Nathan loves to read books. Well, he doesn’t actually read them, but he loves the whole experience of sitting in our laps, holding the book with his hand, and following along as we read. He really focuses on the pictures, furrowing his brows ever so slightly as he gazes intently at the colorful illustrations. Occasionally, he’ll reach …
“Aw, he’s precious,” a stranger in Wal-Mart said while looking adoringly at Nathan. “Thank you,” I replied courteously. I rubbed his hair while he cooed happily from his Snugli baby carrier, which by the way, those things are awesome! It takes all the strain off my back and leaves me with both hands free. Plus, …
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Just when I thought teething would be at a momentary standstill since Nathan’s bottom two teeth finally broke through after two months of misery, it has come back with a vengeance. Now, it’s Nathans top two teeth that are causing him pain. The little guy is miserable and has been quite grumpy the past couple days; I …
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A Pacifier. The one item in your rapidly accumulating pile of most-used baby gear that you are guaranteed to develop an intense love/hate relationship with. They are wonderful a gift from God Himself as a reward for bravely growing a human being, enduring the madness of labor and childbirth, and loving your little bundle of screams …
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My husband is bending over the sink, deveining some shrimp. I personally think all shrimp should already come deveined. But hey, I get to stare at his butt, so keep getting those unprepped shrimp, honey! So yeah, I was watching him pluck the veins out of the shrimp while muttering about how painstaking the process is, which made …
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