My name is Alexis Schulman and I’m a born and raised Jersey shore girl. I grew up 5 minutes from the beach, so bare feet and a sand filled jeep were always the normal for me. Living in such a diverse place constantly awarded me the opportunity to explore almost any activity I was interested in. These ranged from simply lounging in the sun at the beach to rock climbing in northern New Jersey to eating my way through New York City. I always considered my life complete because I was blessed with a great family, the two best friends a girl could ever have and an amazing career as a forester. Then I met my now husband Jason.
Our parents were best friends for years, but Jason and I never met. He moved to California the year before we met and I was busy going to college and traveling everywhere I could. When I came back from Europe in June of 2008, I finally met the man of my dreams on his birthday. After traveling to California to see him almost twice every month, he moved back to New Jersey that November to start a life with me.
In March 2009, Jason and his little brother decided to join the Marine Corps and that May they were both off to boot camp. After graduation, we were engaged to be married, and because of the unpredictable nature of the military, we decided to get married during Christmas leave on December 27th. Our ceremony was tiny, consisting of our closest family and friends in Atlantic City, NJ. I couldn’t ask for a more gorgeous day.
This August, I decided to leave Rutgers University when Jason was stationed here in Jacksonville. A week after we moved here, we found out that we were pregnant! Now here we are, transitioning into the 2nd trimester with our first sonogram on October 29th, due on Mother’s Day 2011 and loving every single decision we’ve made that landed us here. I look forward to sharing our fairytale and perhaps helping others and learning from them too.
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Ever since we arrived back home from New Jersey it seems as though something has changed with Addison. For starters, she was terrified of my husband when we got back for at least a week. I think she realized …
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For a 6 month old? Some people think it’s silly! I think it’s fun. And yes I am going to wrap them too. My husband and I went to Toys R Us recently to scope out a few gifts for our little lady. Here’s what we have decided on:…
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Our last Sunday in this terrible house!
Some of you may have heard me talk about how awful my current rental home is and well, it just got worse. Apparently we have mice now! At first I said, …
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Around the holidays you may ask yourself if all the crap you are eating and drinking passes through your breastmilk and if it inhibits breastmilk production. I’ve done some looking around (and asking around the Le Leche League) and the …
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It’s official! We have made it to the 6 month mark! It’s one of those great milestones for parents I think. It’s almost like “Oh my goodness! I kept my child alive for 6 whole months! I can do anything …
