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Hello 2013

One week into 2013 already. Life has been keeping me busy, but in a good way. We took a two-week road trip in our new twenty-five year-old Westfalia Vanagon (Eddie) up the coast of California and into Oregon then back … Continue reading

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Six months later…

Wow. Six months already. I’m a little ashamed that I haven’t written since Ashlyn was one week old, but then again, there are more important things now. Ashlyn is an amazing baby. Clarke and I are so lucky she’s so … Continue reading

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Ashlyn’s Birth Story

After our last doctor’s appointment at 41 weeks, they called me on Monday November 28th to tell me that I was scheduled to induce labor on Wednesday December 7th at noon. Forty-two weeks would have been December 8th so it … Continue reading

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She’s Here!

Ashlyn Kailani Kay Graves, born December 7th, 2011 at 10:17 pm. 7 pounds, 11 ounces, 21 inches long. We’re home and doing well. I’ll post more details later, but we know what everyone really wants are baby pictures: Ashlyn’s photo … Continue reading

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Home Addition – Time Lapse

Pseudo-time lapse of our home addition thus far, as viewed from the backyard. If you can’t get the embedded video to play, here’s the You Tube link: Home Addition.

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Home Addition – End of Week Seventeen

On Monday a big Peterbuilt arrived to drop (literally) a lot of sand for the stucco. If you can’t get the embedded video to play, here’s the YouTube link: Sand Drop. On Monday and Tuesday, the first layer of stucco, … Continue reading

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41 Weeks

41 weeks. Almost 1 cm dilated. Had a non-stress test done, everything looks good. Scheduling induction for next week, unless she shows up on her own. Pretty sure I felt my first contractions yesterday. It was also the first day … Continue reading

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Beyond 40 Weeks

A little baby update for those who have been wondering (and not asking, although I’m not sure who hasn’t asked lately…thanks everyone for making us feel so loved!!). She’s not here yet. My due date was November 24th, Thanksgiving Day, … Continue reading

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Home Addition – End of Week Sixteen

We have walls! Despite being a holiday week, the addition kept moving forward (yay!). Drywall went up on Monday and Tuesday last week. The metal edging on every drywall corner was done on Wednesday. Everyone (including us) took Thursday off … Continue reading

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