Adventures in Kellyland

• 2009.11.14 Exiting 20 something

  A great friend of mine wrote today. He said that I needed to live the next week of my life up. Soak up what's left of my 20's. That really got me thinking. I got a little bummed out...but then I did a complete retrospective.
  
  In my 20's: I've [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 12:38am EST
  

• 2009.09.22 - 100% Geek

  My first Massage Theory test was this evening. I studied, wrote all the things down that I needed to know, took my friend Taylor's advice & typed up those notes...and there it was...all of the info that I needed to pass this test, ingrained into my thick head. We are' [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 12:29am EDT
  

• 2009.09.08 Sharing the light

  Some of you fine readers may recall the blog I wrote awhile ago about Scarlett turning 1 and how the evening she was born, it was the closest I'd ever come to feeling God's light shine down on me. Well I'm still in that moment, basking in the light.
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
  

• 2009.07.22 - Back to school

  Yep - you read that right. For those of you that didn't know...I recently applied to Massage Therapy school and I got accepted. I sign all of my paperwork & start paying tuition tomorrow. It's a one year series of courses. They are all night courses, so I'll still be' [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 8:23pm EDT
  

• 2009.06.30 - Summertime!!!

  This has been a remarkably fun summer thus far. We've got a 2 foot pool at the house to play in and friends that invite us to their pool every week for a pool play date. This Mommy likes to play in the water and is forcing that on her' [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:51pm EDT
  

• 2009.05.26 - the Tuesday after Memorial Day

  That is the day that we gave birth to our darling little Scarlett Rae 1 year ago. I am in awe that it has been a year. So much has changed in our lives since that day. Looking back, I still feel the power from the very moment I heard [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 10:52pm EDT
  

• 2009.04.29 - Trying on Mommy's creations

  The dress was successful & will be a very cute addition to Scarlett's summer wardrobe for quite possibly a few summers:
  
  
  
  
  The skirt is WAY too small...and made me laugh hysterically this morning when I attempted to put it on her. It's just [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 10:49am EDT
  

• 2009.04.29 - She's 11 months old?

  I know, I know...I keep repeating myself - where on earth does the time fly away to? It escapes me each day. I try so hard to cherish each moment that I spend with Scarlett & the moments are much more fun with her now that she's finished teething for' [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 1:11am EDT
  

• 03.23.2009 - Growing & going

  It's well beyond words for most parents, I believe, how fast their little babies turn into crawling little people. It's also amazing how time escapes you...just when you think it's 3pm and nap time is beginning & you have this big ol' list of things you'd like to get done' [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2009, 9:45pm EDT
  

• 02.17.09 - Another Ear Infection

  Scarlett's been pretty grumpy lately, well since she got back from Gibby & PaPa's honestly. We thought it was just a cold brought on by the teething, but after our visit to the doctors for a 2nd time...they noticed that she has another ear infection in her right ear. YUCK! [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 3:51pm EST
  

• 02.12.09 Two Teeth!

  So I've heard that teething is a pain in the rear...but we honestly had no clue what we were in for. Until we got Scarlett back from her week long visit to Gibby & PaPa's (so Mommy & Daddy could go on vacation somewhere tropical) last Tuesday.
  
  Holy [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 10:13am EST
  

• 01.23.2009 - Swwwwooooshhhhhh

  And there goes another month & a half. Where oh where does time fly away to? I'd like to catch up with it at some point. I feel like I haven't written in ages and it's true!
  
  So to go back a little bit...December was a fun, exciting, magical' [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2009, 9:24am EST
  

• 12.02.2008 - December???

  Hold up, y'all. I know December is not here yet...wait...yes it is. What happened to this year??? It's flown! Hypersonic-Super-Having-A-Baby Speed!!! WOW. I'm in shock.
  
