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Rocking her Pride Flag dress and checkered Vans while devouring some delicious watermelon! This girl could live on fruits and veggies and alone. Okay, and maybe some cheese! 😂 #sloaneleah #thisis3 #whatsloanewears #sloanesfoods #lovesherfruitsandveggies #shemaybeavegetarian #shabbatshalom #TBH #shabbaqueI remember thinking she seemed big in the picture from 3 years ago. But she WAS almost 9lbs at birth, so, one didn’t know she wouldn’t gain any weight in 3 years. 🤣 #perspective #kidding #onlyalittle #tripledherbirthweightatthree #suchabiggirlnow #minitraci #shelookslikeididLet’s talk about these two words. Warrior • Survivor Are they synonymous to you? I’m curious. I was talking to some other PPD/PPA mommies and I said that I decided “warrior” felt better than “survivor”. It IS a battle I fight every day. Yes, I’m surviving.....but using warrior gives me a power that I am in control of me. #mentalhealth #pppdchat #addyourvoice #normalizementalhealthissues #ppd #ppa #jointheconversationweek two of preschool is proving as successful as her first week! ❤️ i am so proud of this girl and how much she’s growing every single day right now. 🧡 only 3 days of school and she’s already a different girl, for the better i might add!! 💛#letthembelittle #straightintopreschool #sloaneleah #thisis3 #sloanesschooldays #ourvillage #nevergrowup #momlife #lifewithsloane #bestbabyever #sloaniebaloney #barefootandhappyCousins and Best Friends. 💜💜 I love these two so much and I’m so happy for them that they have one another!! #dylanandsloane #dylansara #almost4 #sloaneleah #thisis3 #theyarethesameagefor4months #twinning #cousinswhotwinTonight we put our baby to sleep for the last time. Tomorrow she wakes up a preschooler. While it’s so easy to shrug that off as “not a big deal” it soooo is. Tomorrow she embarks on the first of her life experiences without us. For 1138 days, her entire life, she’s been with me. She’s come to work with me, as my amazing sidekick. She has worked from home with me. She has been my constant companion. And shadow. And that will never change. For that I’m eternally grateful. (most of the time!) But tonight as I sit here finishing some labeling, and folding the last of the items for her cubby I realize that this is the first of her firsts outside of our home. And I’m so freaking proud of her!!! I’m excited for her, I loved preschool! I’m proud she’s, grown and matured and I have no doubt that she is so ready for this! I am so grateful to have found what I believe to be the perfect place for Sloane to learn and grow and flourish over the next 3 years. Yet I’d be lying if I didn’t say...... I am crushed that my baby girl is no longer a baby, or even a toddler. She is now a full blown preschooler. I will quietly grieve the fact that this is the beginning of her needing me less and less in the way she has for the past three years. She will ALWAYS need me, and I will always be here for her. But mommy to an infant and baby is just so different. It’s okay mommies. We can be sad our babies are growing up. They’re doing what we want them to, what we have groomed them to, but we still are allowed to grieve. To be sad. To feel. Give yourself a pat on the back for making it to whatever milestone coming your way. This is not easy. Motherhood is not for the weak, the weary or the easily flustered. I remember what it was like the night before each of my nanny kids started their first day. Like it was yesterday. These days are monumental. These days are our milestones too! Our congratulations for getting to this point. So chin up! This is a sign you’re doing your job and you’re doing it well!! So take this is a compliment that you ROCK and try to find the joy in the new beginnings. 💜Archives
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a walk down memory lane….
sometimes something happens that catches me completely off guard and its like i’ve been catapulted into my past. into one of the chapters long since closed. long since grieved for. sometimes, its a song, running into someone, or finding something … Continue reading
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a DIY project with the kids!!!
so this week we were on lockdown. quarantine. sequestered. and I had to entertain a rambunctious 4-year old little girl who would rather jet set to other parts unknown or go to the mall apparently I learned this week after … Continue reading
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please, for your children.
I wrote this post almost 2 years ago………..and tonight I feel the need to share it again. And I will keep sharing it as long as I keep hearing about young children drowning in preventable situations. ************************************************************************************** Okay guys, time … Continue reading
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Tagged advice for kids, children, early childhood, kids, no water wings, swimming lessons, toddler drownings, water safety
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carseat safety warning!!!
i was talking with a friend of mine over the weekend and after discussing it, i decided i wanted to post on it so that everyone had the information that i have. i’m not going to post statistics. i’m not … Continue reading
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The Miracle of Time Flying……
So today’s Blog Dare topic doesn’t apply, it starts with “Mommy…….”, and well since the only possible mommy callers are dogs, I really would have nothing to add here! 😉 I’m sitting here on the 1st birthday of my dear … Continue reading
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IMPORTANT information to know in case of an emergency!!
Well this post is going to be short and to the point! I’ve had to write a few letters tonight and somehow it’s 1am and I’m not yet in bed yet and I’m working all day tomorrow. Cranky Traci will … Continue reading
Be Still My Heart! <3
Friday January 11, 2013 Today’s blog prompt isn’t a topic I can write on. Not because I’m too emotional. Not because it’s controversial. But because I can’t. The topic is, “This year’s family vacation…”. I have no family, and, well … Continue reading
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