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Saya’s Firsts in San Sebastian, Spain

The most anticipated part of our three day weekend was Saya taking her first flight. I tried to quiet my anxious feelings by pinpointing exactly what I was nervous about. I recognized that we wouldn’t be able to get off a flight the way you can do with a bus or the tube, but that…
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LonSum 3.0 July: Art & Ice Cream

After Momma Margaret’s visit, I had to retrain myself to ‘mom’ without an extra set of helping hands. The summer art shows made the time go by more quickly until Corey would come home. I also planned play dates for myself to connect with friends. We visited Somerset House’s Get Up, Stand Up exhibit that…
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LonSum 3.0 June: Summer Soirees

From a historic heatwave to random rainy days, the summer of 2019 kept us on our toes with our new baby girl. Saya shed her jaundiced color, relearnt to nurse after her tongue tie division, and put on weight. We were enchanted with her new facial expressions, and our guests couldn’t cuddle her enough. Jamie…
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Welcome Saya!

Saya was born at 2:42 am on May 2, 2019. I still can’t find the words to describe laboring, birthing, and welcoming a new baby into the world, but the summary is that I am in awe of what a woman’s body can do. It’s hard to overstate how incredible we are. I also know…
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April showers bring May flowers

In April, I ramped up my preparation for baby #1: I was making freezer meals, attempting to finish all my unfinished books, and ordering the ‘essentials’ on Amazon (I swear that the electronic baby nail file is a must-have lest you judge). I was clearly preparing for a baby to arrive. I was expecting to…