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Cassy Fiano

Hi everyone! My name is Cassy Fiano. I was born in Jacksonville, Florida. My husband and I met when we were twelve, at a birthday party where he fell on the pool deck and broke one of his front teeth. I worked in several different fields until I got married. My husband and I knew that we wanted to have a family and that when we did, I would be a stay-at-home mommy. Last July, we found out I was pregnant, and on the day of my first doctor’s appointment, he deployed to Afghanistan. Unfortunately, during my pregnancy, I ended up with preeclampsia. Luckily, my husband returned the morning of my scheduled induction, so the day he came home from Afghanistan was the day we went to the hospital. 16 hours and a c-section later, we had our beautiful little boy, Benjamin. Being a parent has changed my life. I’ve learned to be more patient; that it’s possible to operate on two hours of sleep, and I’ve also learned that I never really knew what stress was until I experienced a baby crying inconsolably for four hours straight. I’ve learned that looking at my son sleeping in my arms can move me to tears, that I never really loved anyone the way I love my him, and that all of the hard times can be completely wiped away with one little smile. The last four months have been an incredible journey, and I can’t wait to share the rest of it with you!

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I grew up in here in North Carolina and attended Duke for my undergraduate and UNC-Chapel Hill for my master’s degrees. I moved up north to Boston after completing school and worked there for five years as an inner-city middle and high school history teacher. While in Boston, I met my husband, Chad, who was there for school, and we were married the summer of 2004. 2007 was a big year for us – we welcomed our son, Nathan, Chad finished school, and we moved to Jacksonville for a great job opportunity for Chad. Nineteen months after Nathan was born, our daughter, Emily, joined our family. Twenty-two months later, Joshua came along. I’m now a stay-at-home mom to my little brood, having “retired” from teaching after Nathan’s arrival. When I’m not busy feeding, cleaning, dressing, and keeping up with Nathan, Emily, Joshua, and their dad, I enjoy reading, quilting, and going to the beach. I also still cheer for my beloved Blue Devils whenever the opportunity arises and thoroughly enjoyed last season’s national championship. Go Duke! Life can be a little busy around here (hello – three kids under the age of four!), but I’m looking forward to sharing life with three active little ones with you.

Ouch!

April 15th, 2012 Brynn Reese

(Read here for the beginning of Joshua’s story)

Friday morning, more than two days after the fall, I finally took Joshua in to get his arm looked at. Thankfully, Chad was off that day, and he was able to …
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Joshua The Climber

April 13th, 2012 Brynn Reese

Joshua is my climber. To this day, Emily and Nathan are still too cautious and careful to do much climbing. Joshua, on the other hand, has to keep up with the rest of the crowd and can …
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Procrastination

April 11th, 2012 Brynn Reese

All my life, I’ve been something of a procrastinator. As the saying goes, Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? Back in my school days, I would routinely put off studying or working on papers until …
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To A Better Week

April 9th, 2012 Brynn Reese

What I feel like I've done all week

Chad was out of town for most of last week for some continuing education. We all missed him being gone, but we also enjoyed a little …
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Being Third

April 6th, 2012 Brynn Reese

Joshua is our third child. Sometimes, this can be a less than fabulous position in our family, as when he’s dragged around to soccer practice, preschool drop-off and pick-up, and the grocery store during naptime, something I never did with …
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No More Medicine!

April 4th, 2012 Brynn Reese

As you may recall, a few weeks ago, Emily and her brothers all had ear infections. It was awesome. Well, I’m happy to report that the ear infections have cleared up, but unfortunately for Emily, that doesn’t mean she’s done …
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