tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86141002970558334722024-03-16T22:49:51.545-07:00explore. dream. discover.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-21634754000530247492015-04-01T11:08:00.001-07:002015-04-01T11:08:25.483-07:00{Tips for Traveling with Baby}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm sharing a post on the Mommy Mailbox blog about tips for traveling with your baby (at least what has worked for us) if you're interested! <a href="http://www.mommymailbox.com/blog/2015/3/4/traveling-with-your-babyt">Head over</a> to check it out!</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-43530959202861823982015-03-29T20:10:00.000-07:002015-03-29T20:10:24.235-07:00{Elodie: 11 Months}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our little lady is going to be one in nine short days. NINE DAYS! Where has the time gone? Ugh… I’ll save all that complaining for later. For now, here’s what Elodie is up to just shy of her first birthday….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves to point at anything and everything.. and every time she does I am tempted to just bite that chubby little finger right off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She took three steps over a week ago and now shows absolutely no interest in doing that ever again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves bread and cheese (yup, she’s mine!) but isn’t a fan of avocado (wait, maybe she isn’t mine…?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves playing peek-a-boo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is still too impatient for books – she bails about four pages in every.single.time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She hates diaper changes, which makes us hate them perhaps even more </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She’s literally obsessed with daddy. If he walks out of the room, she cries, if he walks into the room she cries unless he is holding her, she gives him the biggest smile and laughs every time she sees him. I mean the girl is just madly in love with him – and I can understand why. Honestly, though, it does make me feel a little left out at times, but I hear these things go back and forth. I’ll just have to wait my turn for all that good love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She says mama and dada (but not at the right people) and just kinda sorta started saying baby (we think).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves to clap her hands and wave hello and bye bye</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We’re trying to teach her how to high five</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She sleeps 11-12 hours a night straight. Still cries (hard) for 30-60 seconds right as we put her down and walk out of her room, but she calms down pretty quickly and then falls asleep within 10 or so minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She takes two 1-2 hour naps a day </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves Henry, but hates when he barks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She has started refusing her bottles at daycare </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She’s sleeping on a cot at daycare, but definitely still in her crib at home</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She has five (almost six!) teeth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She’s wearing some 6-12 month clothes still, but is starting to venture into 12-18</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most of all, I hope I remember how madly we love this girl. Sometimes I wish I could record the conversations Corey and I have so Elodie could hear them later. It saddens me to know she'll never remember this time in her life. We are constantly talking about how much we adore her, couldn't love her more, think she's the most beautiful angel. I mean, we're seriously obsessed. I hope she can feel that love and will continue to feel it forever.</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-57267414241615490652015-03-11T04:00:00.000-07:002015-03-11T04:00:09.276-07:00{Our Babymoon}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know not everyone is into the whole “babymoon” idea, but let’s be honest, Corey and I will take any excuse to go on a vacation! I, being the obsessive travel planner that I am, thought long and hard about what kind of babymoon I wanted to go on....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Due to work obligations, other travels we had planned, and the fact that I was getting more pregnant by the week, we only had a tiny five day window in December for our trip. I knew right away I didn’t want to go somewhere cold and adventurous (read: ski trip or anything like it). I knew I wanted sun, mostly because by that point in Portland you are really ready to escape the dreary rain and cold. I also wanted the vacation to be no-fuss, easy to get to (direct flight), and incredibly relaxing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Usually when we go on vacation we are planning out every day, choosing restaurants, hikes, attractions, etc etc. We wanted the opposite for our babymoon. Pure relaxation. No agenda. Just the huz and me and me and the huz. We knew we wouldn’t be taking a vacation like that as often once Elodie arrived, so that was our plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We ended up going back to <a href="http://www.exploredreamdiscoverblog.com/search/label/our%20honeymoon">our honeymoon destination</a> because we knew how great the <a href="http://kauai.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html">Hyatt</a> was and were dying to stay there. We loved the food on the hotel grounds (which was great since we didn’t plan to leave). It was in hawaii – so hello, sun! And there are direct flights from Portland to Kauai, so boom – Kauai it was!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Minus one day of torrential thunderstorms and lightning, the trip was a dream. It was exactly what we had envisioned – pure relaxation and good quality one on one time. I couldn’t recommend the Hyatt in Poipu enough for any vacation – but especially a babymoon or honeymoon! A few photos from our trip below!</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-31118672797064328432015-03-03T04:00:00.000-08:002015-03-03T04:00:10.297-08:00{More Babies?}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I remember when Corey and I were seriously dating, people weren’t shy about asking when we were going to get married, and once married - when were we going to start a family? Then it seemed only days or weeks after Elodie was born – “So, are you going to have more?” It’s the million dollar question! I have to admit, I ask the same of my friends with little ones. You just can’t help yourself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My answer to this question has evolved over time. Before Corey and I were married we’d often have conversations about children – and decided we might not even want them! Maybe they wouldn’t fit into our lifestyle (we love to travel and are passionate about our careers), and when you’re in your mid-twenties the thought of being up all through the night or having your entire day revolve around your baby’s schedule just doesn’t sound appealing (I’m just being honest!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then, after we got married, it was like a switch flipped. Oh yeah, we definitely wanted babies. But not right away. And we wanted two. That sounded like the perfect number.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then Elodie came along. Those first weeks are rough and sweet and hard and perfect. I would stare at her for hours on end and think to myself that there was no way I could have another baby because it just wouldn’t be fair – I couldn’t love another one the way I love her. Also, I was still in full on recovery mode and the thought of going through the aftermath of delivery all over again sounded awful. So my answer was no, I think it’s just going to be Elodie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, almost eleven months into motherhood, my answer has changed again. Yes, we definitely want more children – the number still unknown/up for debate. Elodie is the light of our lives. She is so much fun and brings us so much joy that I simply can’t imagine not having another baby (or two). I can now look back on pregnancy fondly, and would love to experience the miracle of growing and delivering a child again, now that I have the perspective of starting to raise one outside the womb. Most of all, my own sisters are my best friends and I truly couldn’t and wouldn’t want to imagine life without them, so I want more than anything to give that special bond to Elodie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So while we’re not looking to add to our family anytime in the very near future – the answer is yes, someday, God willing, we’d love to expand our family again. And we just can’t wait!</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-72897713833007049162015-02-27T06:57:00.002-08:002015-03-02T20:57:27.018-08:00{Going Back To Work}<div class="MsoNormal">
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I<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">t’s hard to believe I’ve been back at work a touch longer than I was away on maternity leave. The way I feel about being a working
mother now versus when I first came back to work is night and day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Going into maternity leave, I wasn’t really sure how I would
feel about being home full-time with my little one. I’m an extremely social
person, I love to chat and be around people, but do find that I need my alone
time at the end of the day to recharge. Part of me thought that I might not
even like being home all day every day as I might go stir crazy, or always
intend to get out and do things, but never muster the energy to get out of my
PJs and actually do so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To my surprise, I really thrived on maternity leave. I got
into my own little routine, and found myself almost being too social at times
(I was really lucky and was on maternity leave at the same time as a lot of
great friends. It was one of my absolute favorite summers of my life!). I got
into the swing of being a stay-at-home mama, and found true happiness and joy
in keeping our home in order, cleaning, cooking and hanging with my bebe. For
the record, Corey never expected me to do anything but care for Elodie and
would never give me grief if he came home to a disastrous house (which, let’s
be honest, happened probably a lot!), it just made me happier to be in a clean
house! Anyway, point is, I really liked being on maternity leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fast forward just about five months and it was time for me
to go back to work. I’m not going to sugarcoat it, there were lots and lots of
tears (most came the night before going back and in the immediate weeks
thereafter). It all just felt silly. I had a baby, only to leave her with
someone else 8+ hours a day? And I’d hardly get any time to hang out with her
at night as we have a pretty yucky commute and she has an early bedtime. I went
from spending every waking moment with Elodie to spending mere hours, sometimes
minutes, home with her each day. It killed me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To make matters worse, Elodie did not take to daycare well.
