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A mind of her own.

February 15, 2012

I caught Elise sneaking out of her bedroom window to meet up with her friends. No, that’s not right. But I did catch her trying to take her brother’s bib off while watching me to make sure I wasn’t watching her. It’s like she has a mind of her own. And I want to know [...]

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Tristan is 6 months old

February 4, 2012

  How did that happen? I’m a little tempted to go back and read my posts about Tristan from the early days but I’m not far enough away from them yet. I won’t even link to them here. You can do a search under “HELP, MY BABY IS TRYING TO KILL ME.” Or just search [...]

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About breastfeeding.

February 1, 2012

Breastfeeding is hard. Or it was. At least for me. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever started. A physical, mental and emotional game. Your head’s got to be in it. Your heart, too, I suppose. I considered writing about all the details. But I won’t. Let’s just say I think I’ve been [...]

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A mixture of things

January 9, 2012

I’m just not up for blogging regularly these days but I wanted to check in and say hi. In December, Elise turned 2. Her birthday party was so much fun. Her personality, her words, her place in our family….it’s all a really fun and special time right now. Four days later Santa brought Elise this [...]

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About family.

December 4, 2011

After I delivered Elise the doctor brought her to my chest and announced that she was a girl. I was shocked. Perhaps I had anticipated a boy so I didn’t have to face the fear of raising a girl. A someday woman, wife, mother and friend who will learn from this right-now woman, wife, mother and [...]

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Toddler tantrums and the terrible twos

November 17, 2011

Poor Elise. I hope this blog is defunct by the time she’s starting to date or looking for her first job. Our sweet monkey moo is having temper tantrums. Let’s review. She is 23 months. Her brother arrived when she was 19 months. We moved into a new home when she was 17 months. She [...]

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How the head of CPS searches for a school

November 16, 2011

Jean-Claude Brizard and his family moved to Chicago this past Spring. Like so many families relocating to the Windy City, they’re renting in a popular neighborhood to get the lay of the land before they settle on a house — and, more importantly, a school — for their toddler. Brizard and his wife, Brooke Stafford-Brizard, [...]

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Bloggers and Brizard

November 10, 2011

Months ago I wrote a post called I believe in Chicago Public Schools. And I still do. In June we bought a home in the city with the plan to send our children to the neighborhood public school. Yesterday I met with Jean-Claude Brizard, the new CEO of Chicago Pubic Schools. It was a great [...]

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When the whole family is fighting a cold.

November 7, 2011

We’re not sick and we’re not planning on getting sick. But you know that about-to-get-sick feeling? A little scratch in your throat or an ache in your back? We’ve got a plan to fight it this winter. What I’m doing:  Taking a lot of Emergen-C — 1 to 3 packets a day. Taking probiotics — [...]

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The monotony of motherhood

November 5, 2011

I just rocked the baby to sleep and put him in his crib. Before that I nursed him, I burped him, I changed him, I swaddled him. I’ve already been back upstairs twice because his pacifier fell out. I rocked him again and put him back in his crib. It will start all over in [...]

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