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Hi I’m Claire!

I’m a California born, Utah-based mama to a warrior baby named Julius. We love long walks with our stroller and days filled with sunshine and salty air.

Thanks for hanging with us!

 
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💫Scale victory💫 This week Juice’s nutritionist took updated weight and height measurements and he is officially in the 1st percentile for weight! 🎉#backonthecharts #18lbs Even though thickening his liquids is a pain, it already seems to be
💙I LOVE your LOVE. 💙 I am so grateful for the people who love Julius. We have been blessed to be surrounded by love and support both here in this space and in our daily lives. Today I had to leave him for an all-day work event and it made my heart
✨Our new normal ✨ I’ve been a little MIA trying to adjust to this new feeding diagnosis and all that comes with it (including bath time with this hat 😂). Life threw another ball for me to juggle and I needed to take a step back to try and figu
✨Milestone Alert✨ So many happy squeezes today (and everyday tbh) because little man can officially identify 3 body parts! We’ve been working hard on parts of the face because he LOVES looking at faces. Swipe to see! #babymilestone #mybraveboy
No matter what hardships come our way, I will always choose you. No matter how the world classifies you, you are PERFECT to me and I am honored to be your mother.
Julius and I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who sent us positivity yesterday! It wasn’t easy to hear that he’s been aspirating liquids–and from here on out I’ll need to hand thicken every liquid he drinks. It als
Juice’s face when I tell him his schedule for this week: ENT, swallow study, swim therapy, physical therapy, vision therapy, shots at the pediatrician. Sorry buddy 😬 #happymonday
Pool hangs with my main man ☀️ #showusyourbabybum
Washing off this week cuz it was a doozy and reminding myself of some really important stuff like...it’s okay: ⠀ ☼ to have bad days ⠀ ☼ to do what’s best for you ⠀ ☼ to feel w h a t e v e r you need to ⠀ ☼ to enforce your boundaries ⠀ ⠀
“Double ear infection. Cutting molars. Fell off the chart in weight. Very concerned. ENT. Feeding specialist. Primary Children’s. Swallow study. Hormone testing. Feeding tube.” ⠀ I’ve been repeating the words I heard in Julius
Sweet babe isn’t feeling well so it’s been non-stop cuddles all day and I’m savoring every moment before he’s too big for this kind of all day snuggles ♡
If you’re feeling down, Juice will turn it right around! #mybraveboy #downwarddog #yogibaby

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. 

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