I often got reports that she was sad and fussy all day, and cried a lot. This
coming from a baby who seriously never cried at home. It broke my heart. She
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There were definitely moments I had irrational thoughts
about leaving my job to stay home with Elodie. I thought long and hard about
the role I wanted my career to play in my life, and in our children’s lives. I
went back and forth. What job could be more important than being a mother? What
would Elodie think of me if I didn’t work? Would she respect me? Would she
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There’s no doubt that both options would be rewarding and
difficult in their own ways. I have SO much respect for stay-at-home mothers.
Honestly, that’s a way harder job than what I do day-to-day! And working
mothers have it hard – they spend their days away from their littles. Even if
working mothers love their jobs, they can often feel torn between their two
roles. There really is no perfect solution for this dilemma, and it is incredibly personal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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weeks back. I found my groove at work again and as soon as Elodie started
crawling at six months, she became a <i>much</i> happier baby at daycare. Now, six months into daycare, Elodie is thriving – she adores her teachers and has
so much fun playing with her baby friends and all the awesome toys they have in
her classroom. I miss her like crazy all day, but I’m lucky that my company has
daycare on-site, so if I’m really having withdrawals (um, every day!) I can pop
in and say hello. It’s proven to be a really good balance for us all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an expectant woman wondering how she’s going to navigate the waters of being a
working mother, or anyone who’s given any thought to how on earth she’ll
balance a career, marriage and motherhood, I hope sharing my experience with
you has helped. We’re all bound to choose different paths, but just know that
with time, you’ll figure it all out and it will all be okay (even when it
REALLY feels like it won’t be)! Good luck :)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-60791748982763785762014-07-02T08:10:00.001-07:002014-07-02T08:10:11.115-07:00{Elodie's Birth Announcements}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally getting around to sharing our awesome <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted</a> birth announcements with you all! We sent some overseas and wanted to make sure all of our friends and family got them before I posted to the blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We always use <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted</a> for our <a href="http://www.exploredreamdiscoverblog.com/2012/12/joyeux-noel-merry-christmas.html">Christmas cards</a>, so it was a no-brainer that we'd use them for our announcements, too! I'm so glad we did. I am absolutely in love with the way they turned out! I ended up spending hours designing a bajillion options and finally settled on <a href="http://www.minted.com/product/birth-announcements/MIN-UZX-BYA/hello-baby-love?org=photo">these</a> (with a few small tweaks the Minted designers executed perfectly!). I felt they were feminine, sweet and I was able to showcase more than one photo from our newborn session with <a href="http://linneapaulina.com/">Linnea</a> (because let's be honest, how could I choose just ONE?!). We also ended up going with an envelope liner option, which really completed the package and made everything feel even higher quality. Can't thank <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted</a> enough for the opportunity to partner with them for our birth announcements. It's such an incredibly special memento we'll keep forever and ever!</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-69291350834069603252014-05-19T09:01:00.000-07:002014-05-19T09:01:20.987-07:00{Elodie's Birth Story}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elodie is one month and 12 days old, so I think it's about time I shared her birth story! Toward the end of my pregnancy I was absolutely obsessed with reading other people's birth stories (if you like them too I found the mother load <a href="http://www.camppatton.com/2013/01/birth-story-link-up.html">here</a>. Enjoy!), and found myself completely fascinated by how different they all were. Despite learning about what a "normal" birth is like in our baby prep classes, reading all of these stories reminded me that there really isn't such a thing as a "normal" birth. They are all different and unique and completely unpredictable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll warn you now, this birth story is really long, and more for my memory than for all of you. But if you make it through to the end -- congrats! ;) Without further ado.... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the two weeks leading up to my due date I was already 4cm dilated and 90% effaced. I had actually been dilated since my bout with the norovirus at 32 weeks (only 1cm, but still!), and was up to 3cm & 80% by my 37 week check up. This is pretty rare for a first pregnancy (so I was told), so when my doctor checked me at my 37 week appointment, she confidently stated “this baby isn’t going past her due date!”. That must’ve been the moment she jinxed me ;) I had always prepared myself to go past my due date because that is so common for first time mothers, but after a preterm labor scare (in which I was admitted to the hospital and everything) at 34 weeks, I couldn’t help but think that there was a possibility our little lady would come early. But alas, April 3rd (my due date) came and went and still no baby. By this point I was off work and all those Braxton Hicks contractions I’d been feeling for the last few months? All of a sudden nearly non-existent! Wouldn’t you know it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The day after my due date I woke up with a cold. Of course, I had to throw myself a pity party on instagram because I was now overdue and sick! How cruel! There were quite a few comments that being sick could actually be a sign of labor, but I didn’t take those comments to heart because when you’re 40+ weeks pregnant, you really do think everything is/could be a sign. That was the worst part of being overdue. Physically I felt totally fine, but mentally and emotionally I was starting to break down. It drove me nuts thinking every day could be <i>the</i> day, and every pain or weird symptom I had might be a sign of labor. By Sunday night (3 days past my due date) my cold was waning away and I had resolved that this baby was not coming on her own. I was mentally preparing myself for an induction (which we had tentatively schedule for that coming Thursday – when I’d be exactly 41 weeks). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That Sunday night we went over to dinner at Corey’s parent’s house. The whole gang was there – his parents, my mom, his brother and his girlfriend, corey’s cousin, her husband and their sweet baby. We talked a lot about how pregnant I was and how I was feeling, and to be honest I was probably pretty crabby about it all. I was trying to stay positive, but by that point I was pretty much just throwing my hands in the air in defeat. I told them I was expecting to be induced on Thursday, I didn’t feel like the baby was coming anytime soon and that I was fine with that. Period. