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Christmas Flu Season

We spent most of winter break 2011 sick with the flu.  Either we had.  Or friends and family had it, seriously limiting playdates. We celebrated Christmas early, on the 17th, a Saturday.  Someone brought germs. DD1 was extremely fussy Monday evening.  In the wee hours of Tuesday morning she woke screaming with a fever of [...]

Prehensile Toes

Did you know that not everyone can pick things up with their toes? I did not. I did not realize that it is an actual genetic trait, like whether or not a person can curl their tongue, and possessing of an official anatomical name and medical definition. I guess the fact that  having extra teeth [...]

Mental Health

It is ridiculous that I have become one of those frazzled women who can’t seem to find the time to groom herself properly.  No, it’s not so bad that I smell or anything.  But I’m constantly putting on my makeup while the baby is screaming.  Or taking a bath with her out of desperation.  Or [...]

Postpartum Weight Loss

This is horribly gauche of me.  But I am going to go here anyway.  Check me out.  I’m wearing jeans.  Well, not actually wearing them.  I tried them on two weeks ago, got excited to be able to wear them, and haven’t touched them since. I just snapped this photo in a moment of glee, [...]

Scenic Route

I took the scenic route today. I am conscious of gas usage, for budgetary and environmental reasons. But sometimes, I just enjoy going a different way. So today, instead of going directly from DDs school to the dry cleaner, I turned a different way. I knew I would eventually end up back on a road [...]