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(Awful post title, I know. It was either that or “To Wean or not to Wean,” and that would’ve just been lazy.) Today I had a doctor’s appointment. Doctor D happens to be the girls’ pediatrician, so he was familiar with our situation. He saw that I was on Zoloft for depression and asked how it was [...] I don’t feel like being witty, coherent or organized, but I have a bunch of would-be posts accumulating in my head so I just need to get something written. Feel free to comment on any, all or none of the following topics: Why won’t my children sleep? The girls are just about 16 months old. For the past [...] (I haven’t done a general health/habits post in ages, so bear with me if you’re not into this sort of thing.) The girls turned 15 months old last week. I’m starting to feel like a legitimate parent with actual, like….kids. While sharing a park with some morose-looking teenagers a few weeks ago, I had one of [...] I’ve hesitated to post about this because I thought it was just some random thing. But it’s lingering — no, festering– so I need to share so that I might help other clueless, first-time parents. The girls’ first year was full of plenty of tribulation, but overall, it was relatively easy as far I imagined raising [...] I did something tonight that I haven’t done since the girls were practically newborns: I rocked Althea to sleep. She startled out of a dream, wailing mournfully. Nightmare or what, I don’t know. I gave it a minute and a half before recognizing that she wasn’t going to settle on her own. Cracked the door open. Tiptoed [...] At some point during the past week of new play areas (a free church playgroup, a kids’ gym), Elise picked up a stuffy nose. Her first ever! (I know, I’ve been spoiled. Fourteen-month-old twins and one is just now getting a stuffy nose.) I thought mostly nothing of it. She didn’t have much of an appetite, [...] I’m no expert when it comes to traveling with kids. I’m just writing from our experiences so far. But a reader asked, and I’m answering. Because I care. Compared to the trip to Colorado we did back in July, when the girls were eight months old, this trip went considerably better. Plus, we were better prepared. This [...] The girls will not eat. It started during our recent trip to California. Althea started refusing most nursings, but ate like a horse during regular meals. Elise, on the other hand, started losing interest in solids. I figured it was just the trip, the foreign environment, the change in climate, etc. When we got home, Elise went [...] I’m turning into “that mom.” You know, the one who’s 10 minutes late to EVERYTHING. I hate it. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I’ve always prided myself on my punctuality. I think that tardiness translates, on some minor and occasional level, into self-centeredness. After all, why is your time more valuable than mine? Shouldn’t we both respect [...] I know, I haven’t been blogging. Shame, as my grandmother would have said. I’m tired. I’ve been working a lot, mostly at night, and staying up much later than I’m used to. I’ve been working while sitting on an old, uneven couch, which is killing my back and shoulders. I’m stressed. About the house. About money. About [...] |
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