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Q2 2024 << REWIND <<

Q2 2024 << REWIND <<

Time for another REWIND — read on for what I've been up to from April-June 2024

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Julie Laufer
Jul 11, 2024
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Welcome to the second installment of our quarterly REWIND — a summary of the past quarter with some little insights sprinkled in.

The past 3 months have absolutely flown by (and if I’m being honest, I’m just starting to write this mid-July…so some of it feels quite distant. These have the tendency to get long fast, so let’s just dive in!

Q2 Breakdown

April

April started quietly, which is similar to how March ended. Our son hit 9 months, and it seems like his enthusiasm for eating solids really picked up. I dropped from three pumps during the work day to two, which felt like a massive alleviation of my mental load. Our son also spent his first long weekend away from us at home! This was hard, but ultimately crucial. Something that is really important to me is that I raise my kid in a way that allows him to have strong attachments with other important people in our lives, and I think of my parents as those people. I’m also committed to still living our lives, going to events, etc. We have t…

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