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A New Life Begun
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and…
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Recovery Update ~ 4 weeks
Today Ezra is 4 weeks old! He has grown immensely in the last month and is changing and acting more grown up every day…it’s astonishing! It took him about 2 1/2 weeks, but…
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Ezra Kurt…the significance
It was very important to both Russ and I that our child’s name be a name that not only did we both like, but also something that had significance to us, and a…
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Birth Announcement and Recovery Update
Ezra was born September 7th, 10:32 PM. He weighed 9 lbs 13 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. When I ended up delivering Ezra by cesarean (that is a long story in…
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40 week update and pictures!
Well, it seems that Squirt has decided to surprise everyone and stay in mommy’s tummy a bit longer! We really thought we would have our baby by now, but I guess Squirt wants…
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37 weeks!
My baby is now “full-term”…which means I’m pretty much living in “any day now” mode. I think that the last month of pregnancy is definitely the most difficult, especially in this heat! I…
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Getting Closer!!!!! {36 weeks pregnancy update}
Well, baby is almost here!! I’ll be 36 weeks this coming week, and it appears that Squirt really wants to come out!!! Baby is dropping lower every day, and I’ve been having a…
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Deployment and pregnancy (a lot in common)
I laid in bed the other night struggling to find a comfortable position in which to sleep. Amongst all of the tossing and turning I was struck with the realization that “I’ve done…
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Pregnancy Update ~ 32 weeks!
I just got back from my latest appointment and prenatal class at the hospital with my midwife, and I am even more excited about this baby!! The baby is growing, and according to…
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Pregnancy Update ~ 28 weeks
It’s been about six weeks since our last update so I figured I should share how our baby is doing. Nothing really has changed except that the baby is growing rapidly and developing…