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26 September 2010
Brian
Preparation For New Baby

She’ll Look Like Her Mother

We can only hope she’ll look more like her mother, but one thing she’ll definitely be is adorable! I mean, by being a combination of those two precious faces, how can she not be?

26 September 2010
Darcy Zalewski
Pregnancy

Bizarre Observations and Revelations

In no particular order… I have eaten at least 15 pounds of peanut butter throughout my pregnancy. How do I know this? Because we’ve been buying the big ol’ Costco sized Skippy jars. You get

20 September 2010
Darcy Zalewski
Preparation For New Baby

Presents and Baby Burritos

Saturday we had our final baby related class – Bring Baby Home. There was an overview of things to expect and watch for in the first few weeks as well as basic newborn care. Believe

13 September 2010
Darcy Zalewski
Pregnancy, Third Trimester

Today marked the start of my twice weekly monitoring appointments, which will continue until babygirl gets here. On Monday mornings I will have a biophysical profile (BPP) and Thursday mornings I will have non-stress tests

Oh, the Silly Things Strangers Say to Moms

I don’t know what it is about babies and baby bumps, but they have a strange way of disabling people’s filters. They also seem...

Ten Tips for New Breastfeeding Mothers

Tips For New Moms The first few weeks can be the toughest and rockiest part to developing your breastfeeding relationship with your baby. I knew...

Xander’s Birth Story aka How to Give Birth at the Hospital in 10 Minutes

Parts of our birth story I expected, but there are several elements I did not. This may get lengthy and full of details that...

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Escape -
I apologize for the lack of content recently. Though, they tell you not to apologize to your readers for that, I thought it was a good segue into a decent post. The combination of tiredness and burnout has deflated my urge to want to do much posting when I finally get some time in the [...]
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Muno and Mosh Pits -
Having a toddler who seems to really enjoy music is starting to hurt my reputation. Just look at my recent Last.fm stats. Mixed in there with Opeth, Metallica, and Dream Theater are Dora, Diego, and Yo Gabba Gabba. What will everyone think of me? All joking aside, I extremely happy that Aerissa enjoys music. It’s [...]
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Baby Sleeping Superpower -
I consider myself a decent multitasker with most things, but nothing compares to the super-multitasking sometimes required to put my son to sleep. This includes first cradling him correctly in your arms. Then make sure you’re patting his back, pacing the room, bouncing slightly, rocking side to side, and shushing softly, all at the same [...]
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