Monthly Archives: April 2012

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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One!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by amanda

One year ago yesterday, Neal and I welcomed an amazing, beautiful, funny little girl into our lives. On the one hand, it blows my mind that a year has already gone by, that so many changes have taken place. But … Continue reading →

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Week One Down!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by amanda

We all made it through Week One of me being back at work! It wasn’t much of an adjustment for Neal, of course, because he was already going to work; he just had to get up a little earlier. Claire … Continue reading →

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Back to Reality

Posted on April 1, 2012 by amanda

I go back to work tomorrow. It’s crazy to think that more than a year has gone by. My last day of work was March 18th, 2011 thanks to a bunch of vacation days and banked time I had at … Continue reading →

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