My merry little girl

Jordan enjoyed her first Christmas… And she proved again and again that her brother is so much cooler than any gift we can give her. Every time we had a present to open, she was more interested in what Cam opened and what he was playing with. It was sweet and funny to watch Cam’s…

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Working so hard

Jordan had to run off to school early with her brother the last two mornings because I’ve been leading the morning meeting in the newsroom… And that means scurrying the kids to school right after they wake up. It’s no fun for any of us… And I miss my mornings with Jordan. She’s been a…

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Bulging gums

I’m wrapping presents tonight. I was tired of doing that so I thought I’d drop a few thoughts about Jordan’s life. I know Jordan isn’t really one to complain… I mean her first teeth showed up with no change in her personality. But I keep thinking about teeth when I’m around her because her upper…

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Time is ticking

The holidays are roaring into my calendar and I feel totally lost. I have a ton of wrapping, packing, mailing, sorting, cooking… everything to do. But I have to clean my house. It’s terrible and it’s starting to bother me. It doesn’t help that our backyard is muddy and the dogs keep tracking mud into…

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Baby's first stage performance

Jordan got to perform in her school’s Nutcracker show… And she was sweet and happy and waved at the crowd at the end of the show. My camera didn’t do a good job capturing her very brisk time on the stage. But she got to sit in the front of the sage at the end…

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New trick

Today, I found out that Jordan drank her own bottle at school! I was thrilled to hear this, and decided I’d try to push those lessons further with travel sippy cups. I’ve read on some limb difference boards that those cups are the easiest for one-handed kids because they’re so light weight. Apparently, that advice…

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Breaking news

When Randy and I weren’t looking, Jordan pulled up into standing all by herself onto a big block toy. This is a picture of the toy. I bought it for Cam when he was little… And he never really took a serious liking to it. But Jordan digs it… And here’s a funny thing: Cameron…

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The holidays are here

After the big storm, we’ve been delayed on decorating… But yesterday we turned on the holiday music, put up the tree and turned on all kinds of lights outside in the front yard. Jordan seemed to have a lot of fun pulling ornaments off the tree. She won’t keep a santa hat on… But I…

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Back in town… And exhausted

I’m coming down with something… It figures after all of the travel and craziness of the last week. We’re finally back in town, I finally have web access again and I promise to write more details about last week as soon as I catch up at work. But the good news is Jordan has a…

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