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went home and got right into bed – I fell asleep around 9:30 (hey, you go to bed early when you’re 40+ weeks pregnant!). I was fast asleep for an hour and a half when I woke up at 11PM with intense pain in my abdomen. But it didn’t feel like the Braxton Hicks I was used to. In fact, it was so excruciating and foreign to me I was actually convinced what I was feeling weren’t contractions. I paced around our house for 20 minutes trying to figure out what to do. I was sort of still in a sleepy haze and was feeling really out of it. I was standing on my side of the bed when Corey woke up and asked me if I was okay. My response? Whispering…“I’m not in bed, I’m standing up” (um hello weirdo! What was wrong with me?!). He told me he could see that and asked if I thought I was in labor. I told him no that this wasn’t labor but that I was just in a lot of pain and I didn’t know what to do. I laid back down in bed and told Corey I felt like I was hallucinating (still have no explanation for why I was being such a freak of nature!). Corey, being the smart and attentive husband that he is, was way ahead of me. He knew I was in labor. This was it. So he gently tried to convince me that we should finish packing our bags (all the last minute things like toothbrush, makeup,etc). At first I refused. What was the point? I wasn’t in labor and we weren’t going anywhere. Not 5 mintues later, still in so much pain, I decided that we could finish packing the bags if <i>only</i> to distract me from my pain – but still insisted this was <i>not</i> it. 10 minutes into walking around gathering my toothbrush, makeup, etc, I realize that maybe this is in fact labor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We start timing the contractions and they are coming quickly. Every 3-4 minutes. And they are bringing me to my knees, literally. The only position that felt somewhat bearable to be in was leaning over the bed hugging a pillow and most of the time screaming into it. Wow, this was intense. I obviously knew labor wasn’t going to feel good, but this hurt so, so bad that I was actually convinced I was going to die before making it to the hospital. I mean, how was I ever going to get in a car like this?! After 20 minutes of timing contractions Corey wants to call the hospital. Me, being the stubborn wife that I am, tell him not to call because we’ve only been timing the contractions for 20 minutes, and I have to time them for an hour before calling otherwise they’ll just think we’re dumb and turn us away. Thank goodness Corey didn’t listen to me and called anyway. After answering a few quick questions (how far apart are my contractions, how dilated was I at my last doctor’s appointment, when was my last appointment, etc) Corey hung up the phone and told me we had been granted permission to come in anytime. Huh? I was so confused. Finally at this point I’m slowly starting to come to terms that we are going to have our baby very soon! Holy crap – this really is it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the car the contractions are pretty much just as bad as I thought they would be. Corey is driving like a bat outta hell – which I only know from feeling the acceleration of the car as my eyes are closed this entire time working through my contractions, which are often times coming one on top of the other and giving me no break (we learned later this is called “coupling”. It sucks big time.). I tell Corey I don’t want to die on the way to the hospital to give birth to our baby and he assures me he is being safe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We finally pull up to the emergency room parking lot and I now realize I somehow have to WALK inside. But what do I do if I have a contraction? What if they make us sit at the desk and fill out papers or wait for someone to see us? I CANNOT DO THAT I tell Corey. I am paralyzed in the car, by pain, by fear, by emotion. He is standing outside the car while I am still inside, trying to get through my contractions and also convince him that I can’t go in there. Of course I finally do get out of the car and right as I do and am holding my belly crying about how much pain I’m in, two young guys walk out of the emergency room and past us. It felt like the movies! They probably thought I was nuts! Anyways, my fear was all for not. The moment we walked into the emergency room it was very clear to the staff what was going on and that I was in no condition to be waiting around. I got a wheelchair immediately and before I knew it we were being wheeled up to labor and delivery, right into our very own room where I’d be giving birth to our daughter! Hallelujah! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By this point it is 1AM and the first thing the nurses do is check to see how far dilated I am. I’m 5cm. Yay! Progress! Clearly still working through the intense contractions they ask what my preferred method of pain relief is. Corey responds “early and often”, which is funny, but I wanted to make sure it was clear – I wanted that epidural and I was ready for it <b>right.now.</b> They got the message loud and clear and ordered it up. It takes a while to get the anesthesiologist in, so in the meantime they hooked me up to an IV (first they blew out a vein in my left arm, but I didn’t feel a thing) and then gave me something to take the edge off a bit. By 2AM I was getting my epidural and by 2:30 it was in. I heard a lot of people say the epidural didn’t hurt – which I will completely agree with. And that the only part that hurt was trying to stay still and in a certain position while it’s being administered – which I will also agree with. But overall… OMG EPIDURALS ARE THE BEST THINGS TO EVER BE INVENTED. Major props to all you mamas out there that have given birth naturally. There is seriously no way I would’ve been able to do that. No way. My epidural was especially amazing because while I couldn’t feel any pain I could still feel the pressure of the contractions and I could even move my legs (I mean, it’s not like I could get up and walk or anything, but I could wiggle my toes and lift up my legs enough to maneuver myself slightly). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So now it’s just past 2:30AM and the nurses check me again and I’m 7cm! Holy moly, things are moving fast! We hadn’t even called anyone yet to tell them we were in the hospital because one, there was just no time, and two, we didn’t want to ring any alarms in the middle of the night because then what? We’d just be waking people up to tell them to wait for more news! Once I had the epidural and was settled in for a bit (the nurses told us to get some rest and Corey passed out within minutes, me on the other hand was definitely not sleeping, way too anxious) I did make one phone call to my older sister Cristina in LA. She gave me specific instructions that she wanted to know when we got to the hospital no matter what time it was. So she got the call. It was really nice to be able to talk to someone, it put me at ease and made me even more excited. The epidural made me shaky, so that made it a little hard to talk, but other than that I was so happy to share the exciting news with someone that our baby girl was on the way!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just over an hour passes and the doctor on call that morning (not my OB unfortunately) shows up in our room at 7:45AM. As she walks in she sees that Elodie’s heart rate is dropping during contractions as she settles into the birth canal. They help me change the position I’m laying in to make sure it’s not an issue of her chord being wrapped around her neck, etc. and decide that because of her heart rate dropping that there will be no “laboring down” – they need to get her out of there. The doctor breaks my water (but there wasn’t actually any water that came out because apparently Elodie’s head was acting sort of like a cork holding that bag of waters in there!) and then leaves to get ready for delivery. Before she leaves she tells me confidently that she can tell I’m going to be a good pusher. Now the pressure is on! I’m actually not very athletic and didn’t work out much during my pregnancy (pretty much stuck to walking and yoga) so I’m feeling like I might disappoint her! And did I mention she had a c-section scheduled for 8:30AM? No pressure…. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, apparently the doctor was right about me being a “good pusher” (whatever that means?) because 4 rounds of contractions and only 15 minutes later miss Elodie Elizabeth Denfeld was born at exactly 8:30AM! What can I say about that moment I first laid eyes on her? I was in sheer shock and amazement. She didn’t cry right away and neither did I. I was speechless. She came right up onto my chest for the next hour or so and the nurses told us we had a perfectly healthy baby girl. You have no idea the relief you feel when you hear those words. After worrying for 9 months about this sweet life you’re creating, hoping and praying she will be healthy, that is the best moment ever to hear that she is just that! My heart was so full and so happy. And it’s only grown fuller and happier every day since.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/lizdenfeld">Instagram</a>, you're well aware our little lady <a href="http://instagram.com/p/mh5h2CkDKE/">arrived exactly two weeks ago</a> today on April 7th, 2014! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last two weeks have been such a whirlwind… While at times it feels like her delivery was just yesterday, there are also times it feels like she's been with us forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Corey was able to take two weeks off work, which was seriously amazing. I am certain I wouldn't have gotten through the last two weeks without him. He has been the absolute biggest help. I knew he would be an amazing dad, but he exceeded every expectation and hope imaginable and my love for him has grown exponentially since Elodie was born. