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This holiday season has me in a thoughtful and reflective mood. Within the last year my little family has undergone a lot of major changes. We have all moved from Eastern Minnesota to Western North Dakota. The move took over 12 hours and 10,000 miles to complete. We also transitioned from a two bedroom apartment to a three bedroom house. Instead of using a daycare provider or the assistance of friends and family, we now have a full time nanny to care for our girls. I have changed careers from apartment reception (relatively laid back, leaving lots of time for side projects) to working two reception type jobs that are much faster paced. The gi

On Monday, July 9th I had my second little girl. Her name is Cheyenne Emily Moncrief and she weighed 6lb 4oz and was 19 inches long. She has black hair and blue eyes. Cheyenne is very quiet, like the yang to Zoe's yin, opposite but complementary to her. Zoe loves her baby and so do my husband and I. We are happy to be home. Sorry if I've been slow to respond to messages but we are home now, even though we've been busy for awhile.

:boggie: My baby shower on Saturday went great! I received so many special and amazing gifts. The time was well spent with so many lovely people. Zoe had a good time participating too and she is starting to get excited for her little sister's up and coming arrival. My husband and I are so very greatful for everything that all who were present, and even some of those not did. Since this is my 2nd marriage, I did have a few things from Zoe that were saved but I did loose a lot from my prior divorce. Between all of the shower gifts on Saturday, the remaining hand-me-downs from Zoe, the few special outfits my husband and I purchased, and the boxe