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Fears (When the Floor Drops Out From Beneath You)

I was never officially diagnosed with SPD (symphysis pubis dysfunction, or excessive and/or painful separation of the two pubic bones at the front of the pelvis) with my last pregnancy, but the pain was bad enough that I could not exercise for all of my third trimester. This pregnancy is no different. And while I have been taking it easy, I have a 19 lb infant to take care of, which is exercise in itself. According to this site, "During pregnancy hormones soften and stretch the ligamentsof the body in order to allow the pelvis to open slightly during labour so that the babycan move easily through...

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Tattletale

J loves our firstborn with all his heart. It is not unusual for him to spend an entire Saturday playing with her, then stare forlornly at the baby monitor after he has put her to bed and sigh, "I miss my baby." That being said, he is much better at saying "no" than I will ever be. He is constantly reminding me that it is better to enforce good habits now than to have to break bad habits long after they have formed. Not surprisingly, Claire does not like this aspect of her father. :-P Take tonight, for example. After J put his foot down for what seemed like the millionth time today, and she threw her millionth tantrum as a response, I gathered...

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Approaching Toddlerhood, and 24 Weeks

Remember how I said that we were working on transitioning Claire from 3 naps down to 2? She continued to hover back and forth between 2 and 3 naps for over a month. But in the end, it took a traumatic visit to the pediatrician's office to officially push her over to the 2 nap schedule. The lengths of her naps are still inconsistent, lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Her nighttime sleep has still yet to return to her pre-teething days and so she will wake up at least once per night more often than sleep all the way through. But now that she is able to stay awake for up to 3 and a half hours...

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