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Shaggy Boy

No Longer Sleepless, Or One Mother’s Love Affair With Dr. Ferber

January 13, 2009

With our first child, our daughter, we never had to lift a finger to get her to sleep.
Two months after she was born, to the day, she had a bath, took a bottle, and was laid in her crib drowsy but awake.
That night, she slept from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning, and [...]

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Month Five

January 7, 2009
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Toothsome

January 1, 2009

I don’t remember what The Poo was like when she was teething.
In fact, I find that I can barely remember what she was like as an infant at all. Her first Christmas came and went, made remarkable only by the 6-inch fresh scar on my abdomen and the shell shock of newborn nights.
When did [...]

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Winter Driving Tips From Mrs. Chicken

December 18, 2008

If the weatherman predicts an ice storm for the next day, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION THE DAY BEFORE THE PREDICTED STORM.
When an ice storm does hit, STAY HOME.
When the posted speed limit is 35 mph, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DRIVE AT 30 MPH.
If you are driving under the posted [...]

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Father And Son

December 17, 2008

For more Wordless Wednesday shots, go here!

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Month Four

December 11, 2008
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Killing Him With Her Love

November 12, 2008

The Poo adores her baby brother, despite some rather pointed comments about his ability to interfere with her activities—like, say, her absolutely urgent need to watch “Imagination Movers” at precisely the moment when I am placing the almost-sleeping boy in his crib.
She never misses an opportunity to lavish him with physical affection, most of it [...]

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The One Where I Reveal That I Am Totally Insane

November 10, 2008

Shaggy Boy has reached that perfect state of babyhood. His little body isn’t floppy anymore, he smiles and giggles, and just last night he grabbed a toy from me with a ferocious growl and stuffed it in his mouth.
He is delicious, and I can’t get enough of him. Laying him on his changing table for [...]

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Three Months Ago Today …

November 6, 2008

Shaggy, three months

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Break On Through To The Other Side

November 5, 2008

I fed Shaggy Boy last night, all freshly bathed and smelling exactly as a baby should.
His body is growing so fast I can practically hear it as his legs get longer and his neck gets stronger. His wee jammies—blue with red stripes, and a zipper—fit him perfectly. I held him high on my chest, kissing [...]

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