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Crib Notes

On November 17, 2010 · 19 Comments · In baby sleep habits, child development, nora

I’ve mentioned before that Nora is a great sleeper. We are very, very lucky (so far, anyway), and we know it. We’re grateful. We have no right to complain.

But the thing is that Nora is kind of particular about where she sleeps.

Up until now, we’ve been doing whatever works. We figured she was […]

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Baptized

On November 16, 2010 · 7 Comments · In family, nora, religion

We celebrated Nora’s baptism yesterday. It was really special and we had a lot of family members who took a good chunk out of their Sundays to come celebrate our little girl.

First, we all attended regular Sunday Mass. Afterward, our family stayed behind while the chapel cleared out, and then our priest performed the […]

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When Daddy Does Bathtime

On November 13, 2010 · 6 Comments · In nora

I can’t decide if she looks more like a rockstar with a mohawk, or Cindy-Lou-Who. :)

P.S. Nora had her 2-month pediatrician’s appointment today. She is tipping the scales at 9 lbs., 9 oz. and is 21.75 inches long. She received four injection vaccines (ouchie!) and one oral vaccine. Poor baby, she cried this awful, […]

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Two Months Old

On November 12, 2010 · 12 Comments · In nora, nora month-by-month

Dear Nora,

We are officially two months into this adventure. It seems to go by so quickly for me, but to put it in perspective: By the time you are 18 years old, you will have already lived for 216 months, and with many, many more months and years to come. So this is truly […]

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Practice

On November 10, 2010 · 10 Comments · In nora, work, working mom

I took 12 weeks off of work for maternity leave. I have only 3.5 weeks left.

Now that I am within the final third of my all-day, everyday time with Nora, I am shaking in my boots. I always knew that I’d be going back to work after a baby, but now that it’s becoming […]

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