Raising boys

So many questions {Wordless Wednesday}

by Andrea on March 28, 2012 · 0 comments

 

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The little things are the biggest things {becoming mom}

by Andrea on March 12, 2012 · 7 comments

Sometimes I look around and I sigh. I think really? Is this what I am doing every day? It’s time to get groceries again? It’s time to wash their clothes again? And then all of a sudden, my 3 year old who couldn’t even pronounce the word downstairs a minute ago is explaining to me [...]

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You’re doin OK mom {becoming mom}

by Andrea on February 27, 2012 · 13 comments

Today I took Oscar to his preschool and he was so excited to go back that he hopped right out of the van without so much as a glance in my direction. This is kind of a big deal because in the first couple weeks when he had a few days off between school days, [...]

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Life with two kids….7 months later

by Andrea on February 21, 2012 · 4 comments

Can you believe that Calvin is 7 months old?! I sure can’t. I feel like time is flying yet these are the hardest and longest days of parenting. I was talking to my friends Christin and Paige the other day about how hard the first year is and how I sometimes feel that I am [...]

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A mother first, but not only a mother

by Andrea on February 8, 2012 · 7 comments

I found myself saying this to my husband the other night. My boys are my first priority, absolutely and without question. But that implies that I do have other priorities in my life, a statement that I am just not sure holds much truth these days. In this season of young children, it is so [...]

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If you want to time travel, have a baby

by Andrea on January 23, 2012 · 5 comments

My sweet little tiny baby Calvin is 6 months old. My baby. You know, the one I brought home from the hospital yesterday? Yeah, that one. He’s halfway to being a year old and I am still in my pajamas. Hmm… I have to be honest about something here. This isn’t some self-deprecating plea for pats [...]

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What was the highlight of your week?

by Andrea on January 13, 2012 · 1 comment

How is it Friday already? I mean really. This week was a blur. And it’s not because I was so busy or rushed or running around. I mean we had our week. It was a relatively normal week with a sick baby and a dada with a bad back thrown in for good measure. I [...]

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Creative Discipline: Would you do this?

by Andrea on January 11, 2012 · 1 comment

I came across this story today via my friend Amanda and I knew I had to write about it. In a nutshell, an Indiana mother forced her 14 year old son to wear a sign on the side of the road for 2 hours as punishment. The sign read: I lie. I steal. I sell drugs. I [...]

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Me Time {Becoming Mom}

by Andrea on January 8, 2012 · 1 comment

As Calvin frantically swatted at his nose no longer able to breathe freely, I pondered my own selfishness. Here is my child, helpless and lacking the knowledge to be able to blow his own nose, yet I am irritated at the interruption to my evening. Thinking only of how we just got him on a secure sleeping [...]

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Fullness {a week of thanksgiving}

by Andrea on November 24, 2011 · 3 comments

Today I hope you find fullness. Not just in your bellies, but in your hearts, your laughter and your love. My life is full and I am so very grateful. I am thankful for the love I share with my husband and these sweet boys. I have thousands and thousands of pictures with captured moments [...]

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