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Well guys, I did it. I made it through a whole week of work! I have so many things to say I don’t even know where to start. I guess with the fact that I am not, as feared, now incompetent at my job. I’m pleased to report that I remember how to do everything, and not only that but I am more awesome at it than before. This is obviously due to the fact that I was grossly pregnant for about a million years and I am no longer thus, meaning I have TONS of energy that I’m not used to having, and also my hands are no longer numb, well, two fingertips are and probably always will be,…
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Meredith just wanted to check in and say hi, and that she’s fat and happy at daycare thank you very much. Don’t mind the drool. She was very excited that grandpa (aka “Pops”) stopped by to visit her today. She likes it here, likes everyone, and knows that one day mom will stop crying every time she’s dropped off. *** Experimenting with posting from my phone with this one, so forgive any hitches. Seriously though, Meredith is doing great at daycare and I’m doing just fine at work. More details later, but so far, so good.

  Well, I knew it would come and it’s here: I’m going back to work in the morning. I will wake up at 5 a.m. and change Meredith and get dressed in my new scrubs and put on makeup and get my breakfast together and load our bags in the car and drive to the daycare and nurse Meredith and leave her with strangers and drive to the medical center and take care of patients all day. But right now, as I write this, it’s all still looming. And I’m nervous. I’m not worried about Meredith being at daycare, and I have a great job with lovely coworkers and bosses, so it’s not that I’m dreading it. But I’m so…
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She: >Weighs 12 pounds 5 ounces (83rd percentile), is 23 inches long, & is quite solid. >Cried for a solid five minutes after her 2-month vaccines and then promptly fell asleep >Can wear some of her 3-6 month clothes already >Gets mostly comments like, “Those cheeks!” or “Look at all that hair!” >Has started snorting when she’s crying or when she’s excited and it’s the cutest thing ever >Is babbling and “talking” more and more, but hasn’t really laughed yet >Chews and sucks on her hand a lot now, which I’m trying to encourage since she still won’t take a pacifier >Exclusively wears cloth diapers (mostly small Fuzzibunz) >Has a constant diaper rash even though we’ve now switched to cloth…
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I thought it was about time for a non-baby post, and in an effort to distract myself from the fact that my maternity leave is rapidly coming to a close, here are some Things. 7 people I’d like to meet: via >Emily Henderson – the HGTV host, whose style I love and who seems totally cool. >Christy Nockels – an amazing singer and worship leader, and someone I’ve always admired. >Kristin Chenoweth – the singer and actress who I’ve had a girl-crush on ever since I saw her on Broadway. >Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken – a husband and wife, both musicians I love, and even though I’ve technically met Derek I’m convinced that my husband and I could be…
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