I like the way you look

For the last few days I’ve been getting a lot of double takes, some deep eye staring, and, frankly, a bizarre amount of attention. The conceited part of me was like “yeah! all the weight loss is paying off! I must look gggggggggoooooood!” I strut a bit when I think this. But oh vanity, thy [...]

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Tick Tock

Of the many thing motherhood means, it often means time management. I know, exciting! But seriously, an hour here, 20 minutes there, can mean the difference between a good day and a no-good dirty rotten one. Let me give you an example: In my never-ending quest to turn Baby C (now Toddler C) into a [...]

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Wiping Away Frustration

As a mom forced to go solo with her one year old, I am constantly looking for ways to simplify my life.  And while some of you environmentalists may cringe at this, but I have found the disposable wipe to be one of my primary weapons in my daily battle for efficiency.  Do I feel [...]

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Lullabies, more or less-traditional

Occasionally Baby C will let me sing him to sleep and each time I am mentally grasping at songs I know the full lyrics to, suitable for children’s ears, to sing him to sleep with. There are not a ton of songs that fit this description. I typically end up singing him a fair number [...]

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Baby Caresses

Baby C has always been a cuddly baby.  Despite his best efforts to avoid sleep and forge an early independence, C loves to be cuddled.  He enjoys being held nearly as much as he enjoys his freedom.  He freely gives hugs, kisses, and smiles. Yet despite all this, C does not like his head, hair, [...]

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Views redux: the family bed

There were things that pre-baby I swore I would never do as a mother.  One of them was the “family bed” or “co-sleeping”. Like most parents-to-be I thought that this was just another crack-pot, hippy parenting tool that made no sense to actual rational minded parents.  You can see how open-minded I was about the [...]

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Teething Sucks

Can I just say I am so over teething?  So over it!  Seriously, Baby C’s darn teeth need to come in!  Ok, here’s what we have so far (take a look at the illustration to follow along): C has his central incisors, top and bottom.  His top lateral incisors have cut through and are currently [...]

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