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hello, little man!!

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welcome to the world, George Nicholas! our fifth baby was born two weeks early, completely upending my previous delivery pattern -- all of his sisters were born just before or up to 10 days after their due dates, except for Victoria with a scheduled induction at 39 weeks. a 39 week induction was the plan for baby boy too, and our dear friend Amy had requested the day off work to come doula for us again, bless her! my coworkers kept telling me I was going to go early with him and I kept confidently responding, "oh no, my babies like to stay cozy in here!" as I left the office on Friday (at 37 weeks 2 days pregnant), I told them, "see you Monday!" they all looked at me and said, "well... maybe!" and I reassured them that I would be there.  the last "bump" photo I have, on July 4, just 9 days before baby would make his appearance!  Amy texted me that weekend to see how I was feeling. baby boy was definitely sitting lower and I was having some inter...
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March highlights {spring sports, Chicago, baby boy, siblingette}

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  1) spring sports. Cece's developmental basketball team finished the season with a bang at a tournament held by a local school. the third grade team is comprised of such sweet girls and I'm excited to see them continue to grow together! their last practice was a scrimmage between parents and girls which was hilarious. I played for just a few minutes and managed to double dribble which earned me a talking-to from the coach, to the intense amusement of all the kids (and the censure of Cece, who told me later, "Mommy! you KNOW better!").  besties after winning their semifinal consolation game Elizabeth can't wait for her turn on the court! a lot of these parents were really good!! I provided the comic relief no sooner did basketball end than developmental volleyball began. with practice from 3:30-5 PM, my friends and I quickly devised a carpool plan to pick the girls up from school and get them to the gym, and then pick the girls up after practice and drop them at h...
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