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I Get Around (in a restaurant)
This post is going to be the first in a series of posts I do called, “I Get Around,” where I’ll share practical tips for how we navigate different situations with two kids.…
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When Puffalumps Eat Puffs
Gracie is seven months old now (gasp!) and I started to panic because he daycare teachers told me today that she’s about to move up to the next classroom. In that class, they…
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Flashbacks Make My Ovaries Ache
Bean’s favorite thing when he was between six months and a year old was the infant Tylenol bottle. He chewed on that rubber stopper like a crazy man. He liked it so much,…
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Dinosaurs and Flowers
Halloween gets mixed reviews around our house. I happen to really like Halloween. I didn’t like it in college, when everyone else my age loved it. But I have found a new love…
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The Second Child
I was the first child growing up. I remember my sister always complaining that she never got anything new because everything had already gone through me. At the time, I thought she was…
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Our Weekend in Pictures
Well, kids. This weekend was a rosy one for our family. Roseola went through Gracie’s class at school and so, naturally, Gracie was kind enough to bring it home and share it with…
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Sit, Boo Boo, Sit.
This weekend, Gracie checked another milestone off her chart. She now sits. (sigh) Damn. When Bean was a big lump of baby fat, I couldn’t wait for him to hit milestones. Rolling over?…
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Gracie Giggles
Gracie is usually really good about going to bed. I give her a bottle, rock her for as long as she lets me, and then lay her down in her crib when she…
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Sick Days x 2
Last week, Gracie had a runny nose. Within two days, she had spread that runny nose to Bean, who then took on multiple cold symptoms – runny nose, cough, low fevers. At that…
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Gracie Tells a Joke
“Hey, Gracie,” I said. “Oh,” she said. “Hi, Mom.” “Whatcha doing, Big Girl?” “Oh, I’m just hanging out after my baaaa…. HELP! HELP! MY DUCKY TOWEL IS ATTACKING ME!” “Whoa, there!” I said.…
