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Having A Baby Means Never Peeing In Private

November 25, 2011

Reader beware – this may verge on TMI for some people. I happen to think it’s pretty funny, though, so use your best judgement!   If you were modest to begin with, you lose the right to be so during most of pregnancy and childbirth. I think most people know to expect that. What most [...]

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Slow Carb Diet – Update, Tips, and Tricks

November 7, 2011

I’ve been dieting in one form or another for about 6 months. After Nathan was born I started tracking what I ate (though trying not to cut my calories too much for fear of decreasing my milk supply!) and gradually got more serious until I ended up eating only a target number of calories per [...]

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Trust Me, Screwdrivers Belong In The Bedroom

November 4, 2011

When Nathan was a baby, he didn’t have any toys. He did, though, have a bear that made heartbeat sounds and a bassinet that could vibrate. Both of those used batteries (duh) and needed a screwdriver to open the hatch to put new ones in. When I needed to replace the batteries, I’d get the [...]

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The Holiday Season Is Fast Approaching, Must Be Time To Move Again!

October 14, 2011

I’ve always maintained that after Halloween, time starts to move faster and faster and doesn’t slow down until after New Years. There’s just too many holidays between October and January, so no matter what you do or do not celebrate, it’s guaranteed to be a busy time of year. In the 5+ years that J [...]

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From Not Growing, To Growing Too Fast!

October 7, 2011

Nathan spent most of his first few months of life in clothes that fit like this: I think he was in mostly newborn sized clothes until about 4 months, when the 3-6 month sized clothes finally started to fit. (And man, I have a stupidly large number of photos that I could have put there [...]

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So It Turns Out …

August 31, 2011

So it turns out that if you rent a bargain priced house, it’s going to come with the world’s most insane ants. And those ants will decide to live in the most inconvenient places. (Like, for example, somewhere in the wall behind the bathroom pocket door at about waist high. Or, better yet, somewhere mysteriously AROUND [...]

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A Small Confession

August 26, 2011

I’m always baffled by people who are ashamed or defeated by aspects of their birthing experience. You do the best with what you’ve got. Did I WANT to have a C-section with Nathan? Of course not! (That’s MAJOR surgery, people! My sister got to observe some C-sections during her labor and delivery rotation for nursing [...]

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I Use Cloth Diapers Because I’m Selfish

August 18, 2011

We use cloth diapers on Nathan, though not exclusively (we have a stash of disposables that we use when traveling or when my sister is babysitting, because if you’re going to play with my baby and change his poopy diapers for free, you can use whatever containment method you prefer!) Everybody has their own reasons [...]

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Baby Led (Swaddle) Weaning

July 14, 2011

When Nathan was in the hospital, the nurses showed us how to swaddle him up like a burrito. He loved it. When we brought him home and he got a little bit bigger, he got really good at escaping conventional swaddles. Enter the SwaddleMe blanket we received as a gift. HALLELUJAH! Nathan went from sleeping [...]

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