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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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I think Ellie wants her daddy. Will, from the back seat.  Will always has the handle on what Ellie needs when she starts crying.  “I think Ellie needs a new diaper.”  “I think Ellie’s hungry.”  “I think Ellie’s tired of being in her seat.”  So when she started fussing and Will announced that she wanted […]

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Pizza is a healthy snack for me. It’s where I get my muscles. Will, trying to convince me to go to ‘the train station’ for dinner.  (“The train station” is Lil Biggs, a play area/pizza place.  It’s not train themed, but the strip mall has a tall clock tower.  This makes it a train station.)

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Done! Done! Done! Ellie, crawling out of the playroom, after playing by herself for about ten minutes.  She crawled straight past me and headed for her daddy.  Who would rescue her from the trials of being alone.

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In the last couple of days Ellie has finally solidified a name for Will. Nic and I had both heard variations of ‘illie’ off and on but she’s settled in on “Wiwa” to Will’s delight. He’s been calling her “Ella” in return.

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