The fabric of my life.
Was is just me, or was Labor Day weekend a big sigh of relief? It just felt like a nice, slow weekend – even though we were constantly doing. Yes, Mr. Cotten has been back from New York City for over a week, but this weekend it finally felt like he was HOME. Random house […]
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Age: 3 months Stats: 14 lbs. 2 oz., 23 1/2 in. Scientific guess. We call you… : Francie. Franny Belle. Bean. Clothes: We’re still in 3 month clothes, but closer to the 3-6 month version rather than the 0-3 month. You graduated to size 2 diapers. I almost never put a headband on you, which has caused you to be […]
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Want to learn more about Stitch Fix? Start at the beginning for all the details, and then follow my experience so far! — I think I confused Stitch Fix. You see, in my stylist note I asked for transitional fall pieces. It will be cold here in the Midwest before we know it, so I […]
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Guys, I could go on for hours about my favorite newborn things. So today, I just have to share the top five things I’m loving for baby Frances right now. Even though there are less than three years between my girls, I am always shocked at the “new” baby products I discover. Like, where […]
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The difference between Dorothy’s birth story and Frances’ is outrageous. Both were born via c-section, yet there is simply no comparing the two experiences. The minute I gave birth to Dorothy during an emergency c-section after 23 hours of induced labor (at 40 weeks + 6 days with NO EPIDURAL), I knew I was never going […]
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+ I have approximately one hour per day where no one is touching me. Usually this is from 10-11 p.m. after both girls are asleep and I’ve kicked the cat out to the garage. Do I want to go to bed before 11 p.m.? Absolutely. But if I don’t give myself that hour to just […]
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Age: 2 months Stats: 11 lbs. 14 oz., 22 1/4 in (48th and 52nd percentiles). To keep things in perspective, your sister was that height when she was BORN. We call you… : Mommy calls you Francie. Daddy calls you Bean. Dorothy calls you Frances, but it comes out sounding like “princess.” Clothes: You’re wearing 3 month clothes and […]
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Want to learn more about Stitch Fix? Start at the beginning for all the details, and then follow my boxes so far! This is my 29th Stitch Fix. Dorothy is 33 months old. She is pretty much a supermodel in toddler potty training fashion. Coincidence? I think not. For this Fix, I had a few specific requests: I loved the […]
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Many, many moons ago, I took my first color guard director job at a small Catholic high school in Indianapolis. I had eight girls, most of them brand new, and exactly zero budget. I spent so much time trying to creatively give that guard the world – from spray painting old, beat up rifles in […]
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Oh, hey. Remember all of those fabulous guest bloggers? The ones I hoped would give me enough time to figure out my new routine without having dead air? Yeah. 16 days of radio silence later… here I am. There’s a lot happening in the Cotten house, so I’m going to throw together a nice old […]
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