Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
That's one of DS's favorite expressions these days. Yesterday morning, he was playing with his little Duplo men and made them give each other a big hug. I reacted the same way I do when he gives a big hug to his Teddy Bear or when his stuffed dolphin gives ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
DS has had a low fever coming and going for the last few days. He is cranky, clingy and frankly unbearable, even though the doctor hasn't found anything wrong with him and he has no other (physical) symptom. But even when we haven't seen him smile for a week, he ...
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
If you are old enough to read this blog (and your name is not Darren), you probably received a full complement of shots when you were a child. In these days and ages, however, more and more people are questioning the relevance of the current vaccination schedule. Some of our ...
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
I was fascinated when DS started trying to sing songs. It seems to me that you need to have a pretty good memory for a totally abstract concept in order to remember a song and sing it back. The first one he sang was Baby Beluga. These days, it's "Puff... ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Ever since I got pregnant we noticed how men are treated differently than women when it comes to anything regarding children. True, women still statistically take on more duties related to their children. Still, when a man wants to be involved in his child's life, it can be frustrating to ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
I read a few blogs, among them those written by my brother and by two of my cousins. I enjoy them tremendously, they make me laugh (or cringe) and I never miss a post, but I rarely leave comments. I'm not sure why: is it pure laziness? Is it that ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Last night we had an unexpected visitor on our balcony...
I am talking about the mouse, of course. The cat WAS invited in, and he seemed to think I was very cruel for noy allowing him OUT onto the balcony. Now our balcony is on the third floor, so we ...
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