry...) (Tony hates me.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the cards from the past two years, starring my crazy first born:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I need to take more photos like this of Quinn! She chews her fist in the exact same way)</span>claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-68633992622550259542014-12-13T15:42:00.003-05:002014-12-13T15:42:55.838-05:00At a Glimpse<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I discovered yesterday it's been over a month since I last blogged. I knew it had been a while, but not that long! No need to waste sentences explaining why the absence or bemoaning the loss of the community of blogging, etc. but I do miss it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life has continued on. Here's a glimpse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe I'll get around to writing again one day. :)</span>claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-56734335276087614892014-11-08T08:22:00.003-05:002014-11-08T08:22:44.965-05:00Clubfoot Files: How You Can Help<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to another edition of The Clubfoot Files! It's been awhile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clubfoot is a very small part of our lives now. Harper wears her brace at night, but putting it on is such an ingrained part of our nightly routine that I don't even think of it. I don't think of Harper as a "kid with clubfoot" like I used to. And rightfully so - she's been <i>cured</i>, and our current setup is simply prevention of recurrence. She was fully healed, thanks to a fairly easy, fairly painless, and fairly inexpensive treatment process (ok, it wasn't always easy, painfree, or cheap, but compared to many other birth defects, it's <i>easy</i>!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Ponseti method of casting and bracing allowed her to have a fully-functioning foot by the time she needed to use it to crawl and walk and run and dance and jump (</span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ok, she's not really jumping yet - her jump is a hilarious yet unsuccessful attempt to leave the ground. but that's just lack of coordination</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.) </span><br />
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Yet there are <a href="http://miraclefeet.org/involvedwithus_categories/patient-stories/" target="_blank">children all over the world</a> who are born with clubfoot and do not get the chance to be so easily healed. They live in areas where, due to lack of resources, education, and support, they never receive treatment. They grow up with a debilitating physical impairment that causes them physical and mental suffering. They cannot work, they are ostracized, they cannot walk without pain. Considering how relatively easy it is to cure clubfoot, it's a terrible shame that so many children grow up without the chance to be healed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although clubfoot is so common, treating it is not a cause that is widely recognized or supported by the masses. There are many great organizations that work to help those affected, but they simply aren't commonly known outside of the clubfoot community. In a world where there are so many causes pulling at our hearts and our wallets, it's hard for clubfoot treatment to compete.</span><br />
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I've mentioned here before about <a href="http://miraclefeet.org/" target="_blank">Miraclefeet</a>. I have nothing to do with this nonprofit beyond the fact that I follow the work they do to help treat clubfoot worldwide and I like what I see. When Harper outgrows her braces, I send them to Miraclefeet so they can recycle them and give them to kids who cannot afford them otherwise. They are a small, relatively new charity in the world of charities, but I know they are making great strides to helping kids worldwide get a new chance at life. They are growing and reach out to 12 different coutries currently. They empower local health workers to practice the Ponseti method, which has an exponential effect on the number of children who can be helped. They have even worked to develop a <a href="http://miraclefeet.wpengine.com/work/brace/" target="_blank">new brace</a> that costs only $20! and can be mass produced (so awesome) for use in many of the impoverished countries they work in.</span><br />
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I really encourage you to go to their <a href="http://miraclefeet.org/about/" target="_blank">website </a>to learn more about their work. (Again, I have no affiliation with them, I'm just encouraged by their work! I know there are many groups out there working to help clubfoot, and I think those are great too! I just happen to have more personal experience with Miraclefeet.)</span><br />
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What's great about clubfoot is how treatable it is - and how relatively inexpensive it is to treat. Often, plaster casts and braces are all you need, which is easily implemented in countries with few resources - no fancy surgeries or medicines needed. </span><br />
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Through Miraclefeet, a $250 donation will pay for the <b>COMPLETE </b>Ponseti treatment for one child. This includes the casting, the braces, and even transportation to the clinic where treatment will occur (undoubtedly a big obstacle for many families). We've easily spent thousands more than that on Harper's treatment, as we are lucky enough to be able to see specialists and buy new braces and fancy socks. </span><br />
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It's somewhat mind-blowing to me that a child's entire life can be turned around for the cost of part of our grocery budget for a month or less than what we'll spend on electronics that will be discarded in a year or two. A sweet little baby who happened to be born with a little crooked foot in a country where treatment is just not a readily-available option can have the chance to walk with no pain and avoid a lifetime of burden associated with clubfoot. Yes, $250 is a lot of money, but when you think about the entire life-changing power it has, it's really a very small cost. </span><br />
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We have been blessed with much. No, not much compared to the ideals in our country, but so very much compared to most of the world. I am so glad we were able to donate to Miraclefeet this year, changing one child's life, a child we will never know or meet, forever. I cannot wait to help more children next year. It's a cause that is near and dear to my heart and I am so glad to pay it forward. I want to make it a priority.</span><br />
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I write this not to pat myself on the back, because <i>man </i>I wish we could donate more and more! Our donation is small. But I'm hoping I can use this blog as a platform to reach other clubfoot parents who are as extremely blessed as we are. We have had the opportunity to treat our children in top quality hospitals with brand new braces and even cute cast covers. We didn't have to worry about our safety in traveling to the doctor. We didn't have to worry about our child being shunned in a world that doesn't understand why her foot just happened to be a little crooked when she was born. <b>We don't have to fear for our child's future.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm hoping if you are a clubfoot family and have room in your budget this year, you will consider also paying it forward and helping another little baby have a better life, just like you helped your own baby.</span></div>
claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-72117136918100905702014-11-03T17:25:00.001-05:002014-11-03T17:25:43.601-05:00Halloween! <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back with another "got to document it on the blog for posterity" post. One day I will write something important again... maybe when Quinn sleeps through the night... :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was cheap and got thrift store clothes - thus why they look a little ragamuffiny - most weren't quite the right sizes. Quinn's hat was from Etsy. It's always a toss up here in GA as to whether you will be sweating to death or freezing on Halloween. Of course the year I went light on costuming, it was super cold. Oh well. The running kept Harper warm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sweet niece Lucy turned 1 on the 25th, so my sister decided to do a Halloween bash for her party. It was a great reason for all of the adults to dress up! Here's her fam:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was my most fave - my mom whipped up these costumes for her an my dad. I doubt they've dressed up like this since college! (I have photo evidence of them in garbage bags going as the infamous California Raisins) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sis Caitlin pulls off witch fairly easily (I kid.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was a tree to go with my forest children. The bird nest on my head was proof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The costume contest winner was certainly my Grammy! My mom made her an Elmo headband. Incredible.</span><br />
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We had chili and hot dogs and other good stuff and the kids played in the grass in their costumes. We dragged out all of the outside toys we could come up with, and it worked out great. I want to keep doing this each year (come one come all!). <br />
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Kacy as Flo - we had the perfect prop for her!<br />
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Now all of the kids (minus babies)!<br />
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Harper did much better than I thought she would. She was so excited to run to the doors with the other kids. We had to carry her from house to house, but I was pretty proud of her non-meltdown in the up after bedtime excitement. Can't wait for next year!claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-26924949296422280012014-10-16T11:50:00.000-04:002014-10-16T11:50:02.681-04:00Fall Fun<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our friends Mikey and Kacy were kind enough to invite us to go with them to her parents' lake house this past weekend to enjoy some fall fun. Our other friends the Thompsons came too, and it was wonderful to have some time out of our dark diaper cave of a house with some great people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The farm was great - the only problem for us was it's not exactly the best for a 2 year old. Harper is at that irritating stage where she can run around and have fun with the older kids, but isn't quite big enough to safely do all of the other things they are doing. She just wanted to join in on their fun, but her paranoid mama wasn't quite ready for that. I did let her go down the giant slide by herself, and luckily Mikey caught her here or she would have busted her face. I was taking photos.... #parentingfail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She knows the word "share" - and uses it by screaming it in the face of another kid whose toy she is snatching. It's bad. There were plenty of ugly screaming fits and redirection. We are trying to figure out the balance between ignoring tantrums that will fizzle quickly and time out and actually disciplining. Ugh. We just don't want to have "that kid" who everyone is wary of! Harper really is such a sweet, social girl, so I know this phase will pass as long as we're consistent and diligent about it. And I know she's just 2. But hey, the positive is weekends like this are great practice in working with her! And our friends are awesome and understand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh yeah, Quinn was there too. :) Man, babies are easy. As long as you can feed them and give them a safe place to sleep, they are the easiest thing ever. Remind me to go back in time and tell Claire that 2 years ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great weekend and we were so glad to be invited! I'm a sucker for all things fall, so this was a great way to celebrate! </span><br />
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<br />claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-54613592042130670672014-09-25T11:36:00.001-04:002014-09-25T11:36:42.417-04:00Quinn: One Month<div class="MsoNormal">
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the first two weeks of your life went by slowly in a way – I would be going
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our family so perfectly. From the minute
you were born, I felt a confidence with you I hadn’t felt last time. I knew how to hold you and feed you and stop
your tears. Sure, I haven’t gotten it
right every moment, and sometimes I just don’t feel like I know what I’m doing,
but this mom thing the second time around is so much easier. And you’ve made it even better by being such
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two weeks, it took a little bit to get you settled to life as an outside baby. We had you sleep in our room in the pack and play, and
every 10 minutes, it seemed, you would wake up and cry out and I would feed you
just to settle you. I was in and out of
bed so frequently, that by one week old, we decided it was time to start a
schedule, both for your sake, and mine! It
took only one night of letting you cry through these little outbursts in your
own bed for you to learn how to settle yourself - really you just cried for about 20 seconds before drifting right back to sleep. After we began in earnest to have you sleep
most naps and all night in your own bed, you did so much better and we felt human again with a bit of
sleep!! And ever since then, you cry
when you’re hungry – and that’s pretty much it. You
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2.5-3 hour feeding schedule, depending on what time of day it is. We have your schedule matched up to your
sister’s, so we can take her to school and pick her up, and you both nap at the
same times in the afternoon (yay!). At night, you
can go from a dream feed at 11pm until 4 am, when I have to wake you up to eat
again. Then you sleep until 6:30am, when
I wake you up to eat before the Harper tornado wakes up and I can’t focus
solely on you. You’ve been eating so
well from the beginning, with a sharkbite latch just like your sister
(ow.). Once again I am so grateful to
have a big baby who is a good eater.