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, how about that precious baby? She arrived at 8:30 in the morning after a fairly quick (for a first timer!) labor/delivery. I can't wait to share her birth story! She weighed in at a healthy 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. She was born with the most adorable fat rolls on her arms -- I just wanted to eat them up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were in the hospital two days and two nights. I always thought we'd stay only one, but was so glad it was actually two as we learned so much from the nurses, and it just felt really good to be in our safe little bubble with our new addition for those first couple days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since coming home things have been a total roller coaster. Some days I am feeling like I'm on the top of the world. I couldn't be happier, I feel like I'm getting the hang of breastfeeding, she sleeps a good stretch at night... And then others I am an emotional wreck. I feel like I'm failing at motherhood and find breastfeeding completely overwhelming. The good news is the good days far outweigh the bad, and from what I hear what I'm experiencing emotionally is totally normal (thanks, hormones!). So we're just taking things day by day over here. As of today Corey is back at work and I am feeling extra thankful we live so close to family who can help me as I'm still getting adjusted to motherhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just wanted to pop in for a quick update on how things were going over here. Hopefully I'll be back sooner than later with Elodie's birth story :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel like we pulled this nursery together in record time. I had known for a long time certain elements I wanted for the nursery (like the Sharon Montrose animal prints), and we actually bought our crib really early on (like back in September), but getting past that was difficult. I waffled back and forth on the crib, we took forever to purchase the dresser, I could not for the life of me figure out what to do about a rocker/glider. We were just stumped. So we didn't do much of anything with the nursery until I got really sick with the norovirus at 32 weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what does the norovirus have to do with our nursery? Well, this virus was nasty. I ended up in the hospital severely dehydrated and with a high fever. These things kicked my body into preterm labor. Luckily, once they got my hydration and fever under control my body stopped trying to have this baby and all was well (as well as can be when in recover mode, right?!). But the whole preterm labor scare really kicked us into high gear. After I was healthy again I just started ordering things, making decisions and getting stuff done. The whole thing went from a room full of all our wonderful baby shower gifts to a real-life nursery in the matter of a week or so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A little bit about the room... I knew I wanted the room to incorporate elements of travel (we hope to share our love and passion for travel with her from the very start) and animals (I am a HUGE animal lover and I hope I can teach her to love and care for animals, too!). I didn't want the room to feel overly girly/frilly/pink, but definitely wanted it to be bright and feminine. Of course, I wanted the room to be practical and we needed to do it all on a budget (we've pretty much had to furnish our entire house from the ground up since buying it in August!). And here's where we landed (sources for most everything listed after the photos):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Crib: <a href="http://www.babyletto.com/hudson-3-in-1-convertible-crib/">Babyletto Hudson Crib</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dresser: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00067830/">IKEA Hemnes 8-Drawer Dresser</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rocker: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90251659/">IKEA Strandmon Chair</a> hacked and made into a rocker (Thanks, hubby!). We used <a href="http://interiorsbykenz.com/ikea-hack-strandmon-rocker-diy-wingback-rocking-chair/">this</a> post to guide the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Changing Pad: <a href="http://www.giggle.com/nursery-decor/mattresses-pads-covers/Peanut-Changing-Pad/KEEK787,default,pd.html">Keekaroo Peanut Changer</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Animal Prints: <a href="http://www.theanimalprintshop.com/Art-for-Nursery/">Sharon Montrose</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Frames for Animal Prints: <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/wood-gallery-single-opening-frames/?words=9551664&pkey=k9551664&sku=9551664">Pottery Barn</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunburst Mirror: <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Martha-Stewart-Living-Wales-30-in-x-30-in-Metal-Antique-Gold-Framed-Mirror-72930/203024519">Martha Stewart via Home Depot</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shelves: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20025047/#/60251038">IKEA Ekby Jarpen Shelves</a> in White & <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/56696109/">Ekby Valter brackets</a> in Birch, spray painted gold</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gold Animal Statues: <a href="http://www.horchow.com/Dwell-Studios-by-Global-Views-Golden-Animal-Sculptures/cprod98870014/p.prod">Dwell Studio via Horchow</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amsterdam Print: <a href="http://society6.com/ClaudiaSchoen/Amsterdam-Map-5Im_Print#1=45">Claudia Schoen via Society 6</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wooden Toy Camera: <a href="http://shop.twigcreative.com/category/wooden-toys">Twig</a> (this color combo sold out now)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Then There Were Three Zebra Print: <a href="http://www.ssprintshop.com/product/three-zebras">SS Print Shop</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Diagonal Stripe Frame: Nate Berkus for Target (now sold out)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gold Glitter Shoes: Juicy Couture via HomeGoods</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Teal Vase: Target (can't find online)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wooden Giraffe and Plush Owl: Gifts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Diapers: <a href="https://www.honest.com/baby/honest-diapers">Honest Company</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">White/Wicker basket: Nate Berkus for Target (now sold out)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pink Pattern Basket: Gift</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Watercolor Map Print & Frame: <a href="http://society6.com/product/Watercolour-World-Map-pink_Print#1=45">Clover via Society6</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elephant Crib Bedding: <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/gray-elephant-crib-sheeting/">Pottery Barn Baby</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lamp: <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-banker-lamps-brass/-/A-14580990#prodSlot=medium_1_0&term=brass floor lamp">Threshold Target</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ottoman/Pouf: <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/round-felt-pouf-t945/?pkey=cfloor-pillows&cm_src=floor-pillows||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-">West Elm Round Swirl Pouf in Guava</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ceramic Side Table: <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/tibetan-cloud-ceramic-drum-stool.do?from=Search&cx=0">Tibetan Cloud Ceramic Drum Stool via World Market</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Peach Blanket: <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/favorite-throw-t087/?pkey=e%7Cblanket%7C27%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C4&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules">Favorite Throw from West Elm in Bright Coral</a></span></div>
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Faux Sheepskin Rug: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30229077/">IKEA</a></div>
