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It takes a Village

It takes a Village May, hands down was the hardest month for all of us (at least so far). Adjusting to a newborn while trying to handle two rambunctious little girls is a lot. It takes a village! However, Nasrin (again) did a phenomenal job keeping the girls busy and

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Preparing for Baby Nadiya

Preparing for Baby Nadiya Hello again, April was such a hectic month for all of us at the Jarmon-Williamson household. In preparation for baby Nadiya’s arrival, we all were trying to nest and have this entire house cleaned from top to bottom. Nasrin helped a lot with arranging the baby

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Sharing Culture and Making Malva Pudding

Sharing Culture & Making Malva Pudding March was such a fun time and yet a blur. I can say I was definitely winded after last month. I was well into the third trimester and waddling tends to be my best mode of transportation. We celebrated my father’s, my daughter Alina’s,

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Taking on the Big Sister Role

Taking on the Big Sister Role Nasrin continues to adjust well to our unpredictable and chaotically fun family setting. She has managed to get our youngest Alina to take regular naps again. We coined her the “toddler whisperer”. What is great is Nasrin refers to herself as a big kid

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The Jarmon-Williamson family

Meet the Jarmon-Williamson family! Welcome to my Host Family Blog! We are the Jarmon-Williamson family. We consist of my husband, Josh, daughters Liliya and Alina, myself (Jamie), and our current amazing Au Pair Nasrin from South Africa. We hail from Southern Maryland and have a house full of animals (two

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