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my face. It’s the best! I had no idea it was possible so early, but
you’re doing it! You like to be propped
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You get a happy look on your face when we clap your hands or move your
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sometimes mean pats that are a little too hard or pokes to the eye, but so far
you’ve been very tolerant. The only
things you seem to not like are being swaddled (I do it anyway) and your car
seat. Just like your sister, you seem to
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growing! Your face fills out more each
day, and already some of your newborn footed pajamas are too short. You haven’t lost any of your fine, jet black
hair that you were born with, and I love running my cheek across its
softness. You have squishy little cheeks
but your arms and legs are long and skinny.
You have two tiny little red spot birthmarks at the very top of your
little butt. You love to wrap your long
fingers around mine. When you’re waking
up, you stretch and yawn in a way that makes you seem like a tiny little
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wait for you to keep growing and becoming more and more active and alert. Harper is ready for you to come chase
her! But I will relish this newborn
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weight: 10lbs (72%)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-31555925727261828092014-09-20T23:02:00.001-04:002014-09-20T23:02:18.135-04:00Things I'm Liking Right Now<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is mostly an update dump of sorts, of things that I have been rolling around in my brain lately (with what little power there is left in there - sleep deprivation is real, y'all).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one is a given. Sweet Quinn is 4 weeks old as of yesterday - which is astounding. I felt like the first two weeks stretched out forever (<i>not in a bad way - in a good way actually - I felt so good and kept thinking to myself - I just had a baby two weeks ago!</i>) but now it's almost been a month and I can't believe how the time is already flying. It's hard for me to believe sometimes that I have two children - two daughters! I don't feel old enough or capable enough or <i>grown </i>enough - but oh they are such a blessing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harper continues to be a great big sister! Not once have I seen her act anything but sweet to Quinn. Yes, I watch her like a hawk and often have to pick Quinn up to avoid her getting kicked or love squashed ala Lennie's mouse in <i>Of Mice and Men</i>. Harper calls her Quinnie, which comes out a gutteral "kwunnie" and loves to help me wake her up or change her diaper or any other thing. She gets upset when she cries and shouts "kwunnie cwying!" and says "Is ok is ok" over and over. She loves to pat her back and help me by bringing diapers or toys or to "share" food with her sister. I love that she loves this baby so fully, so quickly. I know they will fight but I really hope this is the start of a best friendship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harper is really showing us how grown up she is lately. Undoubtedly, it's the comparison factor, but she astonishes me daily by how much she is growing and learning. Each day she will randomly say a word that I haven't explicitly taught her or identify some object or string words together in phrases and I squeal in my proud mom voice "that's right!!!" Then she smiles a very proud smile and runs away, a temper tantrum likely right around the corner as she is at that oh-so-fun mercurial age. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm going to try to write up monthly updates for Quinn like I did with Harper, so I'll save my details about her for that. But this week I'm very much appreciating sleep schedules and the sanity it gives me. I understand that this is a hot topic and everyone has an opinion and a preferred way of raising their babies - we all do what works for us, right? We did Babywise with Harper and loved it and she responded so well - she's an excellent sleeper and is mildly well-adjusted now ;) It took work at the beginning and some sacrifices so she could be home for most naps in her own bed, but we think it certainly paid off very quickly. She nursed great for nearly a year and was happy and active and thrived on a schedule. Win win win. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we started things off pretty quickly with Quinn as well and I love the peace that scheduled feedings and naps bring - to both us and baby. It's also helped me coordinate the two kids so I get a little quiet time during the day! Quinn's doing so well on a loose 2.5-3 hr schedule and is waking up once during the night at about 4 am (ha but that means feeding her at 11pm and then again to wake up at 6:30am so...). I am pretty exhausted but I think it's just the past 4 weeks catching up to me. Otherwise, I can't really complain about getting a good 4 hour chunk of sleep each night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are so very lucky too that she (so far!) has been a very easy baby. She cries if she gets hungry, but that's about it! We are so grateful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's official. My body hates being pregnant. While I have been blessed with not having any serious pregnancy complications either time, I have been blessed with numerous little pregnancy annoyances that have ranged from 20+ week morning sickness, gallbladder issues, gestational diabetes, kidney stones, and other things that I don't care to mention on the internet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I can now add to the list - ridiculously itchy and all-consuming full body rash. I had this one itchy spot on my chest the last few weeks of pregnancy, and about a week postpartum, it bloomed into a full out rash that is literally everywhere on my body with the exception of my face. Seriously, it's terrible. It's insanely itchy, leaving little hives everywhere. I'm covered in bruises from scratching too hard. The dermatologist thinks it's hormone related. My consultation with Dr. Google leads me to believe it's something called prurigo of pregnancy. They gave me a cream, which is helping... slowly but surely. It's drying it out, which is making my skin feel burned. I've had to wear fully-covering clothes, since the cream can't touch the kids' skin (and I look scary!!) which is awesome in 90 degree heat! It's been miserable and I'm ready for it to be gone.<br /><br />AND THEN I came down with a high fever and body aches, only to discover I have a pretty significant kidney infection! Yay! At first, the doctor told me the only antibiotic they would be able to give me was not compatible with breastfeeding. I definitely was upset about that - it would mean a week plus of pumping and dumping, not to mention how it could affect our nursing relationship for the long run... I was pretty bummed - but the alternative was possible sepsis.. so... ok. But luckily they figured out a penicillin/pill combo that seems to be working and is ok for nursing. THANK goodness. Yay medicine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, me and the rest of the world. I'm a sucker. And today it actually felt like fall, which was incredible. The sky is clear, it's a balmy 82*, and I've got the pumpkin candle burning nonstop. And of course, I've had a few PSLs. (<i>and duh people, who really thought it had pumpkin in it before that viral article about it spread all around?</i>) I even got out my fall decor today - which is saying a lot, considering I've totally slacked in the decorating department over the past few years. I've got high hopes for this season - it better not let me down!</span></div>
