Hannah Elisabeth, Mommyhood

Bye-Bye Bottle!

We’ve slowly been transitioning Hannah from a bottle to a sippy cup for a few months. It really wasn’t a terrible process, I don’t know why I thought it might be. But, there was no screaming for the missing bottle (in fact, she hasn’t even said “bottle” yet!), no defiant refusal to use the cup…it was a very easy transition! …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Life

Blood Tests

Hannah and I both had to have blood tests done today, and came out with matching boo-boos. Hannah was a little trooper – she cried, but watched the whole thing! She managed a smile and a rather tearful “all done!” when it was over, and even waved good-bye to the nurse who had done the tests, but refused the stickers …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Traditions & Celebrations

Party Time!

Here are a few pictures from Hannah’s birthday parties. April 4th was Hannah’s first birthday. We celebrated with a small, family party – Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Jo came over for dinner, presents, and cupcakes. We had Hannah’s favorite – macaroni and cheese…this was the real, homemade kind – not the boxed, fluorescent orange variety. (I’ve suddenly developed an aversion …

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