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Two days ago, my baby turned 11 months old. For the average person, this wouldn’t seem like a big deal; after all, what’s 11 months? It’s not even a full year. But when a matter of weeks can bring more changes than the average adult personally experiences in years, 11 months feels like a lifetime. I’ve [...] Related posts:
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We are growing girls and our girls are growing. Aliyah has now walked halfway across the room without help. She’s so much more cautious than Shayel ever was but I think mostly, she finds crawling to be so much faster. She says da and ba for just about everything and doesn’t use sign language as much [...] Related posts:
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Shayel’s ball had lost a bunch of air and she anounced “the ball is kaboof” ROFLOL At Aliyah’s 9 mo. appointment that she had at 10 months she weight 18 pounds and was 29+ inches. Which landed her in the 34th percentile (or therabouts) for weight and the 90th+ for length. Well, I guess with a [...] Related posts:
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In our quest to simplify our lives even more (more on that to come), we are working on further downsizing our stuff. It feels so good! I just moved my crafting stuff into the office so we actually have a whole extra room. We’re not really sure what to do with it. Right now the cat’s litter [...] Related posts:
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Yesterday, on the way home from the park I suggested we thank Jesus for our fun day. Shayel prayed: “Thank you Jesus for the park. Thank you for the trees and the swings. I love you Jesus, and God, and the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen..oh, and thank you God that you heal us.” Then of [...] Related posts:
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I went to bed at 8:15 last night. Yup, you read it right. I took a benadryl, nursed Aliyah and as soon as she fell asleep I said goodnight to hubby and oldest (who was almost asleep herself) and hit the sack. I slept until Shayel woke up at about 6:15. 10 hours - [...] Related posts:
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At 10 months, 1 week, Aliyah took her first steps without anyone holding her - 2 steps to be exact. Hehe…nothing spectacular but steps none-the-less. Related posts:
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I was talking with David on the phone and someone kept beeping in - it was a number I didn’t recognize so I ignored it but they persisted so I finally answered it. This is what I heard. Hello ma’am, this is the __ Police Department. We got a 911 hang up call about 10 minutes ago [...] Related posts:
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