June 2010
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Sophie lives a precarious life
Everly loves sophie. Sophie was the first toy to make her laugh. Sophie is the best toy for gnawing on when you’re sprouting new teeth. Sophie is good for banging on tables and squeaking and staring at for long periods of time.
But I’m fearful she’s not going to last long in this house. Her squeaky noise and general dog-toy rubberyness is tempting Bailey on a daily basis. She...
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Letters to daddy. (On his very first father’s day)
Every morning we open our eyes to you. another day begins.
You protect us from the boogie monster. Always making sure our doors are locked before we drift to sleep. You kill the bugs that sometimes find their way indoors.
You make bottles at 1am without so much as a grumble. You play harmonica with one hand while you change diapers...
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Baby Battles: Round 1, teething.
The Challenge: My poor girl began sprouting her bottom two front teeth nearly overnight! One day I felt nothing and the next - two little hard teeth were beginning to poke through. I was really hoping she wouldn’t have to deal with teeth until she was at least 7 months old - but I read that the age that children teeths is purely hereditary - so boo on us for passing down our early teething...
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Hypnobirthing: What worked, What didn't
So many of you have asked to hear more about my experience using hypnosis to manage pain during childbirth that I felt I should take the time to provide a detailed post on the subject.
When I decided to go the natural route, I knew I was going to need some sort of coping mechanism to help me get through the most difficult parts of a med-free labor. I started researching online and decided on...
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