Daniel’s New Interest

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Here’s Dan, holding one of his toy airplanes and watching the planes take off.  He was also really excited about wearing his new (handed down from two brothers, of course) sandals.  That’s right.  I FINALLY got all the winter clothes out of the closets yesterday and pulled out all the spring/summer stuff. We’ve recently noticed that Daniel carries airplane toys around the house.  He also gets excited when he sees an airplane or a helicopter flying.  This is our first […]

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Thing #2: Caleb’s Birth Story

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Caleb and me, about 2 days after his delivery.  I was 26. Caleb:  9 lb 9oz, 21.5 inches.  He was my largest newborn, and he has remained the largest at each age ever since.  He can now share clothes with Joshua, who is 20 months older than Caleb. **Caleb’s Birth Story**   originally written in my journal:  Fri., June 29, 2007 Yay!  Caleb is here! I checked into the hospital around 12:30am Wednesday for my scheduled pitocin induction of labor. […]

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Epilepsy Update

Caleb, epilepsy, Joshua, parenting, pregnancy

Most of you already know that Caleb was diagnosed with epilepsy (a person who has had two or more seizures with unknown cause) a year ago. All but one of his seizures has been full-on convulsions in his sleep.  The one exception was an absence seizure, which he had a year and a half ago, in the swimming pool. He was standing there, and then his eyes crossed as he stared off into space, and he couldn’t hear or respond […]

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I AM BACK!!!! I am beating pregnancy anemia!!

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I am very proud to announce that the crash and gradual recovery of 2013 appears to have ended TODAY.  I am beating this pregnancy anemia. This morning I woke up feeling like a real person again.  I have my energy back, and it feels so good!  Plus, all the problems that felt like the sky falling for the past week seem so much smaller now. Even Caleb is finally better!  He went all night last night without a cough or […]

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Put on Your Big Girl Panties and Deal With It

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What parent doesn’t loathe whining? ugh.  I got an earful of whining this morning since Joshua had to go to school and Caleb (still recovering from monstrous a cold) didn’t.  Joshua whined from the time he got out of bed until the time he buckled his seatbelt.  I was patient from 6:40 until 7:30, at which point I snapped and yelled at him…. …..so I will not do the same to you and whine about all of my little complaints. I […]

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Potty Training (guest post by Daniel, age 2)

Daniel, potty training

     This has been a most exciting week at our house.  It all started Sunday, church day, when we found baskets of toys and candy just sitting on the kitchen table!!!  It had the most delicious food I have ever tasted in these little plastic eggs.   We all went to church, just like every Sunday.  I cried when Daddy dropped me off, but as soon as he couldn’t see me I started to play.  They have really cool […]

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When Your Head is Out of Sorts with Pregnancy Anemia Brain

anemia, pregnancy

 My head is seriously out of sorts with pregnancy anemia lately. The Week of Fuzzy Brain    I have often heard people say that pregnancy is more difficult on the body as you get older, but I never experienced it until lately.  Joshua was my overall hardest pregnancy, to include excessive vomiting in the first trimester as well as shockingly bad sciatica pain in the third trimester.  Yet, that was my youngest pregnancy!    I was doing so great until […]

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My Experience with Pregnancy Anemia: Sleepiest Week Ever

anemia, Easter, pregnancy

This week: Thursday night I came down with a head cold and fever (like my 4th cold this winter), but I powered through and we had a really good time at the Farm Park on Friday. By Saturday, I was so unusually exhausted and miserable, I just crashed.   I literally did not move from my chair until 11am.  Poor Alan had to take care of his regular responsibilities, while also helping me with mine.  As if he’s not stressed […]

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Fun Things to do in Fairfax County: Frying Pan Farm Park

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Frying Pan Farm Park, Fairfax County

Frying Pan Farm Park Today Alan took the day off work, and we all visited Frying Pan Farm Park.  Everyone had a good time, in spite of the ever-present chill.  They had farm animals, a blacksmith shop, a wagon ride, a carousel, and a playground. They have a nice playground, and of course the boys insisted on playing on the playground as soon as we got there. We felt like Caleb was really channeling his DaddyO in this fleece vest. […]

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When Toddlers Miss their Nap Time

friends, funny stories, pictures, toddlers

Today a very bad, bad, bad thing happened. (And for the sake of anyone new to reading my blog, you should know that I like to whine about my petty problems, as though they are actual problems.  Sometimes I just do this for dramatic effect….  ; ) In the world of raising toddlers or babies, your worst nightmare is a bad napper.  I’ve never had a bad napper on a regular basis, thank God!  I guess he knows I could never handle […]

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