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Oh Yeah That Baby

Last time we visited I was having contractions for days.
It’s been a while I know.

JW Conway
born Jan 18, 8 lbs 15 oz, 20 inches
On Jan 17 in the evening my contractions got regular and the dr told me take a  bath and see what happens. The bath didn’t speed anything up, and I managed to [...]

Unexpectedly Absent

While I’ve been home for a couple of days now, I haven’t been online. The night before last I realized my back and legs were hurting, it felt like I exercised a lot and was a general achy feeling. But nope, Mom informs me that is what labor feels like! I had no clue, I’ve [...]

Baby Update

I am huge.

See!
But oddly enough, I’ve technically only gained two pounds. That’s because of losing so much weight at the beginning and throughout. But he still grew and is doing great. He constantly moves and I’ve been having Braxton Hicks contractions forever now. A couple of weeks ago, for one day, they were every half [...]

2010 Plans

Last year I picked a word, actually I picked a few words, to strive to live by for the year. There were times when I didn’t think about the words at all, but there were times when I leaned heavily on them.
Last year my words were: Just Breathe. Be Strong. Be Generous.
I didn’t try [...]

I Haven’t Shared

I have a secret.
It’s a good secret! It’s one that I didn’t want to share because I was scared. I was just scared out of sheer being scared. Nothing is wrong.
First – check out my kids on Halloween – Jake was a mouse and Alice was Fancy Nancy!

They got great reception from the houses we [...]

Lego Parts Store

We have a crazy amount of Legos. My Mom has always had legos in an under the bed box and it was a free for all play field for any kids that stopped over. I’m not sure how she managed to keep it to one box, but even all these years later she has the [...]

What I’ve Been Doing

School

Beading

Sewing

Crocheting

Soccer

Jake #22

Alice – the defender for the team
And in the midst of it all

Jake’s first lost tooth!