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    Living, Growing Scrapbook Update

    I’ve heard youngest children complain about how their baby books pale in comparison to their older siblings’, and I’m actively trying to make sure that doesn’t happen to baby #2 (whose name might be Tate, Crosby, Harper, Sidney, Quincy, Sawyer, or–if Henry has his way–Po Po Brother). 

    Of course every child’s experience is different within the same family, but I don’t want the experience to feel inferior in any way for our second child. I’ve been trying to keep a scrapbook going for the second baby, just like I did for Henry’s pregnancy and first year. 
    Luckily, the format is very laid back and easy to keep up with. I
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    Growing into Motherhood

    I spent the weekend at my cousin’s wedding on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When I booked my ticket back in the fall, it was nearly $500, and we couldn’t figure out how to spend $1,500 for all three of us to attend the wedding for a couple days (since we were feverishly saving up money to convert our 85% loan-to-value construction loan to an 80% loan-to-value 30-year-fixed mortgage).

    Part of me was really excited to have a weekend away by myself before the baby comes. But as it got closer and closer, I grew sadder and sadder that my guys couldn’t join me at the beach.

    Although I

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    Stopping at Two Children

    I know I might not sound like a reliable source when I say that Matt and I are done after two children, since we used to think we only wanted one child and then switched our minds. But, really, I think we mean it this time.
    There are many reasons why two–not three–children make sense for us. First, I think we’re going to be at capacity with two children. With each passing day as Henry becomes more verbal, more interactive, and more independent, Matt and I find that our joy is increasing exponentially. We anticipate that welcoming another infant into our lives (although we are over-the moon with gratitude)
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