On Sunday, Emily will be 2 months old. Technically, today she is 8 weeks old. I can’t believe it has gone by so fast! She is beginning to come out of the colic and has been sleeping a lot longer at night, which is great. I feel so much better with 6 hours of sleep…
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Looks like we have made it through the colic of 08. Thank.God. Emily has been sleeping the night from about midnight to seven for the last three nights. Thank.God. She still has a fussy time in the afternoons, which can usually be cured by a bottle or car ride, but overall things are on the…
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“Little old me”
Read moreTired, but not sleeping
Baby Emily has been fussy. Yes, we call it colic, but after experiencing this with our first, it is a little easier to handle. She pretty much fusses from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Getting little cat-naps in between the time she isn’t crying. She sleeps in her swing, and yes, I know all the…
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Fun
I love my kids. I have always loved being a father and having three children to raise is just about the coolest thing ever. Starting over with an infant at this stage of our life has been surprisingly easy. Sure, an argument could be made that I am devoid of reason because of sleep deprivation,…
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Ever since we started getting ready for baby it didn’t take long for me to realize the only new things I would be seeing around here was going to have some element of pink in it. So much pink. I kind of hate the color pink. It is everywhere. In every drawer, on every counter,…
Read more7 Pounds, 8 oz.
We are officially out of the woods with Emily and her weight. She has gained up to and over her birth number so we have a two month respite from the doctors office. The visits have gone really well in spite of the the co-pays but such is parenthood. We have found a good pediatrician…
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Baby Emily Joy
Was born on August 12th, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long. She is now 2 weeks old and has gained weight. This is Emily before her bath last week. This is pretty much all you are going to get for a post, people. I’m pretty…
Read moreRaising the next Olympic prodigy?
Michael Phelps made Olympic history this year, the very same year month and almost to the day of our little girl making her entrance onto the world stage. I have read many commentators try and explain the reason for his greatness, but most agree it comes down to one thing: Big Feet. We noticed this…
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Has certainly captured my attention. And everyone else’s too. Much to the dismay of this girl. Don’t hate the player Millie – hate the game.
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