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1. WordGirl
2. Tinkerbell
3. Captain America
4. Captain HuggyFace
5. Their parents
6. mmmmmm…..milk duds and heath bars
7. the smell of chicken and garlic roasting
8. reading picture books to the fashionista
9. a quiet moment
10. a conversation
11.pictures
12. smiles
13. a second chance, and a third, and a forth, and a fifth
14. pep talks
15. new ideas
16. Girls Night Out
17. Lovey
18. Health Insurance
19. The H1N1 vaccine
20. Kind Doctors and Nurses
21. Tamiflu
1. Buddy Walk!
3. an impromptu dinner
4. friends in the bakery
5. pumpkins!
6. finishing the small ones Halloween costumes
7. realizing you haven’t finished the Halloween costumes before Halloween
8. smiley children
9. pain au chocolat
10. bread
11. finding where Chula Cat hides
12. catching up with a neighbor
13. matching stripey fleecey jammies
14. a 3 yr old showing off her academic prowess and simultaneously entertaining the baby with Tippy Turtle
15. a 3 yrold muttering “Silly” as she cuts her eyes up and shakes her head at her Momma
16. clarification
17. saying sorry
18. Anita’s Cakes!
19. Offers to babysit!
20. respite
21. the ladybug “flying” around the house hollarin’ “Lady Bug, Lady Bug, Lady Bug”
1. “Too many” dinner invitations (um there’s never really too many!)
2. White chicken chili
3.falling stars
4. a good boss
5. other mommas reaching out
6. new friends
7. old friends
8. family
9. Chula cat
10 3 year olds fashioning their dreams over taking care of her family when they grow up
11. a brisk fall day
12. Roast chicken and The Art of Simple Food
13. Warm Apple cake with Lemon glaze
14. First swing rides!
15. First tricycle rides!
16. Lovey taking the night shift
17. Just Lovey
18. a wet noodle cat in my lap
19. Dr. Suess
20. Mother Nature
21. late term engorgement after a good nursing session
1. Zantac
2. GER instead of GERD
3. the rain
4. fashionista 3 year olds
5.Boiled Cider Jelly from Harlow’s Sugar House
6. the flu vaccine
7.$5 lasagna
8. garlic & cilantro Naan
9. the old Plez’ U
10. a smoothly processed case at work
11. a 3 year old “accidently” calling Momma at work & then leaving the phone on and the subsequent message I came to work to find
12. a respected pet transporter
13. Challula
14. unexpected chocolate cake from the Bohemian Cafe!
15. unexpected multi-flavor danish from Panera!
16. Sitting!
17. Sara Rosenfeld Johnson
18. a lesson not to speak in absolutes
19. a baby nursing after a week of not
20. showing off for the PT
21. Kitty-cat hat and mittens
DAS
1. Life
2. friendships renewed
3. having known and loved a friend
5. spaindaily
6. apples
7. apple donuts
8. wooly sheep
9. rice cereal
10. Kathy’s quick eye
’11. Ashley’s good work and encouragement
12. Michelle
13. getting to be the matron of honor in an upcoming wedding
14. a strong belly
15. a big girl sleeping in her big girl bed
16. a young reminder not to swear
17. a new babysitter
18. planning a dinner party and playdate
19. pesto pizza
20. Brioso
21. new families making this world a welcoming place
A Meal
1. Capturing Spot
2. Rain
3. a meal plan
4. a pizza fundraiser
5. Swim Classens
6.Corner View
7. 31 for 21
8. multiple nursings in a row
9. graduating from one supplement to another
10. random occurances
11. developmental leaps
12. ABR technology showing no hearing loss
13. The Quail’s cries at her families bellows
14. Nystantin
15. Babies rolling on their very own!
16. 3 year olds
17. E.E. Cummings
18. coffee
19. Heffalumps
20. a park full of party-goers
21. good friends helping things go smoothly
AJ
1. evening routines
2. Gifts 2
3. Dr Baker, ENT
4. Natalie Dixon’s willingness to give the Momma’s suggestion a try
5. Tubes!
6. A safe return from general anesthesia
7. Classic Trisomy 21
8. A quick and friendly geneticist
9. Dinner on the table
10. A day with the little one
11. Lovey’s attentiveness
12. a certain almost 3 yr old saying, ” Thank you Momma for my salad, I’m going to try it, Mommy I like it!” (even though you know she probably won’t eat it- this time at least
13. Homemade lasagna- down to the noodle!
14. a friend’s crafty ways designing super-hero capes
15. a last minute dinner invitations
16. a rainy day
17. Rainy Day Music- The Jayhawks
18. Fairy wings and tu-tus
19. New Q
20. Lovey’s love
21. “New to us” Zutano duds
22. nursing a baby to sleep w/out any aids
Botany
1. Mill House Lodge
2. Coconut Almond Scones
3. Ham & Cheese Croissaints
4. Flat Rock Apple Orchard
5. Amy & her hats!
6. The Quail rolling from back to side on her own!
7. Zuzu’ early morning chatter
8. A new brother in law
9. the love of my sister
10. safe travels
11. Gap shorts from the local thrift store
12. Realizing I work with a pastry chef!
13. engines starting to smoke directly across from an Auto Zone at 7am
14. cell phones
15. new ideas to help the Quail sleep through the night
16. a swaddled baby nursing
17. a greasy plate of enchiladas
18. cream in my coffee
19. Lyle Lovett
20. a dinner invitation
21. swim classens!
22. A big grin after a new first!
23. practice cakes
Old Welk
1. Friends willing to travel with our lively crew
2. Botany Bay
3. Lovey
4. The first day of dance class
5. “Too much” enthusiasm (term courtesy of The Whammer from Word Girl)
6. A baby giggling with the tiniest of tickles
7. Sisterly engagement
8. Families’ happiness
9. Hearing the sparkle in my sister’s voice
10. Mushroom Tales
11. A new morning routine that allows for more cuddle and exercise time for the Quail
12. Meeting our new brother-in-law to be
13. Taking the long way here
14. Finding the book on tape disc from the library cd that has been missing since May.
15. Cuban food thursday!
16. Learning to make your own iron-on transfers in hopes of creating a semi-respectable Word Girl & Captain Huggyface costume.
17. Chromosomal Analysis and a friendly geneticist
18. Making it through the paperwork portion of the TEFRA application
19. Good early intervention services provided by the state and county
20. Elote
21. Sky Top Apple Orchard
Paradise
1. a 6 month old baby successfully nursing for the first time
2. Kathy
3.nice audiologists helping to identify potential problems early
4. the gift of being able to nurse your small ones to sleep
5. kitty-cat pink jammies
6. a smile keeping you company in the middle of the night
7. good friends, good food, a good time for all-especially the kiddos
8. pink tutus
9. silliness
10. sweetness amongst sisters
11. tylenol and coffee helping a migraine
12. kissing the soft fontanel on a baby’s head when you get to feel her heartbeat quicken in response
13. small ones asleep early at night
14. a small meal and drink shared with just Lovey
15. Middle of the night inspiration
16. Baby Ballerinas
17. Red velvet cupcakes
18. pink ice cream cones with gummies mixed in
19. A toddler taking the time ahead to tell you they have to poop
20. competent ENT
21. ear tubes
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