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Aerin, Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

Life with Aerin: One Week In

Nov 08. 2011

Things have certainly gotten a bit easier on the homefront since my last update. Aerin has finally started to sleep in 2-hour stretches and my sore nipples are starting to toughen up some. Our new life — whilst typically difficult of ones with new babies — is admittedly easier than we had expected, so J has decided to go back to work a full 2 weeks early so that he could save up vacation days for the holidays and possible emergencies. We took Aerin in for her first pediatrician's appointment yesterday, and the doctor declared her as healthy as can be. The only possible note of concern is that Aerin has a very slight tongue tie. But the doctor told us...

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Guest Post: Parenthood Got You Down? Maybe It’s Time to be More Positive.

Nov 07. 2011

Our next post comes courtesy of Sara of Stinkerpants Designs. Sara's daughter Charlie is just a couple of months older than Claire, so we've been through many milestones and first-time-mother experiences together. And although Sara and I don't always see eye-to-eye on parenting issues, her personal blog is one of my favorite mommy blogs to read, because she never writes in a condescending, "my way is better than yours" way and really helps me open my eyes to alternative methods. I hope you enjoy this post — I sure did! I recently caught an article about parenthood on NPR that confused me. A lot of people have been talking about it, so if this is old news to you I apologize in advance. The...

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Life with Aerin: Day Four

Nov 04. 2011

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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An Ear Infection, and 38 Weeks

Oct 19. 2011

Our Claire Bear has an ear infection. :-( She woke up several times last night, which we had attributed to teething, and this morning flat-out refused to eat. Then, she woke up from her morning nap with a fever and proceeded to just cry and cry. Coincidentally, Claire's 1-year pediatrician visit was scheduled for later today. I called the doctor's office and they told us to bring her in right away. Our pediatrician prescribed us some amoxicillin, advised us to administer ibuprofen if the fevers persist, and told us not to worry too much.  (image source)   Thanks to the ibuprofen, Claire's fever is now down and she is starting to smile again. But she still refuses to eat, and although we've put her down for...

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