Catching Up
I apologize profusely for leaving you all hanging the past two weeks. Life has been busy and hopefully all my friends and followers understand. I’ve also been hoping the tingly fingers caused by...
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Care and feeding of baby … and mom
Shortly after Lyla was born I tried to breast feed her but it wasn’t successful. During the first 24 hours of her life I tried repeatedly to nurse in the hospital but she just couldn’t seem to latch...
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Eating and sleeping
Giving birth was much easier than I thought it would be while breast feeding my daughter has been an epic challenge which I wasn’t expecting. After having Lyla’s tongue tie fixed last Monday by Dr....
View ArticlePretty in pink
Way back in July when I first found out we were having a girl, I expressed my distaste for pink and my hope to keep the cotton candy color to a minimum, which was like hoping for a money tree to spring...
View ArticleObsessive behavior
Long ago I discovered “A Baby Story” on TLC. I was in my early 20s, not remotely ready for children and barely married, but I loved the show. Since then, TLC and its parent network Discovery have added...
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Old (and new) habits die hard
First, let me tackle old habits. Hi, my name is Kris and I have a potty mouth. There are a fair number of you reading this who are surprised by this revelation. I make every effort, especially when I’m...
View ArticleSix week visit
It’s been nearly eight months since I first met my obstetrician at Valley Women’s Clinic. I had been a patient there for a few years but my annual exam had been done by a nurse practitioner, Barb, whom...
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Back to the grind
Yesterday morning I rolled into the office to work for a living for the first time since the middle of November. It was a little weird to be going work after more than six weeks away from the place but...
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Ink
Many people say tattoos are addicting, once you get one, you’ll want more. For me, this has been quite true. My first tattoo was one I thought about for a long time. When I was 16, a junior in high...
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Visions of Lyla’s future?
On Monday I was at Lake Wilderness Elementary School in Tina Newberry’s fifth grade social studies class. I was there to witness students using netbooks for the first time in the classroom. It is part...
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Change
For months people would say to me, “Just wait, your whole life is going to change.” Duh. Can you hear me rolling my eyes? Isn’t that the point? To change your life, start or expand your family, and so...
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It takes a village, right?
OK, so, I must profess that I don’t actually know anything about the book, “It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us” by Hillary Rodham Clinton that I referenced in my blog post title. I...
View ArticleBusy day for baby
There is probably nothing more startling for a baby to wake up to than a needle being jabbed into her thigh. And that is exactly what happened to Lyla this morning after she got the once over by our...
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The question of the week
It’s been almost three weeks since I came back from maternity leave and whenever I talk to one of my regular sources, I get the same question: “How does it feel to be back at work?” Every morning I...
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Bits and pieces
I promise all is well in the land of Lyla, I’ve just been crazy busy recently, so I apologize for not writing a blog post in almost two weeks. My mom and husband’s birthdays are just four days apart so...
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Busy weekend
Lyla and I had a busy weekend. On Friday, she spent some time with her grandparents, Art and Gale. She hadn’t seen them in a couple of weeks and she cried a bit when Gale held her so I guess she’s at a...
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Who does Lyla look like?
Since she was born, friends, family and co-workers have looked at me, looked at Jason, then looked at Lyla and pronounced whom she looks like. Jason’s grandmother, Ellie, says simply, “She looks like...
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Sleep is a precious commodity
Everyone has heard the horror stories, er, the tales from parents about the joys of the early days that are defined by sleep deprivation, lack of time for hygiene or food, and a renewed appreciation...
View ArticleAn ounce of prevention
During the crazy whirlwind that was the first 24 hours of Lyla’s life at Valley Medical Center, one of the bajillion people that came through to check on us, talk to us about things we needed before...
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Milestones
Part of my job requires me interviewing high schools students fairly frequently and it’s interesting talking to teenagers now because when I first started out in this profession I was barely 22 years...
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