And so it is...

Many, many moments

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:04:26 -0700

I was looking back at the date of the last post and realized how much has happened since then (it really hasn't been that long)... FUN EVENTS Vida was baptized on July 13th: It was the Baptism that almost didn't happen because the crazy lady wh...

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1/6 of the way there...

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:22:15 -0700

In my breastfeeding goal. 3 months is 1/6 of 18 months. Sigh...such a small chunk. At least 6 months will mark 1/3 of the way there. I should celebrate these incremental benchmarks. I am grateful for the gift of breastfeeding but it's such a ...

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3 months!

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:33:12 -0700

July 5th marks 3 months, wow! It seems so long ago when she was born. It's a whrilwind, someone referred to it as the baby vortex. You lose sense of time, you forget to eat or go to the bathroom. Today, I attempted an outing with a friend, a 5...

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So miserable

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:44:04 -0700

It's so sad to watch Vida work through her first cold. I think she's clearing out most of the symptoms. We purchased a cool mis humidifier yesterday. We ran it all night and she had lots of nasal drip this morning. Later in the day her sneeze...

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Where's the baby?

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:13:12 -0700

Haven't updated the blog in some weeks now. Just finished my first full week back at work. I am looking forward to moving on with a better CMO (charter management organization). Vida grows and develops in various ways all week long. photo 1:...

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Breastfeeding & Smoking!

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:04:47 -0700

Yesterday, I had a pumping session in the women’s lounge at Nordstrom’s. I love Nordstrom’s for equipping their restroom space with a lounge for breastfeeding. There was already a mama there with her 21 month old son breastfeeding. It’s such a ...

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It's true...

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:01:32 -0700

they really do grow up fast. I was so sad when I put NB size pajamas on Vida and her feet were at the tip and the top button wouldn't close. I was so stubborn about it too. I thought, "Maybe it's just the Gerber brand, let's try some Carter's j...

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(almost) 6 weeks post partum

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:17:04 -0700

Trial and Error If I had to sum up the challenges of the last 6 weeks that's what I would say. It's been a learning experience filled with highs and lows. So what 'parenting' things do we do... 1. Swaddle along with the other Happiest Baby on ...

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Well, nobody told me...

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:04:29 -0700

My stretch marks would itch even more post partum. I swear, I have acquired more too! I don’t get it, my body is actually ‘shrinking’ and the stretch marks are creeping ?!?!? Recovery from natural childbirth has its own time line. I was na...

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2 weeks into muthahood...

nobody@vox.com(raspberryswirl) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:09:12 -0700

Wow! There are so many *new* experiences in the last 14 days...let me kick my Type A personality and break them down: The Baby 1. Vida increases her alert time a little more each day. 2. She has her own breastfeeding technique mastered. 3. She...

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