Monthly Archives: February 2016

MicroBlog Monday: Make Me Well

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jenn P

In honor of this head cold I’ve got, here’s 7 things I do to help feel better! 1) As soon as I feel a sore throat coming on, I gargle with raw apple cider vinegar. It tastes horrible, I won’t … Continue reading →

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Adorable

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Jenn P

There needs to be more Wallace pictures up in here. He is hitting a growth spurt and growing and changing daily. At his neurologist appointment (mostly unsuccessful), he weighed 30.7lbs and measured 35.5in! That is about 4in since he started … Continue reading →

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MicroBlog Monday: Relocated

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Jenn P

Today, my future home was moved to its temporary location. I hired a guy I found on craigslist and he did a fantastic job. An old tire blew out on him, but he took it off and made it the … Continue reading →

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Bought

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Jenn P

I have missed two MicroBlog Mondays, I’ve been so busy. I am swamped with school and work and trying to make sure I get to shower every other day. I’m trying not to be on here much or on facebook. … Continue reading →

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Orange

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jenn P

That’s Wallace’s favorite color and his chosen theme for his birthday party. I would be skipping the party altogether but Wallace wants to do it and I like the excuse to see our friends and family. I’m going to request … Continue reading →

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Diaper Drive for Flint

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jenn P

I wrote before about how cloth diapers washed in Flint’s lead contaminated water are not safe. I am involved in the effort to get disposables and new cloth diapers to the families impacted and the donations have started coming in. … Continue reading →

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Trace Minerals: Take Two

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jenn P

After about three months of giving Wallace trace minerals daily, we took a week break. Well, it turned into two weeks but I wasn’t able to get the store when I had originally planned. Here’s the link to all the … Continue reading →

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Toddler Fashion

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Jenn P

Wallace dressed himself today. Need I say more? Well, he picked it out with much intention. He can put on his underpants, pants, and socks with minimal assistance. It took some bribing to get him to stop dancing so I … Continue reading →

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A Call From Ida

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jenn P

After sending a few messages over the last week to the force behind the Preemie Growth Project, she called me yesterday and talked to me for an hour. I needed that. She called after reading an article I sent her … Continue reading →

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MicroBlog Monday: I Don’t Want To Write

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jenn P

I don’t want to write anything today. I don’t want to be introspective or funny or an open book. I want to not have to deal with my life right now. I get like this more often than I’d like … Continue reading →

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