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sleeping and pets
I think even my anti-pet sister Mackenzie would agree that there is nothing cuter than a dog — who is usually too hyper to be around — sitting serenely next to you on the couch or bed, gently resting...
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due date
Ha, ha, very funny. Just because I am rarely aware of the library book due date does not mean you can skip out too, Orrin. However, I did expect it. That is why in recognition of the due date I am...
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Gmail
I lost my gmail account for along time. SO when i couldn’t log in I made a new one.THEN all of the sudden the old one started again and now i have two.
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The birthday
Feb 27, 2010 Orrin Delmar Leymaster arrived. Here’s the story. Due date come and gone, I was getting anxious to meet the little man (or just simply to not be pregnant anymore). After a tip from one of...
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3 months, 1 week
Just when you think you have it down, everything changes. We had a great schedule going, and Orrin started to sleep for longer stints at night, 5 to 6 to 7 hours during the night. We were thrilled! Now...
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the escape artist
Oh, Orrin, why oh why do you escape from your swaddle? Don’t you know you get a better nights sleep (and us too) when you are tied up in your straight jacket? You are growing up all too fast buddy.
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the roller
Orrin has started rolling over consistently now! So it makes me nervous to swaddle him up to bed because he just rolls over with his arms tied down. We tried just putting him down with no swaddle, but...
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4 months, 3 weeks
baby walker! He is really loving this new toy. Forget sitting, he just wants to stand. And at 17lb, 14oz, Mommy is tired of holding him up. He is smiling and laughing so much now, but drooling even...
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ashland
Experienced a few firsts this weekend, first time to Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival and first night away from Orrin. Both were great! We made the family trip up to Redding and spent the evening in and...
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Sit, Stay, good Baby
With sitting added to our repetuar, I’ve had to adjust the Pack and Play for sleeping. He was crying a bit longer than usual before bed so I went in to check on him and found him sitting up in his...
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walking baby
Dec. 2, 2010 Orrin took his first official unsupported steps – and just kept cruising. As all good parents, we were ready with the video camera and collected several short clips of us forcing him to...
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Good News
7/14/11 After 2 months of practice without the goalie, I had a hunch one morning so I took the test and well, I guess I passed? Is that the right sentiment? Well, I certainly didn’t fail. Two pretty...
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Anybody in there?
8/2/2011 Had my first ultrasound (the super comfortable one) to determine how far a long I am and it was…indeterminable. She looked around for a while, and well, couldn’t find anything of note. I know...
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Oh! There you are.
8/25/2011 Well, got to go back for a second ultrasound (so fun), this time they were able to see a little bean in there, and already moving and flipping around. Seriously? I was hoping for a mellow one...
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Getting bigger…
…and wondering who is in there! One more week until we find out if it’s a boy or girl, woohoo! So far I’ve been doing great, just some sporadic back pain when I walk or stand too much. Orrin is keeping...
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oh, boy!
I’m happy to report Orrin will have a little brother to play with soon. The ultrasound tech, after confirming we wanted to know the gender, confidently declared my latest parasite is a boy. She then...
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we can rule out “mello”
He who has not yet been named started kicking this week (23). Pretty similar to his brother so far. Lots of evening activity, and basically anytime I get a chance to rest, there he is, letting himself...
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