Nola has started to repeat everything I say, which includes a few things that sound like things I need to stop saying before they stick in her ever-expanding vocabulary. She’s also really into playing games. This game, in which I’ve taught her to run away, bring back her cup, hand it to me, and to [...]

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Nola is one now. She has been for quite some time. Of course you would have had to infer such an event because it has been an eon and a half since the last time I updated my blog.
I’m thinking about ending this blog and starting a new one. I am a person who really [...]

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At Nola’s one-year checkup, which came three weeks early due to our delayed vaccination schedule, our pediatrician told me to start giving her whole milk in her sippy cup during the day instead of bottles. She said to start slowly - 3 ounces or so - to make sure Nola took to the cow as [...]

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Nola now has 5-1/2 teeth. Every single one was a hard fought victory for the both of us. My back is excited for that 1/2 tooth to drive our tally up to a nice, even 6 (Nola demands an inordinate amount of arm time when cutting teeth).
On Saturday, I celebrated my own toothy victory. After [...]

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One of my favorite bloggers, Pamela Jeanne at A Fresh Start, needs your assistance.
Her powerful book, Silent Sorority, is up for a very cool honor. I received this message from PJ and wanted to pass it along to you all:
Your kind support encouraged me to move forward and write Silent Sorority.
I’ve learn today that [...]

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Last night I couldn’t fall asleep because I had failed to eat enough following my run. Shepherds pie is tasty and all, but I’ve logged 10 miles over the last two days and frankly, I needed something more along the lines of a fat, juicy steak to satiate my appetite. One negative thing about being [...]

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After writing Friday’s post, I hit publish, poured myself a glass of water splashed with grape juice, and then Nola walked from me to the refrigerator in five successive, successful steps. Apparently, I just needed to put her near-misses out into the electronic ether in order to give her the motivation to finally start walking.
Moments [...]

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Nola’s attempts at walking have been very frequent, very nearly upright and often bruising. Now that she’s craving a faster method of transport than hands-and-knees motoring, her crawling has gotten quite rapid, too. Which means that every now and then she can’t keep up with herself and kersplats, face first, right into the floor.
We wanted [...]

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Considering the embarrassing length of time that has passed since my last blog post, things have mostly stayed the same in our lives. Yes, we now have a blue accent wall in our living room and our daughter is working on her fifth tooth. Yes, I have finished the first chapter in my For Dummies [...]

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Nola is sitting in a patch of sunlight next to our bookcase in the living room. She has maneuvered one leg out of her sleeper and is bent over at the waist, sucking on her toes.
I’m copy editing garden and home-buying stories and my daughter is sucking the lint from between her toes.

Somebody, please, make [...]

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