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Archive for August, 2008

Friday, already?

Posted in Family, Food, Jessie, Matt, Parenting, Samantha, Sleep, Transportation on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yep, we’re ok. Just too busy to blog lately.
The kids are mobile.  After Jessie just about broke her neck crawling over the furniture we were using to keep them corralled in the livingroom, we’ve abolished that system and given them the freedom to explore the first floor. A babygate keeps them out of the kitchen [...]

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We broke down and got a second vehicle.

Posted in Family, Jessie, Parenting, Samantha, Sleep, Transportation, health on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It was getting to be a pain, trying to pick up the kids with only one car. So, we broke down, after much thought, and got a second vehicle.  Matt was supposed to teach a class this fall (although it got cancelled for low enrollment), and that would have meant that he’d be on the [...]

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Sam’s getting big, too

Posted in Samantha, Sleep on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Usually Jessie’s the busy one, climbing over everything in the living room at night, all active and crazy.  Last night it was Sam.  It was like she pulled a switch, and for a change our little girl that usually sits with her ankles crossed sweetly examining some little toy was motoring all over the place.  [...]

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Shoes

Posted in Jessie, Parenting on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Who knew?
We’ve given no thought whatsoever to shoes so far.
The baby books I read way back when said to not bother with shoes until they could walk. I haven’t had a chance to read a book since the kids arrived (early), and I’d only gotten to the infant stage in the reading.  We’re entering territory [...]

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Pomp & Circumstance

Posted in Jessie, Samantha, Sleep on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Jessie graduated from the baby room to the toddler room at daycare today.  Seems she’s been playing rather roughly in the baby room and it’s best to move her on before someone gets hurt.  She’s a bit like Bamm-Bamm, banging away at things, shaking the exersaucers and swings, and crawling over (not around) anything in [...]

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Whew. It’s not just me.

Posted in Family, Food, Jessie, Parenting, Samantha, Sleep on August 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Dropped the kids off at daycare this morning (yea! Sam slept all night again!) and the daycare worker asked if we were in the habit of picking both of them up at the same time.  Turns out they are getting very competitive at daycare, and if one gets picked up, the other screams to be [...]

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Weekends

Posted in Family, Jessie, Parenting, Samantha, Sleep on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The biggest change since the kids have arrived – and the most unexpected one – is our attitude towards weekends.  I used to live for them. Now, I approach them with dread.  It seems like every other weekend is a major disaster.  Either the kids get sick, we get sick, or something big goes wrong.
Saturday [...]

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Getting Big!

Posted in Jessie, Parenting, Samantha, health on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yes, that IS Jessie standing all on her own. She does that a lot lately.  last night that was just about all she did while she was home at night.  Every day she gets a bit better.  Yesterday they asked us at daycare if we wanted to know if she took her first steps there [...]

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3am

Posted in Samantha, Sleep on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

That’s the time Sam first woke up for a bottle this morning.
5am
That would be the second time she woke up.
6am
The time we showed up at daycare this morning.
Egads, kid. Just sleep!!!!
Heaven knows the rest of us didn’t get any sleep after 3am.  Well, maybe Jessie did. She can sleep through anything.

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