Hannah Elisabeth, Life, Mommyhood

Conversations with Hannah

It’s been a while since my last “Hannah-isms” post…so I thought I’d share the most recent additions to the collection… Last night at dinner: Hannah surprised us all by announcing, “I want a sister!” (And, no, as far as we know, she is not getting one anytime soon!!) This afternoon, while we were “playing stickers” (good old-fashioned ColorForms!), I asked Hannah a …

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Life, Mommyhood

All Is Grace

What a week!  I did not intend to take a break from the ol’ blog, but sometimes life just happens… The craziness started on Sunday afternoon when Hannah woke up from her nap with a fever of 104.  Yes, 104!  She spent the rest of the evening being pathetic – clingy, sleepy, and whiney.  A bath and a good dose …

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Modesty, Mommyhood, Thinking Biblically

Biblical Modesty In A Modern World

I was doing some online “window shopping” the other day…Not really with an intent to buy, I just wanted to see what was out there for fall.      Recently, each morning has started out with Hannah trying as many of last year’s fall/winter clothes as she can tolerate in one sitting, trying to determine what, if anything, is still workable, …

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Life, Mommyhood

Mommy’s Day Off

Who says moms don’t get a day off every now and then?!  Yesterday, Jason decided that I needed a break…Actually, he decided this quite a while ago, since it involved some planning to get the time off!  He spent the day with Hannah…watching cartoons, eating “dinner” (plastic food – and always dinner, regardless of the time of day!), playing outside, …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Life

Big Girl Update

Hannah had her 2 (and 1/2) year check-up yesterday.  (Somehow, I completely missed setting up the appointment in April!)  If there was any doubt left in my mind as to whether I have a baby or a little girl, it was erased at the doctor’s office!  When they checked her height and weight, they did not use the “baby scale.”  They had …

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