2009: A Year in the Life of a Blogger
Some of my favorite blog highlights from 2009. JANUARY – Erin Brockovich Takes on Gardasil. This is my most commented on post ever. I still get comments on this post on the old wordpress blog. Regardless of how you feel about other vaccines please read about this one. FEBRUARY – A Momma At Last: Aellyn’s Birth Story. This one is kind of obvious! MARCH – Our IVF Birth Story Video. The still on this video is also my favorite picture of the...
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Read MoreBaby’s First Birthday
So Aellyn’s first birthday is around the corner and I’ve been thinking about what to do to celebrate her milestone birthday. I’m kind of shying away from a big party for several reasons. It is expensive. It is more about the parents than the child (and worse the “status” of throwing the best party ergo being the best mommy). It just generally feels egotistical to me to have big birthday parties. I’m uncomfortable with Aellyn receiving tons of gifts which overshadow the true meaning of the day. When I was a kid I only had 2 big birthday parties: 6...
Read MoreBaby’s First Birthday
So Aellyn’s first birthday is around the corner and I’ve been thinking about what to do to celebrate her milestone birthday. I’m kind of shying away from a big party for several reasons. It is expensive. It is more about the parents than the child (and worse the “status” of throwing the best party ergo being the best mommy). It just generally feels egotistical to me to have big birthday parties. I’m uncomfortable with Aellyn receiving tons of gifts which overshadow the true meaning of the day. When I was a kid I only had 2 big birthday parties: 6...
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