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Sleep Regression

Ever since Claire hit 15 weeks of age (she is now 17 weeks old), she has been becoming increasingly difficult to deal with each passing day. I had read about the dreaded 4-month sleep regression and realized that our child was a classic case: instead of waking up only once or twice in the night, she was suddenly screaming awake 4-6 times a night! What most non-parents don't realize is that (good) sleep begets more sleep. In other words, an overtired baby will have more difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. So with a baby who is getting less sleep through the night, we were bound to have trouble with naps also. We must've hit our low point yesterday. The omfg the baby...

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Laughing Baby

We're not exactly sure why Claire was in such a good mood today (if only she were like this every day!), but we didn't dare jinx it by even questioning why. We took it all in stride, enjoying every last minute, and when she went into a 3- minute long laughing frenzy, J scrambled for his phone to record a short video. The quality isn't great — there is some lagging, and the lighting is horrible — but we hope you enjoy it! (Because we sure can't stop watching it!) When we were preparing our baby registry, a friend suggested that we add a Flip video camera (or something similar) to the list — "There are so many moments that can only...

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If the Steelers, Jets, Packers, and Bears Worked in an Office

Last Saturday, our beloved Ravens were booted out of the playoffs. It was an especially disappointing loss because not only did they lose to their #1 rivals after a first half that looked more than promising, it was Claire's first NFL playoffs and we had ordered a baby cheerleader outfit just for the occasion. This year's NFL playoffs have been full of upsets and surprises. Now, with only four teams remaining (two of which no one had expected to go this far), I will be rooting for a Packers win for Super Bowl XLV. Anyone else with me? :-D I happened upon a funny article titled Steelers, Jets, Packers, Bears And Their Office Equivalents earlier today. I knew that I had to...

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