Shake, Rattle & Roll

One thing that will be a welcome change when Monkey arrives is that I will have a relatively passive person to diaper.  It has been quite some time since I've experienced a diaper change that felt like something other than the capture of a wild animal.   It's about perspective, right? So, I've mentioned in previous months that Yogi believes my request that he stop playing long enough to be changed to be completely unreasonable.  I've tried (per your suggestion) to diaper him standing up, but I'm not anywhere near coordinated...

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We Can Do This. Right?!

It happened this weekend.  After months of relative calm, it hit.  Right between the eyes. In only four months there will be two children under the age of two living in our house.  Not only will they be living here, they will be under our care. I think it has something to do with all the new babies in blogland, but I've been doing a lot of thinking about life with a newborn lately and I can't tell you that that thinking has left me feeling anything but overwhelmed. I know, I know, this is hardly a surprise.  We painstakingly...

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Creating an On-Purpose Life

I'm preoccupied with purpose. You might even say I'm consumed. It's been brewing for quite some time (likely around the time I decided to leave academia and stay home with Yogi), but it has really launched into fever pitch since the new year began. At 25 days into 2012, I have spent the bulk (maybe ALL?) of my non-Yogi, non-wife, non-task driven time thinking about...

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3 Things You Should Know: The Busy Parents Guide to NurtureShock

You’ve probably heard about this book.   It’s  been called “One of the most important books you‘ll read this year” by none other than Daniel H. Pink (great name!).   In case you haven’t found the time to wade through the 239 pages of text, I’ve got your back.  What follows is a guide to three of the key take-away messages from the book.* All...

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Three People are Falling in Love

It's very early in the morning and I am abusing the refresh function on my browser.  Why?  Because these lovely ladies are having a baby!!!  In fact, they might have already had the baby!  I have no idea actually, but I'm sure that I'm excited about it.  In the midst of what I imagine to be a snowy landscape, one small Rabbit...

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Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere

Today I am grateful.  It is cold and rainy and my wife will be on call at the hospital all night, but it's a good day.  A day for remembering that love and commitment and an unwavering belief in what you know is right, actually can change the world.  Martin Luther King, Jr's life and message didn't drive out all of the darkness, but it made a difference. ...

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The Terrible Twos

No, not Yogi. I'm talking about this blog.  It's 2 years and 5 months old.  Can you believe it?!! When I started writing in August of 2009, I needed an outlet.  I needed a place to talk about TTC - what it felt like, how scary and expensive and disappointing it could be.  Those weren't things that I wanted to talk about out loud, but I did want to talk about them.  I needed to talk about them. What I found when I started writing was that there was a community of us!  Brave, honest, smart and thoughtful women...

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At (Embarrasingly) Long Last

A great big thank you to Jessica at The Spaces in Between for our lovely new reindeer!  He is beautifully felted and adorably cute.  Now that it's January, he is packed safely in our Christmas box and I'm looking forward to seeing him next year. &nb...

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Favorites at 16 Months

Pointing Yogi spends much of his day running at top speed with his pointer finger leading the way.  When something (anything) catches his eye, he absolutely must charge towards it.  During the rare moments when we’re carrying him, he points and points and chatters away about whatever it is he’s pointing at. Words We’ve got words these days, but they...

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The Shape of My Days with Yogi at 17 Months

I’m such a creature of habit that every time we settle into a new groove that seems to hold for more than a few days, I’m over the moon.  We’ve been in this particular groove long enough to create a record of it.5:00 - Mama Wake-UpI’ve started setting my alarm for crazy early because this is the only time of day that I can reliably get to myself.  It’s just me, my coffee, a book and my laptop.6:30ish - Yogi Wake-UpAlthough he occasionally shows signs that he notices its’ absence there is no warm bottle when Yogi wakes up these days. ...

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Savoring a Quiet House

Yogi went back to school this morning.  For the first time since mid-December we were dressed, packed (with Lunch in school approved container Milk 3 diapers with "Yogi" written in my hasty hand Complete change of clothes Lovey and pacifier (for nap) Happy Nappy -  yes that is it's actual trade name), and in the car by 8:45.  Fifteen minutes later I was home. All.by.myself. The bliss of it was overpowering.  I plugged my (audio - obviously) book into the speakers and listened to something of my very own choosing while I...

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Starting the New Year on a Fabulous Foot!

Do you see what I see in the picture above?  It is hard to believe (for me at least), but that is Yogi eating with a spoon from a real bowl, milk sippy at the ready. Go Yogi go! Over the break we manged to make a handful of big boy changes in the meal department.  I think that the topsy-turvy nature of daily rhythms during the holidays was the perfect catalyst. Here's...

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Happy 2012!!!

After twelve days of house guests and holiday travel and general upheaval (the good kind, but still) I am VERY happy to be home.  Here's to good things in the new ye...

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