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Baby Signing Time
On one hand, I'm so grateful for it. Freya's only as able to communicate as she is because of Baby Signing Time. We have actively watched her learn a new sign by watching the DVD more times than from watching us do it over and over and over. I still think that if there was a Baby Signing Time song with Mommy/Daddy she'd probably sign it, because ( Read more... ) -
Moving
I find few things as stressful and unpleasant as moving. I have done it so many times (we determined that I've now surpassed 20 moves, while Brian still hasn't broken into double digits yet), and I think I get worse at it every time. I just hate it so much. This time was just a temporary move, which means that not only did we have to move, but we ( Read more... ) -
Food?
I've gained so much weight lately. All I can say is "lolz i am gunna be fatz forevah whee" because there's nothing more I can do. I'm exhausted all the time. Working out is a distant memory. I take a 45 minute to 1 hour long walk with Freya on a daily basis, that's all I can manage. Of course, we walk for 3-4 hours on Saturday, and try for 2 hours ( Read more... ) -
Quick Post While The Bebe Plays
One of the weirdo things I've been trying to do recently is "ignore" Freya. Not like actually ignore her, but stop constantly trying to be there to entertain her every second. I've never liked the concept of being totally in control of her entertainment, since I think that I cannot possibly understand her baby-understanding of the world. And what ( Read more... ) -
Exhaustion
I keep feeling like I should update here. I go, "wow, it's been too long, I need to write stuff." And then I think about what I'd write, and it goes something like this ( Read more... ) -
Vaccines and Weightloss Apps
The first two times Freya had vaccinations, it was horrifying. I honestly thought she might die. They were just awful. The third time, we missed a vaccine because it was too close to the second dose, and we asked for Tylenol at the time of the vaccines. It went significantly better ( Read more... ) -
Small Updates Are Possible
I've decided to stop trying for real updates with meaningful and thoughtful paragraphs, and downshift instead to just simplistic, small updates. In this case, I feel that quantity may be over quality, since it's the big things I'll most likely recall, not the small stuff ( Read more... ) -
Crying As A Parent
There have been some weird changes in my life as a result of parenthood--but one of the strangest has to be the weird things that make me cry. I'm one of those weird people who can seem as hard as nails--I'm very practical, and a realist. Sometimes, that makes it look like I am stone cold. In reality, I cry at the drop of a hat. Cards, songs, books ( Read more... ) -
Funny Things Parents Say
I keep wanting to write down the ridiculous things that we say that have become just the normal conversations around here, but every time I think it, I'm not in a position to really actually write it down. I repeat it in my head so I can "remember it" but the reality is that my life doesn't allow for much remembering of conversations I had 3 days ( Read more... ) -
Progress on Art
As I work more on art again, I remember why I enjoyed doing it so much in the first place. Even though it's a struggle, and I know that I am not going to be able to achieve something that I really want, at least it's fun in the meantime. A sort of fun, anyway ( Read more... )