Category Archives: All Things Dexter

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  The Grocery Store Parking Lot

  Posted on September 10, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter, All Things Fashionable, Favorites, Uncategorized

  Yesterday was one of those days, well….. the day before that too, and the day before that one. Days filled with tantrums, screaming and tears for reasons I can’t explain or understand. Yesterday I was THAT mom in the grocery store. The mom with a toddler screaming at the top of his lungs….. the. whole. time. I […]

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  Perfectly Imperfect

  Posted on August 27, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter

  While being pregnant so many mothers would make negative comments about how my body was going to change and about all the awful things that happened to theirs post baby. Many would snarkily remark, “say good bye to that body” or, “your body will NEVER ever be the same”, “I got these saddlebags from my […]

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  Our Breastfeeding Journey

  Posted on August 12, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter

  It happened last Wednesday night. We were all snuggled in bed, reading our current favorite bedtime story, Harold and the Purple Crayon”, Dex watching with excitement as Harold fell into an ocean, off a cliff, sailed away in a big balloon and drew a city full of windows. His eyes grew heavier and heavier as […]

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  The Little Things

  Posted on June 11, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter, All Things Fashionable

  More often than not it’s the simple, tiny moments in life that bring the greatest joy. Moments that are shared with a very small audience and many times with none at all. Today was full of moments like that……moments like…. Dex waking me up saying”get up! get up! pleeease!” The way he said ‘thank you’ […]

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  Terrible Twos?

  Posted on June 8, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter, All Things Fashionable

        I know as soon as I write this I’m going to regret it and life is going to say “oh yeah, well watch this!”, but until it does I’m totally going to risk jinxing myself and I’m just going to say it….. I LOOOOVE the ‘terrible twos’!!!!! From about 19 months to […]

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  King Of All the Wild Things

  Posted on May 13, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter

  Yesterday Dex and I  read “Where The Wild Things Are”. We’ve read bits and pieces before but on this particular day he curled up next to me and snuggled close with his blankie. He sat thru the whole story completely absorbed as we roared and flashed our claws and showed our teeth along with the […]

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  Today

  Posted on April 28, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter, All Things Fashionable, Favorites

          Today was a good day. Today we made pancakes and ate breakfast with daddy. Today we spent the day outdoors and played and worked and played some more. Today we planted kale and spinach and started a flowerbed. Today we had a bonfire and sat side by side on the ground […]

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  All Things Dexter… 22 Months

  Posted on February 19, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter

    This past month Dex has changed so much especially over the past week. His vocabulary has tripled it seems. He understands so much more and communicates with us so much easier. I’ve almost fallen over a few times when he’s actually responded to a question I asked him never imagining I’d actually get a […]

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  All Things Dexter…21 Months

  Posted on January 14, 2015 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter

      This month Dex has started really talking. To finally hear his sweet little voice is just everything. When I was pregnant I used to try to imagine what he would sound like so to hear him now is totally surreal. I can’t wait until he starts putting sentences together and we can really […]

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  Choosing Love

  Posted on December 19, 2014 by Ali J. in All Things Dexter, Favorites

            A few weeks ago I was faced with an extremely difficult decision. A decision that had me tossing and turning at night. One that, before it was made, kept my stomach in knots and drove me to tears. What was it? I was faced with the dilemma of whether or […]

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