Category Archives: Baby

Haste Makes Waste

Posted on 08/25/2009 by chick

There’s nothing like trying to put a baby to sleep at night to teach you the wisdom of “haste makes waste.” No matter how tired you are, no matter how badly you want to put the snoozing baby into his … Continue reading →

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Taking Back Our Lives

Posted on 08/19/2009 by chick

When Baby was first born, it seemed as though our lives were over. Baby took everything. He took our freedom and our free time, our money and our sleep, our thoughts and our energies, and even my looks. He took … Continue reading →

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All About Baby

Posted on 08/16/2009 by chick

Baby’s changing table is in the master bathroom. Sometimes, after a diaper change, he lies there on his changing pad, jauntily moving his arms and legs and smiling at something (we think it’s the hideous egg-shaped light). But when he … Continue reading →

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Fan Fan

Posted on 08/01/2009 by chick

Now that the weather has finally turned warm, we have begun to use the ceiling fans in the bedrooms of our new house. It should come as no surprise to us, given the house’s previous owners, that the fans are … Continue reading →

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Truth or Fiction?

Posted on 07/26/2009 by chick

Everybody has something to say about taking care of a baby. A sneeze is as good as a burp.—Hospital Nurse According to the hospital nurse, a sneeze brings up air. I think she was full of hot air herself. Based … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday

Posted on 07/19/2009 by chick

Wake up. Feed Baby. Change his diaper. Uh-oh. He pees just as I finish cleaning him up, ruining diaper and soaking his outfit. Find fresh outfit for him and fix changing station. Dress him and put him down to rest … Continue reading →

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That Turkey Is Cooked

Posted on 07/10/2009 by chick

I was right. I was in labor. Later that morning, after the pain had become unbearable and I finally managed to get my sleepy husband out of bed, we went back to the hospital. Our son was born on that … Continue reading →

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39 Weeks and a Little Bit

Posted on 06/25/2009 by chick

I am in labor. Or at least I am having regular, very painful contractions. We didn’t go to the hospital until they got regular and painful, but they still weren’t enough to impress the people at the hospital, and three … Continue reading →

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39 Weeks

Posted on 06/23/2009 by chick

Everyone probably thought the baby would have arrived by now, but here I am past 39 weeks and no baby yet. One of the things that strikes me at this point is how easily I’ve gotten used to the changes … Continue reading →

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38 Weeks

Posted on 06/18/2009 by chick

38 weeks. Our baby could arrive any time. I’m happy/sad/anxious/excited, all over the emotional map. We’re not ready. We’ll never be ready. But he’s on the way. It’s just a matter of time. It might be today, next week, or … Continue reading →

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