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The First Kiss

Dec 09. 2011

I always have a television show on queue to watch whenever I get some downtime and need to zone out, or when I am having trouble falling asleep. And these days, that show has been The Wonder Years. (image source) (Never watched The Wonder Years? Go do it now. It's on Netflix streaming!) I have watched and enjoyed the entire series when it first aired between 1988-1993, and re-watching it now, twenty-or-so years later, I still love it the same for its nostalgia, sentimentality, humor, and ageless themes of love, friendships, and family. I have rooted for Kevin and Winnie as a couple since I watched my very first episode, and remember being sorely disappointed to discover that, on the very last episode, they ultimately...

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Aerin, Claire, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal

Letting Go of Control

Dec 02. 2011

Yesterday, I had noted that Aerin generally seems to be an easier baby than Claire. I now have another theory as to why may be so: it's because as second-time parents, we are much more relaxed about EVERYTHING. For example, for the first few months of Claire's life we religiously tracked her every breath with the Baby ESP app. This time around? We haven't used it, or anything similar to it, once. Earlier this week, Jenn of Orange You Sweet wrote about giving up control as a first-time mother. The post really resonated with me, because with Claire, I had practically driven myself crazy — and even made myself physically ill several times — because I had refused to give up control....

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Aerin, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

The State of the Union, 1 Month

Dec 01. 2011

Today, our Aerin Isabel turns one month old. And because I know my sister — who is currently living in Paris(!!!) for 3 months — is always begging me for pictures of her nieces, here is the latest of Aerin: One of the most common questions I hear these days is: how is everything going? In other words, just how in the world am I surviving motherhood with two babies that are just 13 months apart? The answer is simple: one day at a time. That, and wonderful grandparents who are doing everything they can do to pitch in so that I can get some rest here and there. As previously stated, Aerin has finally started to sleep in 2-3 hour stretches. But her day-night reversal has not...

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