  My birthday's come & gone, Thanksgiving's over, the tree is up, along with all the other 8 boxes of decorations I had down' [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2008, 12:04am EST
  

• 11.02.2008 - She's been in our lives for over a year

  I was thinking about it today. Just sitting there, feeding her & it hit me...this time last year, we announced that we were going to have a baby to everyone. It was a big life altering time in our life...we had no clue how big the altering was going to [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2008, 11:19pm EST
  

• 10.13.08 Pumpkins, teething and 14lbs of joy

  This weekend we went to the Ashland Berry Farm for Scarlett's first hayride & pumpkin picking extravaganza! We had all had a blast. Scarlett loves nature and being outdoors. You can tell she loves taking it all in. We saw several babies around her age that really didn't seem to [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:33am EDT
  

• Let's talk about B.O.

  NO, not that stuff under your arms, silly pants!
  
  I'm going to chat with you about Barack Obama. Tonight I went and worked the phone banks at the Campaign HQ here in Richmond. It was an exhilarating experience and as a proud supporter of Barack Obama & Joe Biden,' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2008, 9:47pm EDT
  

• 10.05.08 Tears of joy & laughter

  I just happened to go to Scarlett's page and go through all of her pictures and just cried the best tears. I cannot believe our baby is 4 months old. I look at her in the very first pictures that were taken only seconds after she was born and I' [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2008, 1:35am EDT
  

• 09.08.08. Super quick update

  Recommendation - start a food journal.
  
  Keep tabs on everything that goes into your mouth & try to count your calories.
  
  Keep tabs on your workouts. How hard you worked (aka calories burned) and how long you worked out. Give yourself a big check over the day [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2008, 8:11am EDT
  

• Oath

  So getting started on my health hasn't exactly been as easy as I would like it to be. I hadn't motivated myself enough to set up a schedule for working out, eating right, etc.
  
  So I am vowing, with 2 months to my 10 year reunion, to lose [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2008, 8:30am EDT
  

• Time flies...

  I had no idea it had almost been a month since the last time I wrote. Jeez. Time flies when there are babies around. YIKEZ.
  
  I'm sitting here staring at my beautiful, swaddled up bundle of joy - she's laying on her little mat that I made for her [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2008, 10:50am EDT
  

• The "Formula Parade", Q-tips with vaseline and other rants

  It's been a few weeks since I've posted...and for a good cause. My poor child has been put through the ringer these past 2 weeks and so have I. It all started last Sunday (July 6th) when Scarlett was having a really hard time burping & tooting. After trying all [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2008, 6:48am EDT
  

• Happy 1 Month Birthday, Scarlett!

  My darling and sweet Scarlett...I cannot believe it has been a month & at the same time it feels as if we never truly lived until we had you in our lives. So great is the love that your father and I have for you. We cannot express to you [...]
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  Posted: June 27, 2008, 1:40pm EDT
  

• 06.17.08 Three weeks ago?

  Yep, it's been 3 weeks ago tonight that our beautiful little miracle joined our lives on the outside world. These 3 weeks have flown by in a way and in a way it feels like we've had her in our lives for the past year, too.
  
  3 weeks [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 1:56pm EDT
  

• 06.10.08 Smitten

  I just can't tell y'all how much fun it is to be a Mom. Yes it's tiring, yes it is frustrating as hell at times and yes of course it can all be so very overwhelming to such a newbie...but it's so much fun and rewarding to have this child [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2008, 11:53pm EDT
  

• 06.04.08

  Nothing is more precious & gives you more joy than that moment when your child looks you in the eyes and gives you that first little grin. I am so ridiculously in love with my child! I am so grateful to be a parent. It's as if I can't imagine [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2008, 12:07am EDT
  

• 05.30.08 Love like no other

  She's finally here. Here to love...like I've never loved before.
  
  We had to have a c-section after 13.5 hours of labor, and by the time I heard her cry when she first popped out of the incision...I was madly in love...didn't even have to see her to feel that [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 12:13am EDT
  

• It's a Girl!

  
  It's a Girl! Scarlett Rae Eichfeld, born May 27, 2008, 9:38pm, 7 pounds 10.4 ounces! Go to www.scarletteichfeld.com for updates and pics! [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2008, 10:42pm EDT
  

• Epidural In!

  The epidural is in and I'm feeling great!
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  Posted: May 27, 2008, 1:22pm EDT