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Moving Forward*
Thank you so much for all the messages and love that you sent after I posted about Ruby’s febrile seizure last week. A number of people have asked me how she is now, and I can honestly say that you would never know how unresponsive she was a week ago to see her today… right now we are in the backyard and she is using our little “fishing pool” to wet her feet so she can make foot paintings on our deck. She’s perfect. She has one more day of antibiotics from her ear infection, but she has been fever-free since last Friday. I, on the other hand, am still…
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The Worst Day: Ruby’s Febrile Seizure*
This is probably going to be a long post. Last week I lived through one of my biggest fears since becoming a parent. It’s taken me a few days to process what happened and be ready to write about it, and I’m doing so for two reasons: First, I want to remember the details in case it ever happens again. Secondly, I feel like febrile seizures aren’t really talked about, and I think that they should be. I’m sure that someone I know has gone through one with a child, but no one has ever spoken about it with me. It’s like some taboo topic that people don’t want to…
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Things I’m Looking Forward To*
Yesterday was a bit of a challenging day for me. It started off so lovely, then Hank had meltdown after meltdown and by 1:30pm I was exhausted and passed out of my bed. I never nap anymore… for the most part I find it just isn’t worth it. When I nap I never sleep well at night, but after three nights of interrupted sleep (Hank’s version of helping me prepare for the bebe) I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I paid for it later as I tossed and turned for an hour at bedtime but those glorious, peaceful, meltdown-free 90 minutes I napped were worth it. My energy just isn’t…
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My First Week of Mat Leave*
I am officially on maternity leave. The last three months have been a complete and utter whirlwind. As I write there is a (not-so) small boy kicking away in my belly. Today I am 37 weeks pregnant, and I am so glad to finally have some time to get ready for this baby. Between work and being slightly tired from this pregnancy I haven’t had much time or energy to do a whole heck of a lot. There were moments when I wasn’t sure I was going to make it to the end… two weeks ago, when I was buried underneath piles of term marking, two class sets of ISUs…
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Seven Months Later*
Seven months. I think that’s the longest I’ve gone without writing something, somewhere since I was a kid. It was a much needed respite, but I’m feeling that pull again to put my thoughts down somewhere… and despite my increased absences, this little blog still feels like home. So much has happened since August that I’m not even sure where to begin. First of all–our biggest news–I’m pregnant! If you are friends with me on Facebook then this won’t be a surprise, but I’m currently 21 weeks along with our third, and we just found out that it’s a boy. That was a huge surprise for me as I could…
