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Our First Night Ferberizing

Our First Night Ferberizing Our Baby We swore we wouldn’t do it.  We scoffed at the idea, acted all high and mighty… “Oh we could NEVER let our darling child cry.”  (But cry he did.  Granted, Itty Bitty had a serious case of colic until he was seven months old.) But if we had any more »

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Teething Must Feel Like Being Bit By A Zombie

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog, you may have gathered that I’m a pretty big fan of The Walking Dead on AMC.  I probably reference that show more than I really should.  Sadly, when one watches this much zombie television, one is also likely to have creepy dreams associated with flesh eating back more »

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I'm A Baby Wearing Mom, And Proud Of It

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting my darling colicky Itty Bitty, I’ll fill you in on a little secret… My tiny baby has some serious pipes. Like: I’m-going-to-be-the-lead-singer-of-a-rock-band sized pipes. Even the many years of being a music teacher (i.e.: listening to squeaking clarinets, booming bass drums, and pre-pubescent more »

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My Baby Is Like A Tamagotchi

I have three very vivid memories of the summer of 1997: 1. Teen summer camp at the YMCA. We would take daily field trips to beaches, parks, and other fun places throughout our state. I remember an older boy who smelled like Cheetos kept trying to hit on me, and the other two people I more »

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