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Tips for Finding a Good Nanny

Today was not a good day for me. I experienced perhaps my worst case of nausea since becoming pregnant and spent the majority of the day sitting on the bathroom floor (with my phone and Comang to keep me company), gagging and vomiting what had to be mostly stomach bile. I managed to slowly consume a couple of loaves of bread and some cookies, but proceeded to puke it all out almost immediately. I know that many pregnant women go months feeling this way. I do not envy them. Thank goodness for me, our part-time nanny Cindy was there to watch over Claire and even offer to bring me glasses of water. Cindy has been with us for two weeks now, and already I...

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Second Baby Purchases

Update on the bloody mucous: I'm still spotting and cramping a bit, but it has definitely lessened so we won't be going to the ER. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep last night. And since I am supposed to be taking it easy (and the nanny isn't available on Wednesdays), J took the day off from work today so that he could watch Claire and tend to my needs. I'm trying my best to rest, but I am having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. As such, I am momentarily keeping myself busy on the interweb while I wait for my Unisom to kick in. One bright side to having another girl — especially one so close in age...

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Working With Nature

A few weeks ago, I was shocked to discover some tan spots on Claire's scalp. They varied in size from a eighth of an inch to half an inch in diameter. The coloring looked similar to how one's skin looks as a cut/scrape heals, so I immediately checked to see if they were results of injuries. They were not. The spots are flat and do not wash out with water and soap. They do not seem to bother her at all, so I am pretty certain that they are birthmarks — café au lait spots, to be more specific — which I did not notice prior to that day due to her hair. (I will be bringing them up at her...

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