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Typical nighttime shenanigans with ETC

By On January 30, 2012 · 18 Comments

We have three full-time walkers now. Callista followed in Eleanor’s footstep about a month later followed by Toby just days later. Eleanor and Toby can both get up without assistance, but Callista needs a boost to get into a stand-and-go position.

Since getting steady on their feet, our new nighttime routine is all about going [...]

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Then & now

By On January 24, 2012 · 13 Comments

Then: We were holding our breath and praying for no apnea or bradycardia events that would set back a looming discharge date. All three were off oxygen and jammed into one patient room to make space for too many sick babies. Our discharge anniversary is in five days!

Now: All three are [...]

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Dear New Mom

By On January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Mothers, what wisdom, encouragement or straight-up truth would you tell yourselves during your introduction-to-motherhood phase? Dear New Mom is a new site, founded by Nikki Katz, that answers that question.

Contributors write as if they could send a letter back in time, sharing “The bad. The good. The ugly. The beautiful. The depression. [...]

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For the love of cream cheese

By On January 21, 2012 · 9 Comments

I spent my first 18 or so years thinking cream cheese was a repulsive substance I would only choke down if I were forced.

Would. Were. I use subjunctive verbs because … well, it never happened.

That’s right. I didn’t eat more than scant traces of cream cheese until I was an adult, probably shamed [...]

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It’s Friday? Already? NO WAY.

By On January 20, 2012 · 8 Comments

Here’s where I get all cliche on you and say something like, “Holy crap, life happens incredibly fast lately. I blink, and a week has passed.”

No joke, though. That’s honestly what it feels like.

All week, I’ve had plans to write. I have what seems like a thousand ideas floating in my head, but [...]

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