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Fever Pitch

On December 7, 2011 · 5 Comments · In health and wellness, nora

We’ve had a rough week around these parts. As I mentioned yesterday, Nora was cranky (due to teething) for the better part of last week. We had a bit of a reprieve over the weekend, but noticed that her appetite was decreasing. Otherwise, she seemed fine, so we attributed that to teething, too.

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Beast Mode

On December 5, 2011 · 8 Comments · In child development, nora

So last week, I was working on this post about how my generally sweet, easy-going baby girl had suddenly turned into a beast/monster/little hellion (fill in the blank, really). I questioned what could have possibly happened to cause my toddler to throw needless temper tantrums every two minutes. We’d put her on the changing table. […]

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Dear Santa, Part II

On December 5, 2011 · 5 Comments · In baby gear, books, holidays, nora

Once I hit “publish” on the post about Nora’s Christmas list, I realized that I neglected to include some very important wish list items… like movies and BOOKS!

I’ve mentioned before that we don’t let Nora watch a lot of TV–although she is exposed to some daily in the background at daycare–but we’re still […]

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Dear Santa

On December 2, 2011 · 11 Comments · In baby gear, holidays, nora

As Christmas approaches, we’ve been spending more and more time thinking about what to get for Nora. Our parents want to know what to get her, too, so we’ve had to put together a list.

It’s actually a little overwhelming, which sounds ridiculous when you’re talking about gifts for a 1-year-old kid. But there is […]

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Steppin’ Out

On November 29, 2011 · 14 Comments · In child development, nora

It seems that for months, whenever someone has asked, “How old is [Nora]?” they follow my answer with, “Is she walking yet?”

This question gets old, people.

To help keep things lively, I tried to change up my answer. “Not yet,” I’d always start out, but I’d continue with things like, “She’s taking her time.” […]

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