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birth, compassion, imperfection, Jasmine Wood, love, memories, newbabynewpaltzblog, Rita - December 1, 2013

Making Memories

“Do you remember being in my belly?” I asked little Rita Cassidy. She responded with a quick “Yes!” So I ventured further into the mysterious world of prenatal memories and asked “What were you doing while you were in there?” To this she replied “Rita was eating toast!”

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compassion, Donna Bruschi, gratitude, Jasmine Wood, keeping calm, mama, memories, new baby, newbabynewpaltzblog, Rita, summer - November 3, 2013

Mama Bear Wisdom

As we came to the middle of a bridge over a pond, we were surprised to see that on the other side of the pond were a mama black bear and her small cub. At first, she didn't notice us and went about her business of teaching her cub how to forage for food. Being a safe distance and separated by water, we were in a perfect position to observe this black bear family for a while.

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Ember, expectations, friends, gratitude, kindness, language, Lisa Bullard, love, mama, memories, mothering, newbabynewpaltzblog, toddler - September 9, 2012

My Favorite Things

Sometimes I like to think about some of my favorite things about being a mom. We know it can be a hard job, and for me, it’s important to think sometimes about the positive parts. Here are a few of the things I’ve thought about lately:

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2011, baby store, community, creation, fall, grand opening, lactation consultant, mama, memories, NBNP - January 20, 2011