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    two jobs and a baby: the sick days

    We are a two-parent, full-time working household. I’m not just a “working” mom… we’re a working family. And this is no better illustrated than what happened this week, or late last month, when the baby gets sick. Kids get sick.…

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    dear Totsy…

    Dear Totsy, You really shouldn’t make it so hard for Grandmothers to spoil their granddaughters with the adorable things that you sell online… Case in point. Grandma L bought little Baby M some super special sunscreen back in the summer…

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    the first trip to see the fishies

    . While we were in Monterey for the weekend, little Baby M got her first look at all of the fish and creatures at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Her daycare classroom has a fish that she really likes, so we…

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    well baby

    . The “well-baby” exam is sort of a misnomer. Sure, you visit the doctor to see if your baby is doing “well” and thriving and all that jazz, but they’re mainly about shots. Icky horrible shots… that put Mom or…

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    we didn’t realize we were a boon family

    I suddenly realized yesterday that we have a favorite baby product brand… Boon. We certainly didn’t seek any of these products out specifically… but somehow we’ve just gravitated to them along our baby-purchasing way. We’ve got the pneumatic pedestal highchair…