Friday: August 17th and yet again he melts my heart….. thank you, everyone, for your encouraging words regarding yesterday’s post. we all have those moments, especially as a new mom. i’m grateful to know i’m not the only one. yesterday was a difficult day. i know that i’ll have more days like that in the [...]
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there are times when i seriously think i cannot do this anymore. cannot wake up for one more feeding. cannot change one more diaper. cannot listen to any more crying. cannot be a good mother. and just when i’ve reached my breaking point (well, sometimes a little while after), he looks me straight in the [...]
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TODAY DAVEY IS ONE MONTH OLD…. where has the month gone? (definitely not into sleep cycles for me)! for those of you who have offered advice and suggestions about other "methods" for sleeping babies…. please feel free to e-mail me and share what you’ve learned, read, heard or experienced. i’ve only ever heard of the [...]
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Tuesday August 14th: Wow, i guess a few busy days in a row really does make it tough for a baby to adjust. Davey has had a difficult morning (it’s 11 a.m. and I’m just getting ready to take a shower – after finishing with this post). Hopefully a few days at home/around the house [...]
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saturday: august 11 today is the TOM garage sale…. i’ll be gone most of the day (the sale is from 9-1) but hopefully i’ll make a few hundred dollars (and hopefully i won’t buy too much "junk" from other people)! daddy will be watching davey. he’s AWESOME with his son. in fact, this will be [...]
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Friday: August 10th Today was Baby Seven’s due date. As we all know, Davey arrived earlier than anticipated and today my little baby boy is 26 days old. Hard to believe I’ve been a mama for 26 days already! in 26 days, i’ve cried countless times. changed over a hundred diapers. been peed on. been [...]
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thursday: august 9th yesterday afternoon i gave davey a much needed bath after he was *finished* with his time in the swing. i remembered to put baby lotion on his skin (which was drying out in some places) and accidentally got some in his hair, so i tried spiking his thin little locks on top [...]
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man. yesterday my mom and i ran errands in bellingham (5 hours) and we got quite a bit done… and i nursed davey in the pathfinder in the mall parking lot (our first "public" nursing excursion) so i didn’t have to try to pump a bottle or feed him formula. it went alright. but this [...]
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monday: august 6th what an exciting post title, i know. i’m running out of "day to day" ideas, here, though. we didn’t do much of anything this weekend… one of these days i’ll actually start to get out of the house regularly. dave wasn’t feeling well this weekend (a summer cold) and his parents picked [...]
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i’ve gotta learn how to get out of the house at least once a day. i’ve gotta learn how to do household chores in-between davey’s feedings. i’ve gotta learn how to feed davey without making a mess (can’t wait for his mouth to get bigger – this will make this object easier to "learn"). i’ve [...]
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