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claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-21765326557181344952014-09-11T07:00:00.000-04:002014-09-11T07:00:09.164-04:00Quinn's Newborn Photos<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's All Quinn, All the Time around here lately. But what did you expect? :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We recently got newborn photos done with Quinn, and added some family photos in there too. Harper threw the biggest fit ever of her life that morning while we were there (she had a bit of an adjustment period after the baby was born...), so it's a miracle there are decent pictures of her!! Quinn was a week old and decided to be awake and screamy for most of it, even though she had until that moment never been awake for more than a few minutes at a time. It was funny - Harper was the same way - wide awake in most of her newborn photos. While you can't get those squishy sleepy baby pics as easily that way, you do get lots of wide-eyed shots, which I love just as much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For you local folks, we used <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jillchildsphotography" target="_blank">Jill Childs Photography</a>. She was excellent and patient and timely and great - I'd definitely recommend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn was screaming while Harper ran rampant through the poor photographer's house. But the picture is pretty!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this one. Real life. Harper trying to console her crying sister.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the seemingly neverending days leading to Quinn's birth, I finally got her room "finished" and took some photos, while it was still relatively clean. I knew once baby was here it would never look this tidy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn's room is our house's third (and final) bedroom, which we had been using for a guest room/office for a long time. It's gone through many iterations, but this is certainly it's best look. It's unfortunate that we no longer have a guest room (or bed!), and our "office" is now a desk in our overly-crowded master bedroom, but I'm glad she can have a space of her own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When thinking about what I wanted for this room, I was drawn to the idea of navy and a loose star/moon theme. I didn't want it to be themey, though. So there are some subtle hints at that, with a navy/mint/gray/coral color scheme going on. Keep in mind that I don't know how to use my camera so the color looks weird in these photos :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The walls are a light gray - the same that is in Harper's <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2013/02/harpers-colorful-nursery-update-plus.html" target="_blank">room</a> (Glidden <i>Misty Moonstone</i>). I like using a neutral color so the accessories can be bolder. I also feel like this room is less finished than Harper's. I intentionally left some breathing room - Harper's room has quickly filled with toys and storage and other mess as she's gotten older and our needs have changed, so I wanted to let this room have the opportunity to do the same. I know things will get added quickly as she grows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing I started on was the mobile. If we're Instagram friends, you've heard my lament about this stupid thing. I had grandiose plans for it. I bought gigantic hoops because they were cheaper than I thought they would be (<i>only a few bucks in the surprisingly-existent dreamcatcher section of Hobby Lobby!</i>) I punched out big and little stars in four colors. It took me about one season's worth of Game of Thrones to do that. Then I had to tie on all of the fishing line and glue them on. Not hard, but tedious. The mobile originally sported two layered hoops with many more strands. Then I couldn't figure out how to hang it straight and nearly had a 38 week pregnant mental breakdown about it. I finally chopped off the inner hoop and made do. It's relatively straight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found the dresser at a local thrift store after much searching. I like that it's the right height for changing diapers and also has lots of storage space in easy-open drawers. I think it was about $50 and I didn't have to repaint it. I did, however, paint the feet mint green. I want to add new pulls too, but that's one day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got the coral chevron changing pad cover off Etsy. It's really the only coral thing I've got in here besides the mobile, because I found it's tricky to match "corals" in different products (pink! orange! reddish!). Oh well! The giant clock is ugly but essential for that early nursing phase where I fall asleep without my contacts in while feeding her and realize later it's been three hours... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the dresser, I hung three wooden frames from Ikea that I bought literally 6 years ago and never used. They are made to be wrapped like this in fabric, so I found a fun dot print for cheap and stapled it on. I plan to make this a place to hang photos, swapping out as time goes. I found that with Harper, I took SO many pictures of her, but they became lost in my computer files, rarely seen. I want to display more of those this time around. Right now, they are a bit empty! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found this heart-shaped rock while redoing our backyard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bottom "I love you to the moon and back again" print is a digital download from Etsy, the star is made from paint chips cut up, I freehanded the Quinn (can't you tell?) and the Shine baby Shine. The little pink thing is a tiny dress I took from a baby card I got for Harper's birth (thanks Hannah!). The circle is a plastic rattan mirror with the glass removed. I sprayed it a glossy navy, even though that doesn't show in these pictures. I think it looks empty, but I don't know what to fill it with...