A Sprinkle of Joy

Before I post some more pictures of Annabelle, I’m wondering if anyone else stresses over what to feed their little one.  I feel like I am constantly looking up what I can feed her, what I should avoid because of allergies, and how to start finger’s food.  Then, once I introduce a new food I am always watching for any…
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So now that it’s November I’ve got Christmas on my mind.  I want to send out my own Christmas cards with pictures of Annabelle, so I needed to take some pictures of her.  It’s really easy to set up your own “photo studio” at home.  All I did was drape a sheet over some chairs and then taped on some…
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Hey everyone, this post is a bit late, sorry!  I am linking up with Darci for the Five on Friday. 1.  Daylight Savings Time sucks.  I found this ecard, and it is totally true. I never realized how great I had it.  Annabelle has been getting up at 5:00ish to eat, and never falling back asleep.  It’s been rough friends,…
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So, whoever thought Daylight Savings Time was a good idea, was clearly not a mom.  Annabelle’s sleep had been going so great, then bam… we are back to early wake ups.  Thankfully she sometimes takes one longish nap, which means I can usually push bedtime to 6:00/6:30 (she is still up at like 5:30 though, and when I feed her,…
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I hope that everyone is enjoying their Halloween so far.  It is rainy and windy here (so a typical MI Halloween), so we will not be going out trick-or-treating.  Hopefully Annabelle will be up to help pass out some candy, but we shall see.  I can’t believe that last year I was pregnant with Annabelle.  Now we are celebrating Halloween…
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Currently it is 7:24am.  I have worked out, showered, and am now enjoying my breakfast and a cup of coffee while sitting at my kitchen table.  How is this possible?! you may ask.  The past two days Annabelle has slept in until 8am (today will be day number three of sleeping in).  She has finally gotten into a routine of…
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