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Ah Ah Ah-Choo!

Feb 27th, 2010
by Stephanie.
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After four long months of waiting, we finally got in with the pediatric allergist yesterday.
And learned NOTHING.
Ok, we did learn something.  We learned that just because Oscar might have tested negative for peanuts, egg whites, egg yolks and shellfish, doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t have an allergic reaction when we feed it to him at [...]

Attached at the hip

Oct 15th, 2009
by Stephanie.
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I like having Oscar with me.  I mean, I LOVE having the little guy with me. 
At. All. Times. 
I SO enjoy spending time with him.  It’s not a burden, it’s a pleasure. When he’s happy, fussy, awake, palyful, tired, cranky… it doesn’t matter. 
I simply love having my son with me.
And so when I go shopping and I [...]

And… Scene.

Aug 27th, 2009
by Stephanie.
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Scene:
You’re at a park having a picnic with some friends and family.
Strike One:  your child missed his early evening nap.  He’s tired.  And hungry… you’re also about 20 minutes late for his early evening feed.  (Strike Two.)
Someone is holding him while eating and chatting with the rest of us. 
He’s getting fidgetty.  He’s getting to that sleepy stage [...]

Disaster Parenting

Aug 14th, 2009
by Stephanie.
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Trial and Error.  Live and Learn. 
I’m starting to understand these phrases.  I think they were written with me in mind.
So last night was the weekly Dinner with the Inlaws.  It was especially busy because it was three of the siblings’ birthdays.  And when I say “especially busy” I mean that there were 22 people there [...]

Hot Hot Heat

Jul 29th, 2009
by Stephanie.
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I’m in British Columbia and we are experiencing the hottest heat for the longest period since 1880.
SINCE EIGHTEEN EIGHTY!
What does that mean for an almost-six month old?
More eating.
If you have an exclusively breastfed baby, breastfeed him more often during hot spells (if so hot that you’re worried about dehydration).  This is what I was told [...]

Pick up a quart of milk, please

Jul 16th, 2009
by Stephanie.
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(originally posted June 26/09)
So right around the 4-month mark, I thought I ran out of milk.
Seriously.
This would be right up there with, “What do you mean you can get pregnant while you’re breastfeeding?!” Yeah, real smart Iam. (Not that I’m pregnant again, lol! NOOOOOOOO….) Anyway, I digress….
All you breastfeeding moms out there know that you [...]