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It's Monday. I have the perfect motivation for you to start this week off right: a handful of quotes on hard work! Whatever you're doing this week—whether it is potty training your toddler or being kinder to your spouse—it will likely be a lot of work. :) So read these, and gear up! I know I …

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It's the end of the week, and my brain feels a bit foggy. Motherhood will do that to you. My friends and I often joke about how we feel like we no longer know how to use big words and or sustain a fluid conversation. Something to do with spending 12 hours a day talking to toddlers . . . So for …

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I often wish I had never read a single book about babies. Babywise. Happy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. The Happiest Baby on the Block. Secrets of The Baby Whisperer. I've read them all. I suppose that if pressed, I wouldn't trade the information I've gained from them, but with it comes an undeniable …

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A few nights ago, I came full circle. You see, for months, while I anticipated the arrival of our baby, I sang to her in the shower. I did this while I was expecting all three of my babies, actually. To me it was a way for the baby to get to know my voice—and for me to feel closer to that new …

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I was nursing at a park the other day when my friend who also has a newborn came and sat beside me. She joked right away about how she doesn't particularly like nursing, and I burst into a smile! In my experience, it's not often that women voice that admission. I'm in the same camp as my friend. Of …

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