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Stephanie

Doula Extraordinaire, Birth Goddess, Breastfeeding Sensei, and Soon-to-be Mama of Three!

About Me

I graduated from Lake of the Woods High School in Baudette, MN in 2000. I moved to Minneapolis, where I attended the University of Minnesota. I graduated in 2004 with a degree in Psychology.

I met my husband, Andy, at the U and we were married on July 31st, 2004 in my hometown. He is from Milwaukee, WI.

On September 8th, 2004, our first child was born. Noah is now a toddler and changing every day. I didn't know it was possible to love anyone as much as I love him!

Our twins, Gianna and Adam, were born on March 20, 2007. You can find their birth story and pictures in my blog. It's amazing how your heart makes room to love more children - I couldn't understand it until I lived it.

We bought our first home in Monticello, MN last summer and really like it here. Andy is an executive accounts specialist for the College of Pharmacy at the U of M, and I am a stay-at-home-mom, a breastfeeding counselor, and a birth doula.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

It drives me crazy that this says "who" instead of "whom".

Books:

The Fountainhead; The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth; Taking Charge of Your Fertility; A Year in the Merde; Smart Couples Finish Rich

My Blog

Visit to Baudette w/ Pictures

    *    Silly babies!  Oh, I love them!  And how cute does Adam look with Gianna's pink headband in his hair?  Haha!  They were playing hide-and-seek...
Posted by Stephanie on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:59:00 PST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABIES!!

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Posted by Stephanie on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:03:00 PST

10 Months Old!

A week late on this one. It's been a stressful week. :( Gianna and Adam are 10 Months Old!! It's been an eventful month, for sure. Last month I posted about our "sleep experiments" with the twins - ...
Posted by Stephanie on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:36:00 PST

Shane

  Shane & baby Adam (3 mos) This photo was taken on July 4, 2007 during the 4th of July parade in Baudette.   My cousin Shane Olson was killed last night in a snowmobile accid...
Posted by Stephanie on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:11:00 PST

9 Months Old! (Apparently skipped 8 months?)

9 Months Old Originally uploaded by sduszynski I totally don't have time to make this post, so this is going to be the crappiest monthly update EVAR. ;) I'll try to remember the highlights! So, first...
Posted by Stephanie on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:31:00 PST

7 Months Old!

7 Months Old Originally uploaded by sduszynski Seven months! Adam and Gianna were seven months old last week, and oh how they've changed this month! Trying to pose them for their monthly "photo ...
Posted by Stephanie on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:44:00 PST

6 Months Old!

6 Months Old Originally uploaded by sduszynski So hard to believe the babies are actually six months old! Where has the time gone?!Six months was kind of a big milestone for us, because we started so...
Posted by Stephanie on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:53:00 PST

Breastfeeding in public (warning - offensive content)

I'm thankful for not having boobs thrown in my face all the time by offensive and indecent breastfeeding mothers like the ones below:Wait&Well, this is a bad example. Let's try again.Hmm&Just a minut...
Posted by Stephanie on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:29:00 PST

5 Months Old!

5 Months Old Originally uploaded by sduszynski It feels like just yesterday that I posted last month's picture of the twins! It's been an eventful month. The babies are really starting to pay attent...
Posted by Stephanie on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:05:00 PST

4 Months Old

    GIANNA 11 lb 13 oz ~ 22 1/4 in   ADAM 13 lb 6 oz ~ 24 1/4 in ...
Posted by Stephanie on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:39:00 PST