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Monthly Archives: February 2009

3 months

Happy 3 months, Maddie! Hard to believe she’s already so old.  She smiles easily and often now.  She’s made a few small giggles over the past couple of days–we’re close to a full-on belly laugh, I just know it.  Everyone tells me how delectable her chubby, chubby thighs are.  She is simply a joy machine. [...]

eating lunch

On today’s menu: almond butter w/ jelly on whole wheat, peaches, milk.

thinking of Ike

The infant son of previously mentioned Haiku Mama is about to go into surgery this morning.  Ike was born prematurely at 28 weeks, and after being at home for a few precious months, is now suffering from severe breathing problems.  As if the Universe hadn’t heaped enough shit on this family already, Ike’s dad was [...]

Mamaku #6

trying not to go insane singing, cuddling, walking for hours these children won’t nap This makes the third day in a row that it’s taken more than an hour to convince Ben to take an afternoon nap.  He very nearly fell asleep in his booster seat at lunch today and face planted in his almond [...]