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  Stealing time

  05.26.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t been said before and that could in any case convey the bittersweetness as Molly cuts her third tooth and climbs to the top of the stairs as soon as my back is turned. And I won’t apologize for neglecting everything to rock her as she nurse-naps in the [...]

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  Rocker baby chick

  02.28.11 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  The cool mist humidifiers are working overtime, and still Molly wakes up with pinkish-rubber-snot-plugged nostrils. Poor baby. Tom asked me why she’s still sick when she gets all the breastfeeding, and I’ve gotten good at making her think she wants the bubble-gum flavored antibiotics. The trick is to let her play with the dropper, do the [...]

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  Birth Story, finally

  11.16.10 | Permalink | 13 Comments

  I think this is the part where I get to say, demurely and modestly, of course, that thank you, thank you, yes, no applause please, I birthed that baby without any pain medication. But all I can really say is that that is some PAINFUL stuff, and if I hadn’t been blessed with a pretty [...]

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  “Now I see that what she wants is breastfeeding”

  09.30.10 | Permalink | 12 Comments

  That’s what Lucy says when baby Molly isn’t consoled with the pacifier or by the singing that Lucy increases in volume as the baby’s cries escalate. If I am not quick enough, the noise reaches eardrum-piercing level, and I could not honestly tell you which is worse, Jesus Cleansed the Lepers at full munchkin volume [...]

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  In my defense, after a shaming call from the school secretary and a hasty run to school

  09.08.10 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  Dear Mrs. Brown, I just wanted to explain and apologize — I’d never send Callie to school if I thought she was sick. I had a baby a week ago, and she’s been the center of attention since then, including all our talk about how much she spits up. This morning Callie came back from [...]

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