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Things That Happened Last Week

On February 16, 2014 · 5 Comments · In birthdays, health and wellness, holidays, infant reflux, nora, vivienne

I know it’s not completely unusual these days for me to go several days without posting. But this past week? Wow, it was a doozy.

Last weekend was Michael’s birthday weekend. He didn’t feel well on Friday and had stayed home from work, and was kind of still “off” on Saturday. So we didn’t do […]

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Bright Spots

On February 6, 2014 · 2 Comments · In nora, vivienne, winter season

As is usual for me this time of year, I am starting to feel the effects of the cold, snowy, dreary weather and being cooped up inside. Cabin fever, if you will. February and March are generally my least favorite months of the year. I struggle with my mood, and my motivation to do anything.

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Swaddles & Itching

On January 8, 2014 · 21 Comments · In baby sleep habits, health and wellness, nora, vivienne

Yeah, two totally unrelated subjects.

First of all, I mentioned in Vivienne’s 5-month post that she is still rocking the swaddle. But unfortunately, the time has come—we need to ditch it. Last night, she rolled over in her swaddle about 30 minutes after I put her to bed. She was sleeping, but she fussed and […]

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The Magic of Christmas

On December 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In family, holidays, nora, vivienne

We made it.

The whirlwind of activity, shopping, wrapping, baking, cooking, crafting that led up to Christmas. We got through it. We had a pretty great Christmas, and now it’s over. I always feel a little sad, but also a little relieved.

Nora, on the other hand, is having a hard time coming to grips […]

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Christmas Mail

On December 12, 2013 · 4 Comments · In family, holidays, nora, photography, product reviews, vivienne

Every year since Michael and I moved in together in 2005, we’ve sent out photo Christmas cards to family and friends. I think. And every year, our list gets longer and longer.

Back in the day, the card consisted of a nice photo of the two of us that we had snapped sometime during the […]

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