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Adulting - 7 Ways I am Trying to Improve at It

Adulting – 7 Ways I am Trying to Improve at It

Confession: I don’t feel nearly old enough to have a house, a dog, AND TWO children. Especially not old enough to have two kids. I am just not adult enough. But I am trying to step my adulting game up. Some are skills/patterns that I have seen in others and admire. Some are things that just need to happen.

Here are seven ways I am trying to be a better adult. Spoiler alert #7 is my favorite.

1.…

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#adulting #being intentional #busy #chores #cleaning house #everyday adventures #healthy-living #lifestyle #listening #marriage

How I Told my Husband We Were Expecting #2

If you read the Father’s Day post, then you got a snippet of how I told Will he was going to be a dad – again. But I think the special announcement that we were expecting #2 deserves it’s own post (here’s how I told him we were pregnant with Charlie).

Neither of our precious daughters were planned. Consequently, the surprise factor was real for Will when he found out we were expecting #2.

How I…

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#2 under 2 #better together #everyday adventures #family #Little Pom Pom

Father's Day Traditions

Father’s Day Traditions

Since we have 2 children it seems as though we should have several Father’s Days under our belts, but we don’t. This year we were asked multiple times what, if any, Father’s Day traditions we have.

Thinking that we didn’t have any, at first I joked that last year I told Will we were pregnant again on Father’s Day, and we were hoping not to make a tradition out of that. Thankfully there was no…

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#better together #family #father&039;s day #holidays #Little Pom Pom #love #marriage #thankfulness #traditions

The Meet Cute - How We Met

The Meet Cute – How We Met

Recently I have had to tell the story of how Will and I met a couple of times – so I think it might be time to share the story how we met again. Plus, I just really love reminiscing/revisiting the roots of our relationship. I hope that this story brightens your day, but more importantly, I hope it helps you remember all the fun times, butterflies, and craziness of the start of your…

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Prayer Ninja Warrior

This girl. Our feisty sweetheart. Observant daredevil. Quiet ham. Silly, little prayer ninja warrior. Charlie is always wanting to pray, but yesterday the seeds her daddy has been planting in her really sprouted. We were at a doctor’s appointment for her little sister, and my mom was with us. The whole time the doctor was in the room talking to me about Miss Mabel, Charlie was sitting on my…

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#FAITH #parenting #prayer #toddlers #warrior

Thoughts From the Bottom of the Peanut Butter Jar

I love peanut butter. I have always liked it, but I think 2 pregnancies full of peanut butter cravings later – now I really love it. A preference that Charlie has inherited (is that how it works?). Peanut butter is a staple in our pantry for our breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and desserts. When the jar is full – it gets used for everything. I even go sneak spoonfuls every so often. But when…

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Patience - Why I Don't Pray for It

Patience – Why I Don’t Pray for It

My Bible study group frequently jokes that we all need more patience, but we don’t want to pray for it. Why not? Because, typically, when you pray for patience God doesn’t just suddenly shower you in pixie dust that makes you magically patient. God doesn’t typically work like Tinkerbell. No. Instead it’s been most of our experience that when you pray for patience what He gives is…

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Easter Framily Dinner 2018

Will and I have been hosting an Easter dinner for our and family since 2014. It’s crazy to see how much it has grown in that time. Every year it has grown, and now that we’ve figured out our garage is an awesome place for overflow seating, I hope it continues to grow even more! Yep, it was that great! The first year it was Will and I, my parents, a handful of friends, and no kids. This year we…

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#celebrations #FAITH #family #FRAMILY #friends #holidays #lifestyle #love #thankfulness #traditions

A Blog's Purpose - Help Me Make Lemonade

A Blog’s Purpose – Help Me Make Lemonade

I abandoned the blog for a while, but my mind has kept coming back here. I have wondered what to do with it – I like to bake, but there are already plenty of mouthwatering baking blogs out there. I like the occasional DIY project or craft, but definitely not enough to blog about it. I considered different niches but couldn’t figure out the right one. Until now! We all have good and bad parts…

