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Lessons from Baby’s First Christmas
For the holidays, my husband and I took our 11 week old daughter, Peanut, to the U.S. to meet my family and our friends there. I tried to anticipate how to help Peanut adjust to a complete change from her daily routine of being mostly at home with me. What I was not prepared for, though, were some of my reactions. I have a difficult time still fully comprehending that Peanut is her own albeit…
Baby’s First Immunizations
My daughter, Peanut, celebrated two months on this planet this week with her first major rite of passage. She had her first series of vaccinations today – DTaP (diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough), IPV (polio), Hib (bacterial infections), and Pneumococcal. And, yes, just as all the parenting articles state, it is just as big of a deal for the parents. It truly felt like a first rite of passage into parenthood for us too. We make…
Small Versions Of Adults…Baby Opinions Count!
My son actually asserted a viewpoint even before he was born. During the second half of my pregnancy, I was simultaneously performing runs of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni, and a lesser known atonal opera written at the end of the 20th Century. The latter work was quite loud and cacophonous in spots, and very dissonant generally speaking. I enjoyed playing each for different reasons. But the baby’s reaction was incredible: During every performance of the Mozart,…
Three Exercises For Moms And Babies
Caring for a young child can be a workout in and of itself, albeit an unbalanced one. Most mothers spend their days toting their little ones on one hip or the other, overarching their backs, and straining their arms and shoulders lugging around an awkwardly heavy infant seat. Like most new moms, I had little time to spare when I brought my daughter home from Ethiopia, so I found ways to stay in shape during…
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