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crib was gifted to us and is actually from <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Baby-Mod-Modena-3-in-1-Fixed-Side-Crib-Cool-Grey/15529734" target="_blank">Walmart</a>. It was half the cost of Harper's Babyletto crib and is just the same in terms of quality. I love a modern crib. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The curtains are a dark navy and really are blackout, which is nice (cheapos from Target). I moved Harper's glider in here. I've said it before - this thing is not that pretty, but it's incredibly comfortable and the perfect chair for nursing or reading stories. The ottoman is actually an outdoor one from Target, but it matches the rest of the navy nicely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sheets are from BRU and are navy with little anchors. No, the anchors don't really tie in, but I liked them. We have stars and dots and chevron and anchors in here - babies like patterns, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you have it! Quinn's nursery. She seems to like it. I like that it's open and spacious and filled with happy things. </span>claire @ a peachtree city lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973609713795773106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382301657814799558.post-80921647000888285302014-09-03T14:38:00.001-04:002014-09-03T14:38:34.504-04:00Quinn's Birth Story<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love a good birth story. And "good" is any story. The short ones, the long ones, any ones. Babies coming into the world is fascinating and beautiful to me. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I wanted to share Quinn's story, just like I shared <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2012/08/harpers-birth.html" target="_blank">Harper's</a>. Even though I remember all of the details of Harper's birth, I love reading back that post. So, if you're interested, the too long and overly detailed story is below. Her birth went great, so it's nothing too crazy, but I might use the word cervix... fair warning if you want to skip this one (<i>cough, Corey, cough</i>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, since I had <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/06/gestational-diabetes-fun-stuff.html" target="_blank">gestational diabetes</a>, my doctor had warned me early on that I would likely be induced by 39 weeks. I didn't love that, but I made my peace with it. As we got closer to this, my doctor decided my numbers were well controlled and she would let me go to my due date. I had an appointment a few days before my due date and I was 3cm dilated. I had been having these ridiculously annoying contractions every night for the week leading into my due date where they would ramp up throughout the afternoon and become time-able, sometimes as frequent as 5 minutes apart. They hurt! Yet they would eventually fizzle out. Every stinking night! The first night I got my hopes up and was a little nervous - how would I know when it was go time?? With Harper, my water broke before labor began, so I was in the hospital before contractions even started. By night 2, I started to get jaded. By night 6, I felt like that baby was never going to come! So at that appointment, my doctor set an induction date with me for the Friday after my Tuesday due date, yet she really thought I wouldn't make it that long. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welp, Thursday night we packed up Harper to send to her grandparents' house, taking one last photo as a family of 3. Tony and I went out to dinner (I said screw the diabetes diet and ate bread and pasta!) and my contractions were seriously 4 minutes apart the entire time and were pretty strong, yet come 11pm, they had fizzled, again. But I was finally ok with it, knowing we had a plan for the following morning and I didn't have to make the judgement call to go or not go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />We were scheduled to come in at 5am, and they said they would call "in the morning" if I would need to be bumped. We thought - um, what constitutes morning at that hour? We woke up at 3 am to get ready and headed off to Waffle House (I was NOT going into this labor hungry like I did with Harper!). At 4am, sure enough, the L&D nurses called to say they needed to bump me to 7am due to some overnight c sections. Ugh. So, we ate and headed back home and watched Scandal (totally normal 5am activity). When we finally headed back out to the hospital, I started to get nervous. There had been so many false starts with this baby that I had trouble wrapping my head around the fact that she would absolutely be here that day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By this point, my contractions had increased but weren't any worse than the ones I had been having for a week. Like last time, the nurse told me that when I was ready to get the epidural to give her a 45 minute heads up so she could get the anesthesiologist and fluids in me, etc. Last time, I think I pulled the trigger a bit early, afraid of how much worse they could get and that it would take too long. Granted, it didn't really stall my labor last time, but still. So, this time I wanted to wait as long as I could to let my body do some of the work despite the meds that were basically making it all happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite our Waffle House stop, I was pretty hungry during all of this. I remembered how terrible I felt during Harper's labor because I didn't eat for so long (nearly 24 hours), and I was used to eating on a very regimented schedule because of the diabetes. The nurse made my morning by explaining I could eat anything from the "clear liquids" menu - turns out that ranges from jello to Italian ice to coffee? None of which are clear... but man I ate up that sugar-filled jello and Italian ice. My doctor had cleared me to not have to test my blood sugar during labor since my numbers were so well-controlled, so this was nice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Around 11:30, my mom and I were talking and I told her the contractions were getting pretty bad. I told her I wanted to make it to 12:15 before giving the nurse her heads up. By 12, I was having trouble talking to my mom and decided I had waited long enough. The nurse hadn't checked me again since I arrived, but I thought for sure things were happening. She said she would get the anesthesiologist as soon as I had all of the fluids I needed and would check me again after the epidural was working. I was hurting at this point and watching those fluid bags, very eager to finish them and get that epidural. I must say that I admire women so much who are able to give birth naturally. I think it's amazing and I wish I had that strength. Yet I know I don't and I was struggling! As soon as the fluid was in I called the nurse and practically begged her to call the anesthesiologist This was probably about 12:30. