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She Says… 9 Months
Little Mister, Yesterday you turned 9 months old. 9 months. All of a sudden you are a little BOY instead of a baby. I know it’s been happening all along, but it hit me yesterday like a ton of bricks. I...
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She Says… 10 Months
(Pictures to come! Amidst all the packing we didn’t even know what day it was, and especially didn’t remember to take this month’s pictures.) Double digits, my tiny man. Double digits. You are...
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She Says… 11 Months
My sweet toddling little man, Confession: We missed taking pictures last month. Alas, amidst moving boxes and going to the beach and starting your new daycare, we just couldn’t get our act together to...
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She Says… 12 Months
My precious son, You are a year old. One whole year. 12 months. 365 days. Although it seems like it has gone by an in instant, it also kind of feels like a lifetime has gone by since this time last...
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She Says… 18 Months
Owen, Since you were born, time seems to work in mysterious ways. It feels like just yesterday I was breathing slowly and clutching my belly as the contractions washed over me and your little body told...
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She Says… 2 Years
To my big two year old, Where do I begin? The person that you are becoming is absolutely impossible to capture in words. It’s surprising to me that so much of your personality was evident from the day...
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She Says… Hello, Little One
Hello, Little One. I know it’s taken me a long time to write to you. You have been growing inside me for 14 weeks! It wasn’t that I didn’t know you were in there or that I was surprised by you. No,...
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She Says… You! You’re there!
My little acrobat, I felt you today! Whatever it was that I felt a few weeks ago was not really you, or, at least, it wasn’t as clearly you as this was. This morning, after wolfing down a bagel with...
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She Says… Art vs. Science
Dear little one, We are 24 weeks along in this somewhere-around-40-week-long incubation period (though since Owen only stayed put for 38, we’re thinking you may do the same). Although I was pretty...
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She Says… A Little Scare and Getting Ready for You
My little acrobat/soccer player/drummer, We had a little bit of excitement last Friday. Last week was a long, LONG week. Daddy was traveling and I was working days and nights and Owen was, well, being...
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She Says… On Becoming a Big Brother
To the one who first made me a mother, Your life is about to change. Any day now. Dramatically. We’ve been preparing you for this day as much as possible, talking about babies and how fun it is to be a...
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She Says… 1 Month
My sweet, precious Emmett, You are one month old. Ok, ok, you are actually one month and 5 days old, but this is just about the first chance I’ve had to sit and write to you since then. And, while I’m...
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She Says… 2 Months
My sweet Emmett, Mr. Smileypants. Bonky Bonks (yup, that nickname has stuck, despite my best efforts to give you a nicer one). You are one happy baby. Seriously. You are the smiliest. Every day I fall...
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She Says… 3 Months
My sweet Emmett (or Emmett-y, as your brother calls you), Happy 3 month birthday! Three months feels so… significant. The end of the “4th trimester” and into the big, wide world of being a baby. A...
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She Says… Four Months
My sweet baby boy, This month whizzed by. It flew. You started daycare and I started back at work in the beginning of November and BAM! it’s Thanksgiving already. And judging by the state of our...
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She Says… 6 Months
Oh Emmett. My jolly little dude. My cuddler. My giggler. You, my darling, are the type of baby that makes people want to have a million more babies. I mean, really. Just look at that smile. The...
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She Says… 7 Months
My sweet baby-who-is-quickly-feeling-like-not-so-much-of-a-baby, You are SO MUCH FUN right now. Seriously. You’re the best. Your chubby cheeks and toothless grin and sparkly gray-blue eyes make...
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She Says… 8 Months
Emmett-y. Bonky Bonks. My smiley little buddy. This was a big month for you! All of a sudden, it seems, you are a mover and a shaker. While you used to be content snuggling into my lap, now you are ON!...
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She Says… Nine Months
Emmett Blemmett (Owen’s favorite nickname, which sometimes turns into “Emmett Blemmett Kemmett Chemicals”). Chubby Wubby (the nickname that comes out of my mouth most often). Bonky Bonks (your earliest...
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She Says… 10 Months
BOOM! It has been a huge month for you, my little buddy. The day you turned 10 months, the very tiny tip of your very first tooth poked through your gums. Bottom left. I know, it took FOREVER for you...
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