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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, 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, Health, Life
An open letter to my child
04.06.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsDear Zoe, You are the light of my life. For real. I’ll do anything for you. However. If you would please understand something, our family will be much happier: Mama needs her sleep. The reports are that you sleep for Daddy when Mama’s away. You sleep for your Nana and Gramps. You sleep for your [...]
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General, Health
Fighting a craving
03.05.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsWhat does it mean when I would hold a small village hostage for a plate of pancakes/waffles/french toast/something made with white flour swimming in syrup?
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Baby, Health, Life
A happy fatty reports
Zoe has graced us all with a nap. A wonderful, beautiful nap. I could be doing my taxes, or applying for scholarships, or finding housing, or studying, or planning upcoming trips, or cleaning, or emptying my inbox of the 1700+ emails I have, or any number of very productive things. Instead, I am eating incredibly [...]
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Baby, Health, Life
State of our health
02.18.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsAt one year, Zoe weighs 19 pounds, 6 ounces and is 30 inches tall. Her head circumference is 47 centimeters. She is healthy and has five and a half teeth. She tolerates vaccines, finger sticks, and TB exposure tests like a champ. What a wonderful little child. My computer is not so lucky. It is, [...]
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Baby, Health
“Jdeesh?” = Zoese for “This?”
Zoe has started to request things. Yesterday it was the bag of chocolate chips she found in our Baking Corner. She brought it to me with a questioning grunt, and I swear, batting her eyelashes. She is her mother’s daughter. This morning it was the chocolate chips, followed by a box of mac and cheese. [...]
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