I quit smoking cold turkey shortly after I found out I was pregnant with Nathan, and I promised myself and my son that for both of our sakes, I would never smoke another cigarette again. It’s not worth the risk to my health, and more importantly, it’s not worth the risk to Nathan’s health. Terrifying new studies …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N70rZBUbHU Nathan likes to talk. A lot. Granted, he can’t say any actual words yet, but he tries. He’s quite the chatterbox in the evenings, usually right before bed when he has a full belly and has gone through his bedtime routine of a diaper change, reading one of his favorite stories, and singing a song or …
Nathan finally cut his first two teeth! The bottom two have finally pushed through the gums after nearly 3 months of pain. Dealing with an infant who’s teething isn’t exactly on my list of fun things to do. Teething caused Nathan to wake more often during the night, excessive grumpiness, mountains of bibs laden with …
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The inevitable happened today. Don’t get me wrong, Nathan has had some bowel movements to be reckoned with, but this one… ah, this one required some ninja skills, a light saber, and a never-been-used gas mask to clean up. Only my ninja skills disappeared along with my once flat belly, my light saber never existed, …
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I have learned the hard way how diapers operate. Yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to put them on. I admit it; I have put Nathan’s diaper on wrong. On more than one occasion. I don’t feel bad about it; I blame it on lack of sleep. When you’ve only had 20 minutes of sleep …
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