My voice has been gone for almost a week now. It comes and goes, but even when it comes, it’s like listening to a human being shouting through a garbage disposal. So, on Tuesday night I hit the bed early. Nola was standing next to me, playing a spirited game of peek-a-boo by throwing my [...]

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Nola wears short shorts now that the mercury has threatened to rise to 80 degrees on the first day of April - my beloved mother’s birthday (Happy Birthday, Mom!). After two full days of snotting and wheezing and fevering, Nola seems to be back to normal and ready to show some leg, dairy be damned.

And [...]

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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 is now walking about 50 percent of the time and loving every minute of it.

And, if you turn your computer sideways (come on, that’s easy - right?):

Every day she just gets more fun. Tennis with dad is only, what - 2 months away, tops?

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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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E-A-G-L-E-S.
How could they treat Nola so poorly? Especially in her first season as a fan. How unfortunate.

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The snow was relentless, but Nola and I had places to go and people to see. Yesterday my office was holding a holiday lunch at a bar and grill about a mile from our condo and attendance was not going to be excused by bad weather. So we bundled ourselves up to the hilt and [...]

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My childhood best friend, Sarah, sent us an amazing care package over the weekend that included a birthday present for me (Clinique for Men!) as well as Christmas gifts for the three of us. The morning of my birthday started off in a not-so-fun fashion, so by the time I got home from work and [...]

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Fluffy white stuff might not mean a lot to most people - in fact, it’s usually a nuisance to anyone over the age of 12. But there’s a very special lady in North Carolina who loves the snow and never gets to see it any more. And ever since the calendar flipped to November, and [...]

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