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Archives for October 2012

Stuff in Jack’s Hands

Jack dueling with flowers.

Jack’s arrival into my husband’s and my life has been thrilling. We are never bored by his shenanigans. It is truly exciting to watch him learn to laugh, make jokes and recognize his world. The first time he ran over to me and yelled “duck!” because he heard a truck outside was one of the happiest moments of my life. This little being that just recently didn’t exist is here in my living room talking to me. And he is excited about something! Something he chose on his own to be excited about. [Read more…]

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Babies Hate Biting: Breastfeeding and Biting

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Babies Hate Biting

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An Insider’s Perspective on Cry It Out and Spanking

By Shae

When I was born my parents were thrilled and determined to parent the right way. Well, I suppose they did the best they could with what knowledge they had. They wanted the perfect little nursery for their perfect little girl. So there I was, newly entered into the world, torn from my mama, and already I had my own room. It wasn’t as cozy as you may think. They did “sleep training” and made me cry it out to teach me to “self-soothe.” I often had bad dreams and woke up crying all night. But they stuck with “self-soothing.” As an infant, or maybe a toddler, I developed night terrors. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, night terrors are far worse than your average nightmare. You wake up panicking, often paralyzed, and absolutely terrified. As in, gun-to-your-head-watching-someone-you-know-being-killed terrified! There just aren’t words to describe the feeling, and no, I’m not exaggerating by any means. [Read more…]

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Two Women and Their Little Bean

By Bekah

“So, I mean, how…” and he pauses as I interrupt, “Are you trying to ask me how we got pregnant?” He admitted he was and little did I know this was only the beginning of the onslaught of information seekers. “So, which one of you carried her?” a random stranger asks. I think, “Well, currently Shan is, but I might be carrying her by the time we leave.” “Oh, she is just so cute! She looks just like you. Are you her biological mom?” As I chuckle from inside a dressing room while my partner is wearing our 4 month old in a sling, patiently waiting for me to find an outfit for her brother’s wedding. But my favorite question of all time, posed to my partner by a coworker, “So, um, do like both of you breastfeed the baby?” The real answer to this last question is, I wish! [Read more…]

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The Truth About My Home

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The Truth About My Home

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Baby Blues: Postpartum Depression

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Five Effing Monkeys

I am not at all above getting mind numbingly annoyed with a baby who won’t go to sleep. Especially when that baby is no longer a baby, but still doesn’t sleep. When I am trying my hardest to keep my cool I find it can be therapeutic to just let slide an inappropriate verse of my favorite song. I’ve been singing this little ditty since he was born. [Read more…]

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The Emotional Side of Low Milk Supply

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The Emotional Side of Low Milk Supply

 

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Footloose Feasting

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Footloose Feasting

 

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