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ALANA BLANCHARD,

So your son, Banks, is a little over six months old now. I’m guessing things are pretty wild for you at the moment.

Yeah, it’s the most amazing thing ever, but it’s also probably the hardest thing ever. It’s a learning process just trying to maintain your own lives while still being the best parents you can be, and you figure things out on a daily basis.

Obviously the decision to become a parent is

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