May 2008
The Archives
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Baby, Family, General, Health, Life
Soap
05.29.08 | Permalink | 6 CommentsI generally aim to smell neutral, if not pleasant. My hygiene since becoming a mother has had its questionable periods, but on average I bathe or shower at least once a day. And except for a few months during and after my cancer experience when I did not use deodorant (or anything else I had [...]
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Baby, Health, Life
Upswing
I broke a sweat using the Wii for 30 minutes today – yay! Which reminds me… the podiatrist said to wear the boot for two weeks and nix exercise for six, including swimming. Surely he didn’t mean no Wii Fit, right? What about dancing around the apartment with my daughter? I was wearing the boot. [...]
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Family, Health
Wiiiiiiii!
My Mother’s Day present from Zoe and Joel, Wii Fit, arrived today! It is pretty awesome so far, and I have big plans for myself with it. One of my goals to becoming a Better Blake is to MAKE TIME for exercise; it won’t just fall into my lap. Physical activity is essential to my [...]
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Family, Health, Life, Pets
One fewer…
- Cat. Wanda and all her cat trappings went home with a new family tonight. We are sorry to see her go, but the people we met tonight are very nice, have a baby and another on the way and two dogs. Here’s to Wanda, one of the sweetest cats we ever knew. I’ll probably [...]
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Baby, Life, School, Work
Another long rambling one…
05.17.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsZoe is still a little on the sick side. Snotting continues, and she fights her decongestant as if it were hemlock, causing most surfaces to be crusted with the stuff (both snot and medicine). Her fuss to play ratio is roughly 80/20. My remaining handful of nerves are shot – ask Joel – I am [...]
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Baby, Health
Sick, fat & happy, sleepy
It’s official: Zoe has her first illness that warrants medication. Sunday night was hellacious – she woke up so congested that she couldn’t breathe, and we had to hold her upright for her to be comfortable. She was burning up and pretty angry that the Nuk and the teat were not as fun given that [...]
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Baby, Family, Life
Mamas
Momming is HARD. Without a doubt it is the most difficult thing I have encountered in life so far, and I know most Moms out there have a lot less help than I do. Now more than ever I appreciate the work that goes into being a Mama. (Zoe, if you’re reading this someday, you [...]
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Family, General
Ah, my sweet Great Aunt
05.10.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsMy Great Aunt Nita is in town this weekend. Today she and my Mom were visiting us to chat and play with Zoe during her bath. I recently made a High and Mighty Ice Cream Pie (our favorite dessert from Chili’s that has been retired for years; pictures on Flickr when I get a chance), [...]