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<b>Size of Baby</b>: She's still the size of a watermelon - 19-22 inches long</div>
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and weighs about 7 pounds.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Maternity Clothes</b>: Oh yes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Stretch Marks</b>: Fingers crossed... still no...</span></div>
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<b>Sleep</b>: Sleep seems to be deteriorating by the night. Seems unfair, no?</div>
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I mean, I know I'll be getting zero sleep once she arrives, the least</div>
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my body could do is allow me to get some shut eye during these last</div>
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precious weeks! (days?!)</div>
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<b>Best Moment of the Week</b>: Getting the car seat installed. This pregger</div>
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may or may not have started crying as I drove away with a car seat in</div>
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my back seat. Whoa, this is feeling very real.</div>
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<b> Movement</b>: There were a few days last week where she wasn't her</div>
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feisty self. I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me worry a little</div>
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bit. I know the bigger she gets, the less room she has, so she's bound</div>
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to slow down on her movement, but I missed it! Happily, she's back to</div>
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her active self now!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cravings</b>: Nothing in particular this week...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Gender</b>: Little Lady!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Belly Button In or Out</b>: I think we're officially in the outtie club.</span></div>
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<b>Wedding Ring on or Off:</b> On! My massage therapist (oh yeah, I've been</div>
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treating myself to weekly prenatal massages as of last week -</div>
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best.idea.ever.) even commented how I wasn't swollen at all. I credit</div>
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that to good genes (thanks, Mom!) and not being pregnant in the</div>
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summer. Whatever it is, I'm happy about it!</div>
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<b>Anything Making You Queasy or Sick</b>: Not really. Except all of a sudden</div>
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eggs sound disgusting to me, when I've been eating them a ton this</div>
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whole pregnancy. Weird!</div>
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<b>What I Miss</b>: We've had a couple incredibly beautiful days the last</div>
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couple weeks in Portland. I miss sitting outside with a crisp glass of</div>
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white wine or a delicious IPA. Soon enough!</div>
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<b>What I am Looking Forward to</b>: Living my birth story. I can't get</div>
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enough birth stories, I love reading them. I always have, but now</div>
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especially. And every one I read makes me think.. What will <i>my</i> story</div>
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be?? How will it all start? How will it end? Birth is such an</div>
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incredible and unique thing. No two births are alike. I am dying to</div>
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find out how mine goes down... Praying for a healthy baby and safe</div>
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delivery. That's all I want!</div>
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<b>Labor Signs</b>: Lots of Braxton Hicks still. Found out at my appointment</div>
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this week that they're doing their job. Could be any day! But I could</div>
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also go past my due date. The anticipation!!!!</div>
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<b>Nursery</b>: The rocking chair is done and we got a lamp! I need two more</div>
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picture frames and some drawer organizers and then it will really be</div>
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done. It's done enough now that I took photos that I'll be sharing on</div>
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here soon!! I LOVE the way it turned out :)</div>
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<b>Emotions</b>: Had a rough day yesterday, today I'm feeling good. It's</div>
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really a daily thing. Overall feeling really great, happy and excited.</div>
</span></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-44890438348950640562014-03-11T17:30:00.000-07:002014-03-11T17:30:01.263-07:00{Pregger Update: 36 Weeks}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">How Far Along</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">: I’ll be 37 weeks Thursday!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Size of Baby</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">: She’s the size of a watermelon – 19-22 inches long and weighs
about 6.5 pounds. Whoa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Maternity Clothes</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">: I’ve definitely bought my fair share of
maternity clothes throughout this pregnancy! I just always felt like the
maternity stuff fit better and was more flattering – considering it was made
for a bump, I think that makes sense! I can still miraculously wear a few
pre-pregnancy things, but the number of those items is dwindling by the day! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ASOS.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Maternity Jeans via Pea in the Pod<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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still stretch mark free… Fingers crossed…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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not exactly fun. But other than that, it’s actually not so bad. Trying to get
all the rest I can get before little lady arrives :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Best Moment of the Week</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">: Working on the nursery. We’re almost
finished! Corey and I pulled it all together really quickly in the end. I am so
proud of the room – it’s definitely my favorite space in the house. Just a few
more details to add and then I’ll share pictures here!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <b>Movement</b>:
Good grief this girl is always on the move. I thought by this point she
was supposed to be a little more crammed for space, but judging by all the
kicks and flips I feel all day long, I find that hard to believe! I do have to
admit I really love it. And if I don’t feel her for even 30 minutes I start
missing her rolling around in there (and, admittedly, get a little worried).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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could eat Thai food every single day (but that’s been the case this entire
pregnancy). Not loving meat, which is kind of a new thing as of the last month
or so…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">What I Miss</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">: Being able to stand and walk for long periods of time without
having intense back and pelvic pain, being more graceful (getting off the couch
or out of bed ain’t pretty), and just generally feeling like “myself”. I want
to do everything I used to do when I wasn’t pregnant and I get frustrated
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">What I am Looking Forward to</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">: Meeting our baby girl.
