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Life with Aerin: Day Four

As a testament to how uncomfortable I was in the weeks leading up to the birth of my second child, I felt as light as a feather and wanted to do cartwheels down the maternity ward just hours after delivery. Even day two, when I felt my worst, was far better than my last month of pregnancy. This is not to say that I'm feeling wonderful at the moment. I am still bleeding profusely, I have Shrek feet, and it hurts to get up and down and walk around. But this recovery seems to be a lot easier than the one I experienced with Claire. Aerin, on the other hand...

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Guest Post: I’m a Mac. No, a P.C. Neither? Both?

The following post comes from Nodakademic, a blogger-wife-student-professional (yeah, I don't know how she does it all either) who resides in the chilly state of North Dakota. I really enjoy her blog and I think that we can be friends in real life if we didn't live so far apart. Isn't it funny how blogging can help form relationships with people you would otherwise have no clue of their existence? In this guest post, Nodakademic writes about the great geek debate: P.C. or Mac? I, personally, am a Mac girl but I agree with her that the quality of Apple has gone downhill in the past few years. (And I probably would have switched to P.C. or Linux if I don't have all this...

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Claire Meets Aerin

She was not very amused. If anything, she seemed a bit scared and intimidated. And when she saw me holding her little sister for the first time, she started to cry. :-( Her grandfather had to take her away and distract her with some ballons so that she wouldn't throw a fit right there in the hospital room. Ever since I got pregnant with Aerin, people have been telling me that our two girls will grow up to be the best of friends. I can only hope and pray that they are right....

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Introducing Aerin Isabel…

Aerin Isabel was born 11/1/11 at 9:20am, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz and measuring 19.5" long. Delivery was remarkably easy and complication-free (she was out in three pushes!); the baby very healthy and alert. I feel incredibly blessed that both Claire and Aerin made their entries into this world so smoothly. My first thought upon seeing Aerin for the first time was that she looked EXACTLY like Claire when she was born -- they even have the same dimple on the left corner of their mouths! But now, a few hours after delivery -- with her features becoming more defined and less flattened -- she is beginning to resemble her dad. The pictures above were taken just moments after birth. I...

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