Category Archives: Babies

Karah Levely-Rinaldi: ‘They grow up too fast’

Posted on 6 March, 2013 by krinaldi

“Enjoy them when they’re young – they grow up too fast!” Did you ever want to punch anyone who told you this when your kids were babies? OK, not REALLY haul off and hit them. I will admit, though, that … Continue reading →

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Sara Todd: I wouldn’t give it up for the world

Posted on 8 February, 2013 by vdaehn1

It’s been a crazy month here in our little home. My son turned 3. Already. How does it happen so fast? Where does this time go? He was my teeny tiny Tanner. He wasn’t even 6 lbs. when he was … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: New-baby setbacks

Posted on 25 January, 2013 by vdaehn1

Life with Lucy has been pretty awesome so far. A little frazzled and a little sleep-deprived but definitely awesome. That being said, her arrival has brought a few… let’s call them setbacks to our household. Before Lucy, Charlie had been … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: Great baby gifts actually pamper Mom

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by vdaehn1

Earlier this year (before I got pregnant), somebody asked me what to buy for their friends who had just had a baby.  I don’t remember what I told them, but I doubt it was anything too original. Now that I’m … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: She’s here! And I do have plenty of love after all.

Posted on 11 January, 2013 by vdaehn1

After 39 weeks and 6 days, it finally happened… we had a little girl. Her name is Lucille, but we call her Lucy most of the time, and she is just perfect.  I know everyone says that about their babies, … Continue reading →

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Mary Cornforth Cawood: Half-melted half-birthday

Posted on 8 January, 2013 by mcawood

Sunday was Madeleine’s half birthday – she is officially 10 ½! The half birthday started in preschool. Madeleine has a July birthday, not a part of the school-year calendar, thereby missing out on the much-anticipated event of celebrating your birthday … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: Come on, baby. Come out!

Posted on 28 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

Well, friends, I’ve officially hit my wall. Two weeks ago, I was carrying Charlie around, going up and down our stairs like it was nothing, and finding as many activities for us to do out of the house as I … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: More than ever, we need hope

Posted on 21 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

You’d have to have been living under a rock if you missed all of the social media reactions to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Even the mainstream news sources covered some of the most viral … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: Nothing like newborn clothes to get you ready for a baby

Posted on 14 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

This weekend, my mom and I went through all of Charlie’s newborn clothes and set aside anything that seemed remotely gender-neutral. We washed and folded all of the teeny, tiny little outfits and placed them in their very own set … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: 37 weeks … and counting

Posted on 7 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

The worst thing any baby authority can tell a pregnant woman about a healthy pregnancy is that, at 37 weeks, they will be considered full-term. OK, so I know that’s not the worst, but I would just rather go on … Continue reading →

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