I can’t believe it’s happening so soon. I just want to know what she looks like
and stare into her eyes and finally meet this little lady that is consuming my
thoughts and dreams! I cannot wait to see Corey holding her. I daydream about
the moment we’ll meet her and it brings tears to my eyes. I just can’t wait.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emotions</span></span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">: Yeah, they’re all over the place as is to be expected
when you’re nine months pregnant, right?! But overall, feeling really great and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I thought I’d start doing these updates here and there. Hopefully you guys don’t find them annoying, but I think it would be nice for me to have to look back on someday ☺ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>How Far Along</b>: I’ll be 21 weeks Thursday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Maternity Clothes</b>: Definitely. Went on a Gap Maternity shopping spree a couple weeks back when they were having a 40% off sale and I have to say that maternity clothes just fit SO much better and are so much more flattering! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Stretch Marks</b>: None yet. Crossing my fingers SO hard they decide to skip me ☺ Slathering on Clarins Tonic Body Treatment Oil and Burt Bee’s Mama Bee Belly Butter like it’s my job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sleep</b>: Well, I love sleeping. I go to bed really early every night and I don’t even feel bad about it. I figure once this babe is born it will be a while before I get a full night’s rest so might as well take advantage now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Best Moment of the Week</b>: Feeling her move around ALL THE TIME. It’s my favorite! And when she doesn’t for a while I miss her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <b>Movement</b>: Uh huh! Even Corey can feel her move around. We love to lay in bed or on the couch and wait for her to kick/punch. It’s so fun! Apparently this is really early on for both me and him to be feeling her move so much, but I guess she’s just in a really great position because I’ve been feeling her a lot for almost 2 weeks now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cravings</b>: None really recently! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Gender</b>: Little Lady!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Anything Making You Queasy or Sick</b>: I feel pretty good, but if I don’t eat for a few hours I feel a little queasy. But nothing compared to the first tri!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>What I Miss</b>: IPAs. And bourbon. I’m not a lush I swear!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>What I am Looking Forward to</b>: Our babymoon to Hawaii coming up in about a month! I need some sun – this Portland weather is downright depressing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Labor Signs</b>: Heck no. Thank goodness!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Nursery</b>: We have our crib, but that’s about it! Gotta start somewhere!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Emotions</b>: Last week was pretty rough – my emotions were all over the place, but mainly really low. The last few days have been a bit better. It’s so hard to know how incredibly happy I am yet sometimes I just can’t fight this feeling of sadness. I suffered from depression about 10 years ago, so I recognize these feelings and I know how to deal with them, it’s just a bummer they are showing up during this special time. But I’m hanging in there!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I mean, obviously I’m happy. I’m overjoyed to be home in Portland, thrilled to be in the same city with (most of) our families, and I’m ecstatic to be expecting our first baby (p.s. it’s a girl!). But part of me is mourning the loss of life in Europe. Of everything from being in this little bubble of life with Corey – just me and him figuring out a new continent with no friends or family – to hopping on planes and trains and traveling to some of my most favorite places in the world. I miss little things like fresh squeezed orange juice in every shop and market, I miss big things like the sheer gorgeousness of Amsterdam – where every corner you turn around is more picturesque and truly breathtaking than the last. I miss our apartment and I miss Christmas time in Europe. I miss walking and biking everywhere (yes, even in the cold!). I miss Sunday brunch at Le Pain Quotidien. I miss the great friends we made (and not knowing when I’ll see each of them again is heartbreaking). I’m a nostalgic person in general, and I tend to romanticize the past and long for the future. It’s something I’m very aware of – and even when I would sob for Portland while I sat in our living room in Amsterdam I KNEW that the second we returned here I would be sobbing for Amsterdam. And here I am. Doing just that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Corey and I had talked about adding to our family for years. We were definitely excited to do so someday, but knew we didn't want to embark on this journey while we were living abroad - both because we didn't want to be so far from family when we did, but also because we wanted to spend our two years in Amsterdam really soaking up this adventure just us two. Needless to say, by the time we touched down in Portland at the end of June, we had one thing on our minds (okay, maybe more than one, but this was the biggest!): Starting a family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I won't go into the details, but come the end of July we knew that it was a possibility we <i>could</i> be pregnant. We also knew that you really shouldn't take a pregnancy test until you actually have a reason to believe you might have a bebe in the belly (i.e. you missed your period - sorry, TMI!). So even though we were down in LA with my sisters and my mom and we knew we <i>could</i> be pregnant and it would be <i>so </i>awesome to share the news with them in person, I didn't want to jump the gun only to be disappointed. Plus, I didn't <i>feel</i> pregnant, and this was our first real go at this, so I felt like it would be a long shot. So yeah, long story short, we flew home Sunday evening (not so) patiently waiting for aunt flow to arrive on Monday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Come Monday morning, still no signs of AF, and still no indication that I was preggers, but being the impatient person I am, and knowing that technically that should be the first day I could take a test, it was the first thing I thought of when I shot out of bed that morning. I felt really silly, and like such an amateur (only first timers would be so eager to break out the pregnancy test at 6AM, right?!), so I didn't want to tell Corey I was going to take a test. I had randomly bought a box of tests in Amsterdam that of course were never opened, just sitting in my suitcase, so I figured I'd just use one of those and nobody would have to know. I waited for Corey to hop in the shower and I quickly opened the box and tried to read the instructions. Gah! They're in Dutch (and French and Italian and every other language but English... oh how I do not miss those days!), of course! So I figure, well this can't be that hard, it's a digital test so there aren't too many options. Here goes nothing... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Less than five minutes later, Corey still soaping up in the shower, I read the word "zwanger" on the digital screen. My heart started pounding. Now, I don't speak Dutch but I'm <i>pretty</i> sure "zwanger" means pregnant. And I'm <i>pretty </i>sure that if I wasn't pregnant that hugely important Dutch word would be preceded by "niet", as in "not"... "not pregnant". Holy crap! I think I'm pregnant!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My poor confused husband! He had no idea what was coming. He opened the door, totally unaware that I was just about to share the biggest news of our lives with him. I held up a shaky hand (according to him - I hardly remember this!) and he squints and reads the stick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Google translate, google translate!" he shouts, his hair filled with shampoo suds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I scurry over to my phone and quickly do an all too familiar google translation for the word "zwanger".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back to the shower... Phone in hand. Showing off the direct translation to Corey...And there it is. <b>Pregnant</b>. We're pregnant! We're having a baby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An ordinary Monday turned absolutely extraordinary. Let's just say I didn't get much work done that day. While everyone went about their days, some with the Monday blues, I couldn't keep a smirk off my face knowing my life just changed forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{It says "We're Pregnant!!! - Too bad the flash blew out the handwriting!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yippee!!!! Oh my goodness, I can't even tell you how happy and excited I am that I finally get to shout our news from the rooftops! We've known for over two months now that little baby Denfeld is on the way, so it is such a relief to finally get to share the news with the world :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm 14 weeks along and am just now finally starting to feel better. The first trimester was pretty miserable (aside from the first two weeks where I felt nothing and was convinced I couldn't <i>actually</i> be pregnant!). But all-in-all, I know it could've been much worse, so even though I was nauseous 24/7 for 6 weeks straight, I wasn't in the hospital and I only threw up, like, 10 times or something. So I'll consider that a win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So that should cover the "How are you feeling?" question, and as far as the second question we always get - will we find out the gender. The answer is h-e-l-l yes! We can't find out soon enough! We should know by the end of this month, so stay tuned. And no, I have no "mothers intuition" of whether it's a boy or girl... I seriously have NO idea! I wish I did! So we'll all just have to wait and see :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">More to come... For now I'll leave you with my sorry excuse for a bump photo. I vividly remember when <a href="http://wheremyheartresides.com/">Ashlee</a> was pregnant she would say how her baby bump would be so much bigger after eating a burrito, and I couldn't believe that could be true. Could food really make the baby belly come out? And now I can tell you with great confidence.. YES it does. This was the day after I enjoyed a huge Italian dinner, hence my more curvy state. When I woke up the next morning it was almost like it never happened. Boo! I'm excited for this little one to make more of an appearance in the next few weeks!</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-24623133560611984982013-09-21T10:17:00.000-07:002013-09-21T10:17:45.273-07:00{April in Paris}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well hello there blog land. Per usual I popped in quickly and then didn't make a return anytime soon. Oops! I always have the best of intentions to give this space attention, but somehow it always gets pushed to the bottom of the neverending to-do list. If you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/lizdenfeld#">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/lizdenfeld">Twitter</a> you already know that we bought a house (more on that later)! And that's what's been taking up all of our time on evenings and weekends. We've also taken a few fun trips to Los Angeles (to meet my adorable new nephew) and to Vancouver, B.C. (you know, because we were really missing using our passports!). I have so many photos from the past months and even year to share and I fully plan on getting them up here!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'll start by looking back on an amazing trip I took to Paris back in April. I got a call from one of my best friends at the beginning of the month telling me she will most likely be coming out to Amsterdam and Paris for work (we work at the same company, score!) and would I be interested in joining her in Paris? I mean, you just don't say no to that! So even though we had just gotten back from South Africa and had many more trips planned that spring, I booked a train ticket to Paris for a weekend away with one of my dearest friends. We had an absolutely incredible time touring the city, eating delicious food and catching up after being oceans apart for far too long. These are memories I will cherish forever and ever.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>A few highlights from our trip:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-Hot chocolate at Angelina -- how did it take me four visits to Paris before I made it here? You can't miss it if you're planning a trip!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-Brunch at Cafe de Flore - a Parisian institution. Amazing people watching!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-Dinner at Le Coupe Chou (not pictured, but trust me it's incredible!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-And of course, pink champage and sweet treats at Laduree - as girly as it gets! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, after several comments
from friends and family about my lack of blogging, I finally decided it might be
time to check in! It’s hard to believe we’ve already been back home in Portland
for a month (as of tomorrow!). I am happy to say that my reason for not
blogging isn’t just because we’ve been busy catching up with people, but also
just because we’ve spent a good portion of time just being lazy and getting
settled into life in Portland! Corey are I have both been back at work for a
while now (took a whopping 3 days off!) and have been living between my
in-laws’ house and my mama’s house. We’re currently searching for a place of
our own and hoping to be out of the parent’s house by the end of the summer.
