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Protected: A Scents-ible Solution

Posted on 04/30/2010 by chick

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Nighty-Night

Posted on 04/14/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, You would think that a tired baby would just fall asleep, but that’s not how it works, at least not for you. You’ll rub your eyes and act like a crankypants, but you won’t spontaneously lie down and … Continue reading →

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Tag, You’re It!

Posted on 04/04/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, You love tags. Tags on bibs, burpie cloths, toys, blankets, and just about everything else. If there’s a tag hanging off of something, you want to eat it. Since every cloth item in the world seems to come … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on 03/28/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, Do you ever wonder how we chose your name? Like many parents-to-be, we purchased a book of names and spent a lot of time looking through page after page of choices. One of us would say, “How about … Continue reading →

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Golden Opportunity

Posted on 03/10/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, You woke me up at 2 a.m. the other night. Your diaper had leaked and you wanted someone to come take the wetness away. I did, of course. The next day, I told your father and he asked, … Continue reading →

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Stand-Up Routine

Posted on 03/01/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, Just a few days ago you learned how to pull yourself into a standing position. First you pulled yourself up on the bins of clothes we were using to block off a door. Next you pulled yourself up … Continue reading →

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Click Click

Posted on 02/13/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, You haven’t spoken any real words yet, but you babble all the time, saying things like, “Ogda dadadadabababamama dogda.” You also make a clicking noise with your tongue. Your father and I thought it was so cute that … Continue reading →

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So Determined

Posted on 01/30/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, You’re at a stage now where you like to crawl around on the ground to explore. You’re so determined, not to mention fast, and it’s getting harder every day to keep you out of trouble. Today you insisted … Continue reading →

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Feeling Stretched

Posted on 10/19/2009 by chick

I feel all thin, sort of stretched…like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.—Bilbo in The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien I feel like that some days. To use that quote is to compare our son … Continue reading →

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He Jinxed Me

Posted on 09/10/2009 by chick

Faithful Reader worried that our son hadn’t pooped enough today. He said so and then left. You know what happened? Of course you do. The man jinxed me. He hadn’t been gone 10 minutes before the baby had a pooplosion. … Continue reading →

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