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#2 under 2 #babies #better together #everyday adventures #lifestyle #stay at home mom #toddlers

Introducing the Big Sibling

Growing your family from one child to two comes with several moments of uncertainty. One of those moments is the first time the big sibling meets their new little sibling. Thankfully, we have several friends and family with multiple children to give us wise counsel on this topic. Tips and advice worth sharing for anyone else preparing for this precious moment – especially if, like us, your…

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#18 months apart #2 kids #2 under 2 #big sibling #family #labor and delivery #Little Pom Pom #love #meeting little sibling #toddlers

She's Here! Mabel Mae

She’s Here! Mabel Mae

She’s here! Actually she’s been here for just over a month now. Mabel Mae Pomeroy. Our second child. Second daughter. Second surprise. Our second little person to raise. Before I continue – let me just get this out there. I still can’t believe that I have two kids! Most of the time I still need someone to raise and take care of me; now I have two little bitties who need me to take meticulous care…

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#2 under 2 #newborn photos

Mabel's Newborn Photos

Mabel’s Newborn Photos

It’s impossible to pick favorites, but here are a few of the amazing newborn photos our friend Jenny from Rugged Joy Photography captured for us. Enjoy! If you’re looking for a photographer in the Lexington area, I HIGHLY recommend Jenny. She’s done family photos, maternity (twice), and newborn photos (twice) for us. She’s friendly, flexible, and GREAT with kids!

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6 Months - Foundations of Parenting

6 Months – Foundations of Parenting

It’s official Charlie is half a year old! We have a six month old. Thursday was her half birthday. I really can’t comprehend how this happened. These 6 months have been smiley, exhausting, teaching, grace-filled, and an absolute memory making jackpot. Over these last 6 months we have been learning and growing and coming together as a family. The fact is WAY too much has happened for me to…

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#better together #everyday adventures #family #first time parents #Little Pom Pom #parenting

Things Above

Life is full. Full of to do’s. Full of love. Full of people. Full of moments. Full. Just plain full. Sometimes it can be hard to keep your head about you. Here’s the secret – keep your focus on things above. When we are looking above, we don’t notice the flood around us; we keep our head above water and get to take in the sky. Life is full of to do’s and baby’s who don’t want to leave…

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#FAITH #life #staying afloat #things above #to do list

Thankful Thursday 2017 Ed.

Thankfulness is a trait that Will and I have endeavored to set as a pillar of our marriage. Considering we’ve only been married for about 4 1/2 years, I’d say that we are still early on in our marriage. That pillar of being thankful is still being formed, and this year I plan to use this blog to help foster that. One of my goals for 2017 is to blog weekly. I have already failed the first two…

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#better together #everyday adventures #family #lifestyle #Little Pom Pom #love #marriage #thankfulness

Lessons from the First 10 Weeks with Charlie

These last ten weeks have been so full of wonderful moments, lessons learned, laughs laughed, frustrating moments, and lots of learning to do things one-handed. I don’t know how Charlie was ever inside of me, but she was. The weirdest part is how not weird it is for her to be here. It’s just natural, like she was always supposed to be here with us. Things are different, but the change has been…

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#family #lifestyle #Little Pom Pom #love #marriage #parenting

Bump Date - The 2nd 20 Weeks of our Pregnancy

Bump Date – The 2nd 20 Weeks of our Pregnancy

Before I can share with you about our daughter’s birth and life so far, I feel the need to finish the story of our pregnancy. The last update I gave was at 20 weeks – half way through the pregnancy. At that point we were just about to find out the gender of the Little Pom Pom. So much happened in that second half of the pregnancy! It was a roller coaster of trips, parties/showers, doctor’s…

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#gestational thrombocytopenia #ITP #pregnancy #second trimester #third trimester

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