Category Archives: Health

Pearly Whites

Posted on November 12, 2013 by amanda

Claire had her first dental appointment today. I didn’t really have high expectations because a) I figured she would freak out over having strangers peering inside her mouth, and b) she pretty much woke up this morning at 3 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Hit by a Semi

Posted on January 30, 2013 by amanda

Yesterday morning, I was feeling totally fine. Well, no, maybe not totally fine – I had been feeling bloated for a few days, but it wasn’t bad enough for me to pay much attention other than the fact that I … Continue reading →

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This Plague Can Leave Anytime

Posted on April 30, 2012 by amanda

I’ve basically spent the entire weekend being sick, but I thought – I hoped – that I was on the mend yesterday. I actually felt slightly better yesterday morning and I threw supper together in the slow cooker (which was … Continue reading →

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House of Sickness

Posted on April 28, 2012 by amanda

What a month this has been. Claire caught a cold at the very beginning of daycare and her nose hasn’t stopped running since. She has also had two eye infections, and then this week she developed a fever followed by … Continue reading →

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Sad Baby = Sad (and Worried) Mommy

Posted on April 23, 2012 by amanda

Claire is, normally, a happy smiley baby. I can’t tell you the number of times I have been told, by both friends and strangers alike, how happy she is. Sure, she gets pissed off just like everyone else, and she … Continue reading →

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The Human Petri Dish

Posted on April 16, 2012 by amanda

Returning to work has been much easier than I expected. Even just thinking such a thing causes a twinge of guilt, as though such a thought makes me a terrible mother, but I have started to accept that although I … Continue reading →

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Graves’ Disease, but Not a Grave Disease

Posted on February 28, 2012 by amanda

Back in November, I wrote about some pain and stiffness I was having in my hands and feet, and how in a roundabout way this led me to discover that I suffer from hyperthyroidism (i.e, my thyroid makes too much … Continue reading →

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