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The First Day

On October 28, 2013 · 4 Comments · In vivienne, working mom

It felt much like a first day of school.

You don’t know that feeling yet, but some day, after a summer vacation that seems to have gone by all too quickly, you’ll go to bed at night with butterflies in your stomach that mark the anticipation of what the next day will bring. A new […]

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Friday Round-Up

On October 25, 2013 · 4 Comments · In nora, vivienne, working mom

* Today is my last day of maternity leave. I thought this would be a lot easier this time—since I’ve been through it before—but it’s really not all that much easier. I guess we’ll see what happens on Monday, but my motherly anxiety is through the roof right now. I don’t know if there will […]

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Vivienne at Two Months

On October 2, 2013 · 8 Comments · In vivienne, vivienne month-by-month

Dear Vivienne,

Say goodbye to month two… onward to month #3!

As expected, you’ve changed dramatically this month. You’re bigger, you’re more alert, you’re doing new things.

So, speaking of being bigger… we’ll find out your current stats at your well baby doctor’s appointment on Friday, but two weeks ago (at 6.5 weeks old), you […]

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Vivienne’s Newborn Photos

On September 23, 2013 · 10 Comments · In family, nora, photography, vivienne

We had Vivienne’s newborn photos done when she was just five days old, when she was still good and sleepy. The timing of the pics was pretty great in the grand scheme of things, too, since the shoot was able to double as our annual family photo session—aside from the maternity shoot, we last had […]

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Reflux-ology

On September 20, 2013 · 12 Comments · In health and wellness, vivienne

I posted a few weeks back about how we started having challenging nights with Vivienne due to her constant grunting/whining/straining sounds. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at the time—some babies are just noisy sleepers, and I thought it was just a part of her—but I also thought that MAYBE there was something […]

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