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A C&A Update

This past week has been hell for me — not only was am I ill with a cold, Aerin has suddenly become super clingy with me. For instance, I’ll be standing behind her and she’ll start screaming because she can’t see me. I can’t even pee in peace because she’ll be trying to climb all over me.

J and I call her “mommy’s creepy stalker” because she literally follows me everywhere and wants to know what I’m doing at all times.  :mrgreen:

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If you’re a parent, I’m sure you’ve seen this viral picture by now.

They say that I should cherish these moments. And as much as I hate to admit it — because I’ve never been much for physical affection and she is really starting to annoy me — I know that I will. Just last month, when she got sick and refused to sleep in her crib, I would take her blankie and wrap it around her, holding her tight as we both dozed off on the couch. This is exactly what I did with Claire for the first 2 months of her life because it way the only way she would sleep. And holding Aerin like that really brought back those memories…I found myself feeling nostalgic.

Christmas Tree Decorating Guidelines

What's that you say? There are only a dozen days left before Christmas and we have yet to put up our tree? Please. That's nothing to this family of procrastinators. And just in case there are others out there in the same boat — Bueller? Hello? I know we can't be the only ones! — who may need some guidance on the best way to decorate the tree based on their children's ages, here's an instructional from the ever-so-delightful How to Be a Dad. J and I have talked about dragging our tree out of storage and getting it set up, preferably while both girls are asleep. However, we think that Claire would love being a part of the process this year, so we're willing...

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Memories from My 32nd

So Claire surprised me with a bouquet of flowers on my birthday. (Her grandparents had paid for it, but they told me that she had picked it out and she presented it to me while shouting, "Heppy buh-she-dey umma!") Of course I immediately placed the flowers in a vase and displayed them prominently on our kitchen table. And I guess Claire understands the concept of birthday gifts, because she would continually point to the flowers and say, "꽃!" (kkot, or flower in Korean) "Umma buh-she-dey!" "That's right, you gave them to umma for my birthday. Thank you!" I would reply. Then she would nod proudly, smile, and walk away. Well, after about the fifth time she did this, she looked a bit thoughtful, then added,...

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Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication

Once in a while, when I get bored, I like to look through the archives of this blog and reflect upon (and laugh at!) all the things I have shared with the web over the years. Because, heck, after 1,801 posts, even I don't remember everything. There's also the braggart in me who likes to shout, "Hey! I once wrote this years ago! You should go check it out because I think it's awesome!" (Or the part of me that likes to roll her eyes and exclaim, "Well, if you had read my blog you would know I had written about this in the past!") So I have decided to start sharing with y'all certain posts from this blog's vault of archives. I can't promise that this...

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