But I can’t complain about living rent-free and having dinner cooked for us
when we get home each night. Yeah, we’re pretty spoiled at the moment! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A lot of people have been
asking if we miss Amsterdam. Mostly, I must admit we’re just happy to be home.
Everything feels so familiar and comfortable. But there are certainly times my
heart aches for those canals or our perfect apartment where we made such
amazing memories. There will always be a big, special place in my heart for
Amsterdam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what have we been up to?
Lounging by the pool, eating lots of home-cooked meals, venturing downtown for dinner + drinks with friends, welcoming our new nephew Ryder into
the world, and working on checking things off our summer
to-do list. Time is flying! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have an overwhelming amount
of travel posts to blog (some even going back as far as Switzerland in
December!) and I can’t wait to get back to it. I keep telling myself <i>this</i> week is the week I’m going to get
back to blogging. And somehow it just doesn’t happen. I know I just need to make
it a priority! I’ve just been having too much fun being lazy :) So bear with
me… I’ll be blogging regularly again soon… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you’re all doing well
out there! I’ve so appreciated the few emails and comments I’ve gotten from
those saying they miss my posts. It makes me feel so good, you have no idea!
And a little guilty, but mostly just really good. I miss you guys and can’t
wait to be a regular blogger again soon! Thanks for hanging in there with me!
Below you’ll find a bunch of iPhone photos from the last month at home!</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/lizdenfeld">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/lizdenfeld">Twitter</a>, this is old news... But, we're moving home to Portland! We always knew we wanted to live in Amsterdam 2-3 years and somewhere along the way it just became clear that two years would be best for us for a mutltitude of reasons. I can't say enough about the experience of living abroad, especially as a carefree newlywed. We really lived it up and traveled our hearts out, and now it's time to go home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is a little earlier than we were anticipating to move, but Corey got an amazing job offer back home that he would've been crazy to pass up. Luckily I was also able to land a job back home, so things have already started to fall into place. We have plenty to sort out with our move coming up in less than a month... Corey's finishing grad school <i>this</i> week, my in-laws arrive in Amsterdam <b><u>tomorrow</u></b> and I'm off to Italy next week. It's going to be a crazy few weeks, but I'm excited to soak up every last second here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As we deal with our mixed emotions of leaving Amsterdam, we are also getting really excited to return to Portland. To get us a bit more excited, we put together a quick sumer bucket list. It's a work in progress, but so far it's looking like it's going to be one super fun summer in the Pacific Northwest! If you're familiar with the area, I'd love to know... What would you add to the list?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{1} We're planning a weekend at the <a href="http://www.theallison.com/">Allison Inn & Spa</a> to celebrate our 3-year wedding anniversary in August! It looks incredible and I'm so excited for a weekend of pampering in Oregon wine country!</span><br />
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{2} A trip to the Oregon Coast - always a summer must!</span><br />
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{3} A trip to the <a href="http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/">Portland Art Museum</a>. We haven't been in ages and all our museum trips in Europe inspired us to plan a trip to our local art museum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{4} Go to a <a href="http://www.portlandtimbers.com/">Portland Timbers</a> game (our local soccer team) - there's that European influence again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{5} Go to the <a href="http://www.naobf.org/">Organic Brewers Fest</a>. <a href="http://www.exploredreamdiscoverblog.com/2011/07/organic-brewers-fest.html">We went a couple years ago</a> and had so much fun, we're looking forward to going again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{6} Visit <a href="http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_51.php">Smith Rock State Park</a>. We want to expand our horizons and see new places in Oregon - we're both natives and have never been to this beautiful state park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{7} A vist to <a href="http://www.davidhillwinery.com/">David Hill Winery</a> - the place we said <a href="http://www.exploredreamdiscoverblog.com/search/label/our%20wedding">"I do"</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{8} Go to the <a href="http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/markets/psu/">Portland State University Farmers Market</a>. A favorite summer weekend activity!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{9} We want to try at least 5 new restaurants in Portland. A lot of great new places have opened in the last two years and we're excited to give them a try!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{10} Attend an <a href="http://www.zooconcerts.com/">Oregon Zoo Summer Concert</a>. The perfect way to enjoy a beautiful summer night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{11} Go to Hood River - maybe go for a hike, definitely visit <a href="http://doublemountainbrewery.com/">Double Mountain Brewery</a> - who happen to make one of our favorite IPAs :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{12} Participate in the <a href="http://thecolorrun.com/portland/">Color Run</a> on September 7th in Portland. I've heard so many fun stories about these runs around the U.S. and can't wait to finally participate in one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you have a summer bucket list? I'd love to see it! Maybe I'd get some good ideas from it :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{image credit: <a href="http://www.theallison.com/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/oregon/things-to-do-on-oregon-coast">2</a>, <a href="http://events.portlandartmuseum.org/events/wedding">3</a>, <a href="http://www.nwsportsbeat.com/timbers/la-galaxy-vs-portland-preview-keys-to-the-match-14412/">4</a>, 5 {me}, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=smith+rock+state+park+oregon&rlz=1C5CHFA_enNL525NL525&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=bfGuUbPfOMeUtQa7mYDwBQ&biw=1636&bih=873&sei=cfGuUbraDJD3sgbLsYHYBA#facrc=_&imgrc=42WpJUT0V2lY3M%3A%3BG_Xa84WiifjMXM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F24.media.tumblr.com%252Ftumblr_lnddnfHNHi1qk5v1jo1_500.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.tumblr.com%252Ftagged%252Fsmith%252520rock%252520state%252520park%3B500%3B332">6</a>, 7 {me}, 8 {me}, <a href="http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/slideshows/slide-show-inside-nw-23rds-the-fireside-march-2013#slide=1">9</a>, <a href="http://eventseeker.com/portland-or/373482-venue-amphitheater-at-oregon-zoo">10</a>, <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/environment_impact/2008/05/large_hood%20river%20valley.jpg">11</a>, <a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3rxcn7CRj1qigzato1_1280.jpg">12</a>}</span></div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-29950150044556962902013-05-02T07:49:00.001-07:002013-05-02T07:49:44.215-07:00{South Africa Day Seven}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two days in a row! Look at me! hehehe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, back to the South Africa posts... Our seventh day in South Arica was a fun one! We started our morning with coffee from Deluxe Coffeeworks. If you're into good coffee (we're Portlanders, so you know we are...) then you must stop here if you're ever in Franschhoek. We strolled the adorable downtown (which is basically just one long street) and then headed out for a day of wine tasting. We visited La Motte, Tokara (this one ended up being our favorite), Thelema and La Petite Ferme. There are obviously so many wineries to visit and there were many on our list that we missed, but we loved all the places we went - great wine and amazing views. Couldn't complain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First off, hello! Long time no... blog? This weekend, <a href="http://www.meghanmccloskey.com/">a good friend</a> of mine asked me if I stopped blogging. I took a quick glance at my blog and realized why. No updates in 20 days, and spam comments running rampant on all my recent posts. Oy vey! The good news is, no, I haven't stopped blogging - not intentionally anyways. Life has just been really nuts these days (although it feels like this is just status quo now...) with work and visitors and weekends away. I've been too busy living life to blog about life, which I guess is a good thing! But the truth is, I really and truly miss blogging and I hope to get back to posting more regularly soon...