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, he didn't come. They set me up on the side of the bed ready to get the epidural, yet he didn't come. So, I had been on Pitocin for 4 hours and it was still going strong, I'm hunched over the side of the bed, waiting. The anesthesiologist was in a c section, apparently. And he doesn't have a backup. Again, I know many women do this with no meds, but I was in no way prepared for that and wasn't interested in feeling the pain I was feeling. The nurses still hadn't checked me since 8:30 that morning, and I was getting nervous I was going to have this baby naturally accidentally! I was just rocking on the side of the bed in so much pain and unable to move. Ideally I would have been standing and not dangling off the side of the bed...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My contractions were less than a minute apart, and finally the nurse realized she should turn off the Pitocin for fear of forcing things to happen too quickly. I was shaking from the Pitocin and fluids too, so I was basically miserable, and poor Tony didn't know what to do to help besides cover me with the blanket and pace. The nurse kept trying to check where the anesthesiologist was and reassure me, but it was clear she was frustrated too. I may or may not have yelled "where is this guy???" There were a few times when the nurse had trouble finding the baby's heartbeat on the monitor, so finally she sent Tony out into the hallway to try to see if he could see the anesthesiologist. Tony is awesome and lied just a little to the nurses outside about how urgent it was to find him. He was there in just a few minutes and I could not have been happier. Poor guy was clearly harried, but I didn't care. He was asking some questions and I seriously could not answer him because the contractions were so close. So he got there at 1:40pm when I was telling my mom at noon that they were getting really painful. Ugh. Well, I certainly didn't pull the trigger too early this time around - and got to experience real deal contractions, something I don't really care to do again! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The epidural kicked in quickly with the initial dose. There was some issue with the pump of epidural meds so the nurse didn't hook that up yet. Yet, even with just a little, I was so happy. Very welcome relief! But at this point, I was feeling a lot of pressure so asked the nurse to check me. I was at a 7 but she thought it could be more since my waters were "bulging" and pressing on my cervix. Ha, also at this point I realized bad daytime TV was still on since I could see straight again, and I asked Tony to turn it off so I wouldn't have to see Dr. Oz's face while I delivered my baby. My parents had come back in now, and I was just sitting there waiting when my water broke, quite forcefully! The nurse came in and kicked my parents back out again, saying I was at 9 and moving quickly! I couldn't really believe things had happened so quickly. My doctor came in soon and suited up - saying we would be having this baby very soon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really like my doctor and she was great during the pushing process. We started at 2:20 and I could definitely tell this wouldn't be a 2 hour process like it was with Harper, especially since the doctor could already tell us that the baby had hair. With Harper, I was well into the epidural when I pushed, so I didn't feel too much. This go round - I felt soooo much. Not just pressure but real deal pain. As much as I wasn't prepared for experiencing real contractions and I'd say at least 50% of the pushing pain, looking back it was a blessing in disguise. The contractions helped me progress sooner and being able to feel what I was doing while pushing helped speed that process along too. I pushed for 25 minutes total before she was born, but it felt so quick, like only a few minutes. Just like last time, Tony was awesome at encouraging me. I remember towards the end my doctor saying to wait until the next contraction to push but I just told her no way I had to push rightnow! and get this baby out!! because the pressure was so intense. She just laughed and said fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn Michele came into the world at 2:45pm on August 22nd, screaming loudly before she was even all of the way out. The doctor placed her on my belly and I just held on to her. It felt so natural and right and I relished this sweet little girl and how I already felt like I knew what I was doing with her. I got to hold her for quite awhile (unlike with Harper, where they whisked her away to work on her for about 30 minutes, since she was stuck so long), and I cupped her goopy bottom and rubbed her little head and could not believe this baby that we had been waiting for for so long was finally here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She had a head full of dark, straight hair and looked like a little copy of her big sister. She has her daddy's ears and her mom's long fingers and toes. She has the same little sucked-in chin that her sister had at birth. She wailed and wailed and made her presence known that afternoon until she was wrapped up tight and in our arms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the moment she was out, I burst into tears. I was shaking and heaving these big heavy sobs, laughing all the while at how ridiculous I was. With Harper, I shed a few tears, but was mostly in pain and exhausted. This time, I had been so 'present' during the birth and the relief and overwhelming sensations of it all got the best of me. I definitely would not have imagined I would cry those crazy tears. It was love at first sight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've had her name picked out for quite some time, since Quinn was on my list with our first pregnancy. I know it's getting more popular but I still love it and think it pairs nicely with Harper. The middle name was trickier, since most names made it sound like "Queen" ____. We finally realized that Tony's mom's name, Michele, sounded pretty and we like that it has meaning. So Quinn Michele it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ultrasounds had predicted our little girl would be around 7 pounds, since my diabetes was well controlled. But as she was making her way out, my doctor laughed that there was no way this was a 7 pound baby. I asked if she meant bigger or smaller, and she laughed "bigger!" She was 8 pounds 13 ounces, just slightly smaller than her sister, but much taller at 20.5 inches long. She has perfect little squishy cheeks. I guess I just have big babies, and I'm more than ok with that! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harper's shown nothing but love, albeit a little heavy-handed. She yells "baby!" when Quinn cries and always wants to hug and kiss her. Harper definitely had a week or so of acting out, throwing temper tantrums like we've never seen before. Yet as things have settled down and we've gotten back into our normal home routine, she's started acting like her sweet old self again. I've made sure to dedicate time to just her and I, and I think that's helped a lot. Tony goes back to work at the end of this week, so it will be interesting to see how life plays out when we really are back to normal, only this time with one more daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn, we love you so very much and cannot wait to see the little girl you will become.