Making It Work

We’re Moving! (Again!)

November 9, 2011

Shortly after I wrote the post about how we were trying to find someplace new to live, WE FOUND A PLACE! I didn’t want to say anything about it until it was a done deal, but now that papers have been signed and money has been exchanged, I think the deal is done! It’s a [...]

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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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Why We Don’t Have Family Photos

November 2, 2011

When I set up the Tumblr account for pictures of our family, J said, “Why did you put a picture of just you and I on there? Why didn’t you use one of the three of us?” To which I replied, “BECAUSE I’M THE ONLY PERSON WHO EVER TAKES PHOTOS, SO THERE AREN’T ANY WITH [...]

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I Can’t Live Without My . . . Ring Sling!

October 26, 2011

** Baby life has come with a great many gadgets, some of which have been awesome and some of which have been awful. My plan is to share my experiences with various items as they happen, but since I’ve already admitted that sometimes my plans fall through, we’ll see how it all works out At [...]

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Hold On To Your Hats, We’ve Achieved Mobility!

October 23, 2011

Early last week, Nathan (my usually perfect sleeper) stopped sleeping perfectly. He’d scream and scream when you tried to put him to bed, and he started waking up in the middle of the night screaming as though he was being hurt. I went through everything I could think of that could be causing it (teething? [...]

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Ahoy! My Baby Is A Pirate! (Another Glasses Update)

October 21, 2011

Nathan had his third appointment with the eye doctor, and my suspicions were again confirmed – the glasses continue to help, but still haven’t completely solved his problems (in whatever unit they use to measure the crossedness of eyes, his eyes were a 30 without glasses, a 12 after the first pair of glasses, and [...]

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Best Location For Social Media Buttons

October 19, 2011

I’ve been experimenting with different plug-ins to facilitate sharing my posts to different social media sites, but I don’t get enough traffic to do any analyses to determine which ones work best. So I thought maybe I should just ask Could you kindly take just a few seconds to give me your feedback?

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Frequently Asked Questions About Infant Glasses

October 19, 2011

When Nathan was first born, every time we took him in public we were accosted by people saying, “Oh my goodness, he’s so TINY!” Once he had his massive growth spurt, every time we took him in public someone was bound to ask how old he was and then say, “Wow, he’s huge!” These days, [...]