Category Archives: Firsts

Late October Transitions

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Regina

* I wrote this journal entry the first week in October. Our home has sold, the inspection is complete and the house is slowly getting packed up. We are quickly looking for a place to live and my interviews with … Continue reading →

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Autumn Tenderness

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Regina

  I’m not sure what’s going on. Could be that I am feeling the heat turned up on our move. Could be that the girls have been “out” of me as long as they’ve been “in” me now. Could be … Continue reading →

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The Great Eight

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Regina

A while back I wrote about all the things that people told me about having kids… Lessons Learned. One of the things I didn’t say there was that I’ve heard over and over that 7-10months is a favorite time of … Continue reading →

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7 month Bliss

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Regina

I’ve never been one to be rigorous about a schedule or rhythm to a day. In fact, if you looked at my Hogan, you’d see that “Prudence” and anything else related to time in (what I used to think as) … Continue reading →

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Seven Months and growing …

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Regina

June 7th the girls will be 7 months old. So much as happened since I’ve last written. I find myself not wanting to write boring or mundane details and/or  prolific tales (of which I am easily capable of). Then again, … Continue reading →

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Good Things Come in Threes

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Regina

This month, all within the span of a week, I will celebrate my very first Mother’s Day (Gina’s too for that matter), my 40th birthday and my girls turning 6 months old. Wow! I’m feeling an abundance of love and … Continue reading →

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Somewhere after the Five Month mark…

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Regina

Five Months Old Sheesh… are the girls really five months old already? In fact, they are more than a week in. Am I going to start every post like this? In shock that they are yet another month older? Maybe. … Continue reading →

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Month Two — Lessons in the proverbial “They”

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Regina

“They” told me a lot before my babies came and even once they were here. They said that it would get easier after 4 weeks, that the babies would have growth spurts at 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 8 weeks. … Continue reading →

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Month One

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Regina

My Miracle Babies It’s hard to believe that today (I wrote this Monday, December 5th) marks 4 weeks from when I went into labor. The day at the Kennedy school and that night when my waters broke…I remember it like … Continue reading →

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The Beginning

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Regina

Well, little did I know I was in early labor when I sent my last post. I knew my plug was gone and that I was having contractions but still thought they were just Braxton Hicks. Such is a first-time … Continue reading →

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