January 2013

On the way to school today, Drew laughed at my for thinking the Trailblazers were a hockey team. That’s right, my four year old couldn’t believe that I was unfamiliar with the Portland Trailblazers. And maybe you are reading this thinking that he’s right. Although my sports knowledge is below par, I think the remarkable point is that my four […]

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It’s as if the youngest understands that in order to be in my family, he needs to live a scheduled life. Even at the tender age of almost six weeks, Noah seems to crave a schedule. And I’m extremely hungry for the structure myself, so it works out rather nicely. That is…until it doesn’t. The last two Saturdays, although we […]

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Well actually they are a little rosier than they should be. This morning I woke up with pink eye. Are you kidding me?!?! I didn’t even think it was possible to get pink eye unless you made contact with someone that has it! No one else in my house has it and I have been held hostage in this house […]

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Despite Tuesday’s breakdown, I managed to have a successful day leading up to that point. Drew had no afternoon activities so we had a marathon of puzzles, games and practicing our letters. All while managing Noah, point for mom! We even had some mother/son bonding while preparing dinner. Um…preparing dinner? A feat that I thought a mother of a new […]

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Five weeks apparently is my threshold. It’s hard to remember where my breaking point was with each of my other babies. For Drew, I remember leaving my six week checkup and crying so hysterically my mom left work and demanded I take a much needed nap. For Gabby, my memories are much cheerier but she was a good sleeper from […]

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Since my “maternity leave” from being a stay at home mom has been behind me with Adam going back to work, I find myself slightly wishing away these initial weeks of Noah’s life. In my sleep deprived haze, I am secretly wishing him to be four or five months old so that we can be more in a rhythm. You […]

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What is three and a half hours? It’s longer than Drew’s day at preschool. It’s longer than a movie you pay 50 plus dollars to go see. It’s longer than an exercise class. What’s not three and a half hours? A complete night sleep? Certainly not! Last night Noah gave me the longest stretch of slumber that I have gotten […]

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It’s taken a really long time but I am sorta at the point where I get Drew. Don’t misunderstand me, there are plenty times in a given day that I’m utterly at a loss for why he did what he did. However, I’m starting to learn what motivates him, what are soft spots and how to get him to do […]

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The last time I felt, as I did this morning, was after a long night of heavy drinking. There was nothing fun about the party I survived last night. The headache I woke up to was less fun than any hungover headache I have ever had. And rocking the night away has a whole other meaning! When my wake up […]

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