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quinn Michele, born August 22nd at 2:45pm. 8 pounds 13 ounces, 20.5 inches long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are my two oldest nieces, Lyla and Ava, who are less than one month apart in age. They live in different states so have only met a handful of times, but they had a blast playing with each other, which was so fun to see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Harper, I loved being pregnant, despite the myriad of things that went slightly "wrong" during those 9 months. This time around... I don't hate it, but I haven't basked in my maternal glow quite like I did last time. There's certainly something special about it the first time. The second time while chasing a toddler? Not so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crazy thing is how fast this pregnancy has gone. I imagine that's true for most people. I feel like I blinked and now it's almost over. Certainly, the 22 weeks of crushing nausea felt like eternity, but since that passed, it's sped by and I've found myself feeling like I didn't appreciate it or take it all in like I should.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm both nervous and excited to meet this baby. Yes, I know what to expect so a lot of those newborn jitters aren't there. Although, I do feel like I've forgotten everything... and with your first, you are immersed in newborn care info - studying schedules and reading articles and all that... so this time I feel grossly underprepared. I'm hoping it's like riding a bike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm unsurprinsingly anxious about what it's going to be like balancing two. Harper's accosutomed to a certain lifestyle (ha!) and I'm not sure she's going to take too kindly to having my/dad's time monopolized, especially at first. Again, I know this is an age-old thing, and millions of moms work it out. But it's certainly top of mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really can't wait to see Harper with a sibling, though. She is so social and loves other kids, so I know that once this baby is more than a blob to her, she will love her and they will be best friends (fingers crossed). She loves BABIES and shushing them and patting them "niiiiice," so I'm hoping that's a good sign. I'm also certain she's going to squash this baby when I'm not looking. She's not so much gentle, despite all her "niiiiice" talk. Send bubble wrap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, this pregnancy has been much like my first, minus the whole flying by thing. Although, one major difference, luckily, is that with this one, once the nausea passed, it was pretty much gone. Last time, I had little bits hanging on til the bitter end, so much so that I was afraid I would have certain aversions for life. I've also felt a lot better physically this time. Certainly it's the fact that I'm more active (by necessity) and have gained a lot less weight (see diabetes update below- blah!). This summer hasn't seemed as hot either, which is nice. Yet I feel like my belly itself is just as humongous as it was the first time. My girls like to stick out, apparently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 34 week comparison - Harper (left); Baby 2 (right). Also note the considerable decline in effort made to a) look presentable in these photos b) add text c) photoshop my teeth whiter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS1kQQ5v9GgeJ6n_CC0-G7YCWsiliLsamfrh3mNjnyMv7J4lBiZlafGClVQBj1zuRfxuKEA90DDWNKGrssP8_Il0g6_iY8vavswXNT0cRtZ7gWffvBaRHo6MsxpZHKaubPufB35koeZB8/s1600/Baby+Bump1-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS1kQQ5v9GgeJ6n_CC0-G7YCWsiliLsamfrh3mNjnyMv7J4lBiZlafGClVQBj1zuRfxuKEA90DDWNKGrssP8_Il0g6_iY8vavswXNT0cRtZ7gWffvBaRHo6MsxpZHKaubPufB35koeZB8/s1600/Baby+Bump1-001.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another major difference has been with how my babies have moved around... which I'm wondering if is indicative of personality. Harper punched and kicked me - hard! - from the beginning. She was all about the jabs. This girl hardly ever kicks like that. Instead, she moves all around. Her movements are slow, but she will drag arms and legs across my belly and was doing all kinds of rolls before she got too big to do so. She seems to be sitting right at the surface of my belly, and I can feel arms and legs and either hands or elbows or something very small like that when she's moving. Sometimes it really hurts against my skin she's pressing so hard. But it's all very smooth and flowy. Maybe she will be a little less of a firecracker than Harper? Don't get me wrong - I love my little maniac - but with 2, a nice, relaxed kiddo would be nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, the <a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2014/06/gestational-diabetes-fun-stuff.html">Gestational Diabetes</a>. Ugh. I'm on week 6, and it's super annoying. I've gotten into a nice routine where I know when to eat and how much, but it's quite monotonous. I try to have a good attitude about it most of the time, and I do... but some days it just gets me down. I get sick of eating and just want to have a bowl of cereal or something light instead of x servings of carb and a ton of protein. I want to just go out to eat and not stress. And if I have to eat another string cheese again after this, I might lose it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My numbers have been really good, but I've had maybe 5 or 6 total times that I've gone higher than my range (which isn't bad considering I've pricked myself 160+ times). This always happens when we experiment with new foods. For instance, we researched a Sams take-home pizza (classy, yes) and found I could have 1/5th of it. I had my one piece and 2 hours later - 140... which is 20 points higher than the top of my range. Basically, not all carbs are created equal, and just because the number works, doesn't mean it will be ok for my blood sugar. I've found I can't really eat any potatoes, no matter if they "fit" in my carb count or not, and if I'm late eating, my numbers are always higher than they would otherwise be. I eat pretty much the same exact breakfast, snacks, and lunch every single day, since I know what works and I'm too wary to experiment more. By dinner, I'm so over it, but I have to eat. I've reached that stage where my belly is so big there's just not room for a big meal, but sadly I don't have a choice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now that all that whining is out of the way - the good news on this GD front?? Well, I'm holding steady at only 17 pounds gained total this pregnancy - which makes zero pounds gained in six weeks. Again, I would never try to lose weight or stress about my weight while pregnant, but if I have to see the silver lining of this diet, this is it. I haven't swollen at all either. My face isn't puffy like it was last time, and I still have ankles, even on hot days! So many people have said that I don't look big at all and that I'm all baby and etc.. but honestly, most days, I would trade those compliments for a slice of birthday cake or a bowl of ice cream or a loaf of french bread or a milkshake or a cinnamon bun or a bagel with cream cheese or three bowls of cereal or a can of frosting or... oh sorry... you don't fantasize about food like that?? Yeah, me either...