I moved to the suburbs from the city during my eighth month of pregnancy with my first child. Little did I realize that the physical strain of moving was nothing compared to the emotional disruption of not only giving up my working girl, living-in-the-city lifestyle, but also inviting a baby into my life!
- Colic curse
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29 November 2007
Baby B suffers through colic while Christine feels helpless to soothe her…
- The other woman
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16 October 2007
The number one guy in my life has dumped me for a younger woman…
- Counting down to B-Day!
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2 October 2007
Everyone’s ready for baby number two – except Mom…
- Read all about it!
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6 September 2007
Books: we love them to bits…
- Scary Moments With Household Chemicals
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17 July 2007
When our son was a baby we put together a list of emergency numbers and posted it on the fridge. I didn’t think I would ever have to actually need to use it, but today I did make my first call to the Poison Control Hotline.
- To Wean or Not to Wean
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11 July 2007
Here is it almost 17 months after giving birth and I feel safe in saying that my son is weaned from the boob. Of course I said this three months ago, so he could make a liar of me again.
- If the Shoe Fits
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2 July 2007
I remember one day shortly after I graduated from college when I went to work sat down at my cube looked down and was horrified. I had dressed in the dark that morning, and when I grabbed my shoes it turns out that I selected one blue and one black shoe.
- An Overdose of Sleeplessness
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31 May 2007
My brother-in-law got engaged a few months back. I was so excited. But what I knew I would not love was the wedding weekend – and I was right.
- A Great Day to be a Mom
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15 May 2007
Today was one of those days that I just loved being a mom and loved staying at home full time with my son.
- Falling (Literally) to Sleep
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4 May 2007
My son is stubborn. This may be an understatement. Before he was born the nurses and midwife were commenting on how stubborn he was. They remarked “you are definitely having a girl, only a girl would be this stubborn” as I was in my third hour of trying to push him out.
- If It Walks Like A ‘Guck’ ...
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11 April 2007
At about 11 1/2 months I was giving my son a bath and realized that he was saying “duck” as he was grabbing for one of his many bath ducks. It sounded more like “guck” then “duck” but it was close enough.
- Reality Hits Home With Pregnancy
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19 March 2007
The thought of a pregnant woman conjures up images of a woman with a large rounded belly, large rounded breasts, a healthy glow and shiny healthy hair ... but the reality is different.
- Preparing For Number 2
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6 March 2007
From the moment we had our first child the question of when we would have number two seemed to pop up on a weekly basis.
- Miss Manners Would Not Be Proud!
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1 March 2007
I never seize to be amazed at the words and actions that come from seemingly well mannered, well raised gentlemen and women. I think I began to notice the phenomenon when I started dating my current husband.
- Getting Over My Feelings of Jealousy
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9 January 2007
Our first Christmas with baby came and went. We spent weeks preparing the house, buying gifts, cooking the meal and arranging special outfits only to have 12 hours of chaos followed by a mess that would take (seemingly) as much time to clean up as all the prep time to prepare. To make matters worse, on the 26th my husband was up and out by 5am to go on a business trip for three days.
- A Mexican Honeymoon Plus One
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19 December 2006
Our trip to Mexico was meant to be a second honeymoon. Who could have guessed our ten month old boy would have different ideas? Suddenly my dream of staying up late and drinking tequila was hampered by 6am wake up calls...
- Grandparents and Naming Rights
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6 December 2006
Our son is now ten months old and we still haven't decided on a name for Grandma. I realized that naming my mother-in-law has taken more time and energy than my husband and I expended naming our son!
