You begin hoping – and, perhaps, praying – that your child is developing normally from the moment you see two lines on the stick. At first, there aren’t too many clues: a blob on an ultrasound that your OB tells you looks great, a racing heartbeat, the constant weight gain, perhaps a blood test or…
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After a snowy morning yesterday, today it was a sunny spring afternoon. It’s like the universe knew that my soul was withering away from all the rain and cold and constant illness we’ve had, and it sent me sunshine. And my soul smiled.
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Because comparison pictures are such fun… Sebastian in the bath – March 2009 Theo in the bath – March 2011 They’re starting to look a lot more distinctive to me, especially since Theo isn’t nearly as chubby as our sumo baby was, but there are still plenty of moments of déja vu. Sebastian in the…
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>Sebastian, age two and a half: Milestone: toilet trainingfavorite pastime: counting and making jokesfavorite book: last month was Thomas’ Christmas Delivery, but now loves any numbers bookbest manners: “May I please have more yogurt please?”favorite song: “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” by the Beatlesfavorite color: pinkfavorite color to wear: navy blue favorite food: Me:…
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>I really will write all three of the following posts, just as soon as we get through Boot Camp (see item #1). 1) A Tale of Two Toilets: adventures in toilet training2) Precious Moments: a few Christmas memories3) Formula for Success?: Theo’s ready for more calories by day and more sleep by night Stay tuned…
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