I went for the second round of the Picky Eaters Group last night at the QA and got some more good information. There are a few new ideas I will try, such as food chaining/shaping (slowly altering an accepted food into a new food). One topic that came up is that iron deficiency anemia is extremely common in children whom are particularly picky ( Read more... )

I stayed up far too late last night, reminiscing about Rylan's birth. I went through all my journal entries from the days before and after his arrival, the photos, the videoclips, and the MEMORIES that seem etched in my brain. I can't get over what a dramatically life-altering change that set of events brought to our lives. And what a whirlwind ( Read more... )

I'm currently working on an entry about Ariana turning one... Started it last week and got interrupted by kids waking from naps, followed by Easter long weekend craziness ( Read more... )

Well Ariana is already more than halfway through her ninth month already~ she's been on the outside longer than she was on the inside! I can see the signs of her about to launch into todderhood, forever leaving babyhood behind for our family. Permanently leaving the baby world behind makes me infinitely sad, and even has me contemplating ways to ( Read more... )

Still here, still interested in all things LJ. Just need to make time to post... I miss it. Now it is 12:20am, and with a baby feed still to come between now and 6am, and Rylan up for the day sometime between 6 and 7, I must cut myself off from the internet in search of at least a little sleep. Too little sleep makes me a very impatient mommy ( Read more... )

SO out of touch with LJ land! I've been reading most of friends' posts, but just NOT keeping up with my own journaling. This makes me sad. I do feel the urge to make a post about recent happenings (MOVING chaos, new house, parenting struggles, impending work layoff, etc.). But for now I NEED to do a baby update-- just 'cause I feel like I need ( Read more... )

Lately I've written dozens of journal entries in my head, but rarely do I make the time to actually come on here and complete an entire post. The biggest reason is that it seems Facebook has simply trumped my journal. Most people I know/keep in contact with are on there, and it just seems so much more instantaniously fun and interactive than LJ ( Read more... )

1) Baby Name and Age: Ariana Nadine Rae, 3 months on July 19th, now 14.5 weeks old ( Read more... )

One word- BUSY. Two kids is definitely more than double the work-- but also double the fun, at times! :) We are *mostly* adjusted to our "new normal", but both children also change on pretty much a daily basis, so I think for the next few years we will be constantly adjusting and rushing to catch up with them. I'd really hoped to keep up writing ( Read more... )

Ariana Nadine Rae W.
April 19, 2010
7 lbs. 7 oz.
19.75"


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