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liam at two months

March 20, 2014

He: >Weighs 14 lbs, 4.5 oz and is 23.5 inches long. A good 85th percentile chub. :) >Still holds his hands in permanent fists. >Hasn’t really started cooing yet, he’s still just grunting like a little gremlin. >Smiles! >Has auburn hair. For awhile I thought it was just light brown but it’s gotten lighter and definitely has a reddish tint to it, especially in the sun. >Outgrew the size 1 disposable diapers we had on hand so is now wearing exclusively cloth diapers (small Fuzzibunz during the day, Flips with an extra hemp insert at night) but we don’t have that many so it’s daily laundry for me. >Really doesn’t care for the pacifier. >Pretty much goes to sleep at…
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liam at two months

March 20, 2014

He: >Weighs 14 lbs, 4.5 oz and is 23.5 inches long. A good 85th percentile chub. :) >Still holds his hands in permanent fists. >Hasn’t really started cooing yet, he’s still just grunting like a little gremlin. >Smiles! >Has auburn hair. For awhile I thought it was just light brown but it’s gotten lighter and definitely has a reddish tint to it, especially in the sun. >Outgrew the size 1 disposable diapers we had on hand so is now wearing exclusively cloth diapers (small Fuzzibunz during the day, Flips with an extra hemp insert at night) but we don’t have that many so it’s daily laundry for me. >Really doesn’t care for the pacifier. >Pretty much goes to sleep at…
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thoughts on returning to work & some news!

March 7, 2014

Well, I have an official return-to-work date: March 24. So I have two more weeks of freedom, and then it’s back to real life. I have so many thoughts and feelings! But before I go any further, I have to share my news: I have a new job! (Sort of!) Let me explain. I work in the Houston medical center, which is awesome and prestigious, and the hospital I work for (Methodist) is the best. I’ve worked there for almost six years and for the past three I’ve been in an outpatient infusion cancer center and I would happily continue on there until I retire, probably, except for one thing. The problem is that we live in a suburb and…
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liam’s birth announcements

February 27, 2014

I didn’t do paper birth announcements for Meredith because I was too overwhelmed, but this time around I knew it was something I wanted to do, and I enjoyed putting these together. I asked my brother (who is a designer) to come up with a basic template based on a few ideas I had, and then I tweaked his design in Photoshop Elements to fit my vision. I uploaded the files to overnightprints.com and I’m extremely pleased with how they turned out. It was a much cheaper option than anywhere else I’ve seen and I love that they are custom and the paper feels very high quality. I ordered the white envelopes that come with the announcements (for a very…
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an ending and a beginning (a breastfeeding story)

February 26, 2014

As of almost a week now, Meredith is no longer nursing. She is 31 months old, so I’d say we gave it a good go. This post might be TMI for some of you in lots of different ways, especially if you’re not a woman or a mother, so read at your own risk. I also want to disclaim that although I love breastfeeding and think it is wonderful, my #1 parenting philosophy is do what works for your family. And you won’t find any kind of deep breastfeeding philosophy here. It’s just our story and my feelings, as usual. Also, it’s really, really long. Warnings complete. Before having Meredith I was very nervous about how breastfeeding would go. I…
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