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously though, birthday cake. I don't even want a fancy cake. I want grocery store grade sheet cake with the whipped frosting. This whole time. That's my biggest craving. Just a sheet cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The even better GD news?? My doctor was happy with my numbers and said if I stay like this she won't induce me!! I'm really excited about that. I know inductions can be just fine, but I really don't want to end up stalling out and getting a c-section or something - especially because I know I've delivered a big baby before and it was all ok. Of course, if she wanted me to for health reasons, I would.. but I'm glad she's ok with me waiting until my due date (she probably won't let me go over, but I'm ok with that). So in about 3 weeks, I'm going to be desperately trying to walk this baby out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got an ultrasound two weeks ago to check baby's size, and she was 54th percentile, which isn't bad at all. Her head was the largest too, which is a great sign (you don't want her torso to be bigger than her head, risking her getting stuck head-out). Harper always measured bigger than that anyway, so I'm pleased. They were training someone on the 3d part of the machine, so we got a sneak peek. They kept commenting on how chubby her cheeks were. She looked kind of like the Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters at one point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And for the final TMI portion of this show, I'm already 2cm dilated. So who knows. This baby could come early on her own (Harper was only 2 days early).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Either way, I have a lot to do between then and now. I have a house that is filthy and a room that is partially finished. I hope to make decent progress on both of those here soon. The clothes are washed and there is a crib. That's more than you even need, right??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last time Harper went to the ortho was when she was about 16 months ish maybe? I can't even remember now! I do know that she wasn't walking yet at the time <i>(**FYI - Harper took her first steps when she was 16 months, and wasn't truly "walking" until well into 17 months. And guess what? She's FINE! She runs like a champ now! If your little one is delayed with these movement milestones too - relax, it will happen!**). </i>But her foot looked so good, the doctor said not to come back until she was 2. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, we made our appointment and I wasn't too worried, even though it had been so long. As she learned to walk (and then <i>sprint </i>- everywhere...) I watched for any warning signs and all looked good. Sure enough, at her appointment, the doctor wasted no time in telling me that her feet looked perfect. She said she wouldn't have been able to tell she even had clubfoot without looking at her chart. She watched her walk and run around the room and was really positive about her movement. Harper's feet are even roughly the same size, which the doctor said is not common by this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are ready to move up into the next size shoe (luckily she's slowed down some on growing and it's been awhile!), so I ordered a pair in size 4. This time, we decided to <span id="goog_130665602"></span><a href="http://apeachtreecitylife.blogspot.com/2013/03/clubfoot-files-buying-your-own-shoes.html"><span id="goog_130665605"></span>buy directly through MD Orthopaedics<span id="goog_130665603"></span> <span id="goog_130665606"></span></a>again, instead of through insurance/Children's, since Harper hasn't gotten anywhere close to meeting her deductible and it's a much better deal to pay the $237 upfront than pay her full deductible, since buying the shoes through the doctor is ridiculously pricey. I'm hoping this pair will last her through the end of the year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">One last thing: I get emails weekly from parents who read these little posts and have found them helpful or comforting. I always reply to their awesome emails that this is exactly why I write these posts. Not just to chronicle our own process, but to help share some positivity and tips and let others know that it's going to be ok. Clubfoot is a big pain, but certainly not much more than that. Your baby will be healed, pretty easily and quickly, and be a totally normal kid in no time! How awesome is that??? So, if you've emailed - thank you. Your emails make my heart happy. And if you haven't or want to - I'd love to talk to you! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such old news, I know... but 4th of July happened and Harper had a BLAST at our local parade. Seriously, it was like her best day ever. I worried she would be restless and want to run in the street or would fuss and we'd have to lock her in the stroller. But instead, she was fascinated and sat/bounced excitedly in our laps the entire hour plus. <i>(side note: I'm never going to be able to break the finger sucking habit...not that I've tried yet or anything....)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's certainly been a task to keep her entertained and busy every day this summer. I'm just huge and hot and going outside is not what I want to do - but of course that's all she wants to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or read her books. Every.day. they all get taken out like this. I love that she's a bookworm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She loves to sniff flowers. Dramatically.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been trying to soak up little moments with her, knowing this one-on-one time is short-lived.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We picked blueberries!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, mom and dad did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to a splash pad. Much more ideal for pregnant mom that pool chasing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She's alllll about helping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And laying in random places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer is winding to a close, which is hard to believe. Life's about to change for us big time.</span>
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