• The Daddy Factor

    / June 19, 2009 / 11 Comments

    If I haven’t made it clear enough already, Chris is a fantastic dad.  He’s so natural at it that it seems like he’s been one his entire life.  And the Bean is definitely…

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  • 2:30 AM.

    / June 18, 2009 / 28 Comments

    Chris:  How do we turn it off? Katie:  I don’t know.  What does the manual say? Chris:  He didn’t come with a manual. Katie:  Aw, crap.

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  • Mommy Brain

    / June 15, 2009 / 21 Comments

    I have been trying to blog for two weeks now.  I have more unusable drafts written than ever before.  They just sit there.  Unpublished.  Mocking me. And why do I have these unpublished…

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  • Between the Bottles

    / June 9, 2009 / 13 Comments

    We seem to have been blessed with a baby that is easy to schedule.  He must have gotten my overly-scheduled genes.  From day one the Bean has been really consistent with his feeding…

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  • Bath Times and Breakdowns

    / June 8, 2009 / 13 Comments

    We decided to give Michael a bath. Big mistake. I am a nervous wreck enough about causing permanent damage to this baby as it is. So you put me around water with him…

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  • Things to Do in the Hospital

    / June 3, 2009 / 19 Comments

    Because I had a c-section, I am still in the hospital.  Looks like I’ll probably be able to leave tomorrow or Friday.  In case you’re counting, that’s 4 or 5 full days in…

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  • Oops.

    / June 2, 2009 / 37 Comments

    Chris left the hospital for a few hours tonight.  He needed to go home and shower, change clothes, feed the dogs, all that good stuff.  While he was gone, I had big plans.…

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  • The Reality of Boys

    / May 23, 2009 / 18 Comments

    Late yesterday afternoon I was celebrating my last day of work by laying on the couch with my feet up.  I know.  I live on the edge.  Chris was outside in the Man…

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