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have so many posts to catch up on, but for now I just wanted to share some iphone snaps from our awesome time in San Sebastian this past weekend. We were there for my birthday and it was so incredibly special, fun and delicious (because we stuffed ourselves silly with pinxtos and rioja!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.S. For those of you who've asked about what iPhone apps I use to edit my photos - I primarily use Camera+ and Instagram, but for the photos below I used a new-to-me app that is quickly become my favorite called PicTapGo. I highly recommend it! Hope this is helpful :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We got back from our safari 8 days ago. I can't believe we've already been back so long.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I want to continue on with a couple short posts giving a general overview of each day of our stay in SA, then I'll do some more detailed posts on where we stayed, our itinerary, restaurant suggestions, the whole deal. I've already gotten several requests for a detailed itinerary to follow, so I will definitely be working on that!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On our fifth day in Cape Town we finally got to take things a little slower. We slept in a bit and then made our way up to Table Mountain. We <a href="http://tablemountain.net/buy_tickets/">booked our tickets on the gondola</a> ahead of time as we've heard the lines can get pretty long. Luckily there weren't any lines at all! Cape Town is just full of amazing views. We didn't think we'd be up at the top of the mountain long, but of course we ended up taking our time walking around and enjoying the scenery. It was a warm and beautiful day! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Later that day we ventured over to Camp's Bay - the more "posh" beachside area in Cape Town. We strolled along the beach as we got lost trying to find our restaurant and wished we would have come down earlier and spent the day soaking up the sun (took note for next time!). We ended up getting appetizers and cocktails and watching the sunset at </span><a href="http://www.thebungalow.co.za/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Bungalow</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I must admit, while it was a nice experience, it wasn't really our scene. One of our friends had told us it was very "South of France", but I would have gone further to say it was more Miami. I felt a little out of place, but it wasn't anything a couple drinks couldn't fix :) We ended up seeing a beautiful sunset and having tons of fun. </span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947264686154604439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614100297055833472.post-2538822468946004392013-03-27T12:43:00.000-07:002013-03-27T12:43:53.086-07:00{Quick Update}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oops! Well, I made it for four days of travel updates and then we lost our wifi connection for a couple days and it's been a whirlwind since then!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just wanted to check in before we fly up to Kruger National Park for our safari tomorrow, where I'm fairly certain we won't have wifi access (how will I ever survive?! joking. kind of.).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you're missing me like crazy, you can always check out </span><a href="http://instagram.com/lizdenfeld"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my Instagram</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, where I've been keeping up on posting. We even took </span><a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/2013/03/dlfpalmsprings/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bri's advice</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and created a hashtag for our trip photos (#DenfeldsinSA). You can check those out </span><a href="http://ink361.com/#!/tag/DenfeldsinSA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks for all your great comments on the South Africa posts so far. It's a truly incredible country and we are having the time of our lives!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Excited to post more photos soon, but those will have to wait until we return to Amsterdam! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hope everyone has a happy Easter weekend!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our fourth day in Cape Town was adventure-filled!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We started the day with a drive to Simon's Town to see the penguins on the beach. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did you know you could see hundreds of penguins on a beach in South Africa? Incredible! If you go to Boulder's Beach you can actually stroll in the sand and get right up close to them - as in, inches away! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The penguins are just the sweetest things and they didn't seem to mind the people around. There are very strict rules that you don't touch them or torment them in any way, so they seemed super happy to just be lounging in the sun. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I really wanted to take one home, but apparently that's really against the rules. Too bad.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After Simon's Town we drove down the coast a little bit to Kalk Bay. It's a tiny little beach town with not much to it, but our hotel recommended the Harbour House for lunch. We dined on another giant platter of sushi and took in a gorgeous view. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We barely had time to catch our breath before we went back to the hotel and changed into hiking clothes. We had heard that a sunset hike up Lion's Head was a must, but we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into! This isn't like the hikes we know and love at home. There were several times we were convinced the hike was over because we couldn't see a trail. Well, that's because you had to climb rocks and basically scale the mountain to get to the top. It was intense.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But as you can see, the view at the top was totally worth it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Quick story on that photo of me standing on the rock with the city below. Corey really didn't want me to get on that rock. But I couldn't resist the amazing photo opportunity. So after 10 minutes of back-and-forth (me insisting it would be fine, Corey insisting I stay right where I was), I got on the rock :) I'd say the photo was worth the risk, right?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We ended this long, fun and exhausting day with an awesome casual dinner at the Royale Eatery (they specialize in burgers and Corey said his rivaled any burger he'd ever had in the States. Score!). Oh, and they also specialize in milkshakes. We shared an out-of-this-world banana and peanut butter milkshake. Hey, I had just scaled a mountain, I deserved it!</span></div>
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