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Baby Preparations: Red Alert!

Well, this last week Kim went to the OB/GYN and boy were we in for a surprise! Seems that, while Kim is somewhere around 32 weeks, the baby is around 35 weeks, and they told us that we needed to … Continue reading

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Baby Preparation: infant CPR and child safety

Today’s class was pretty good, all things considered equal. I thought that the teacher was experienced, and had some good stories, and very knowledgeable on the subject. Though, I have to admit, I thought it was kind of short. I … Continue reading

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Baby Preparations: Baby Essentials class

Hi all, Didn’t sleep again last night. One good thing that did happen from the lack of sleep was watching a movie called “Whip It” directed/produced by Drew Barrymore and starred the girl from Juno. It’s about roller derby girls, … Continue reading

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Baby Preparation: Childbirth class

Yesterday we went to one of our first classes in preparation for the upcoming arrival. The childbirth class was put on by Northside Hospital here in Atlanta, and it was pretty informative. (Though, there were parts of the class that … Continue reading

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Baby Preparations: Babymoon!

Well, you know that they say that you shouldn’t post when you’re going on vacation until you get back, that way thieves won’t know that you’re gone until you’re already back. (There have been many recent “Facebook” break-ins reported lately. … Continue reading

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Baby Preparation: It’s a little soon, but feeding the baby…

I just happened upon this article on a website I go to every so often about Baby Led Weaning. It’s basically talking about letting kids determine when it’s time to give up the bottle and start eating solid food. The … Continue reading

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Baby Preparation: Checking out strollers

We went to this store in Alpharetta that was nothing but strollers. (Baby on the go, or something like that.) Now, you would think that a person working in a store that specializes in strollers/carseats, they would be the end-all … Continue reading

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Baby Preparation: Movies to watch.

I was told that I needed to see a couple of movies to get me prepared for the “actual event.” Babies Betsy’s Wedding Breeders From Here to Paternity For Keeps Ginger Ale Afternoon and of course, Knocked Up. Maybe I … Continue reading

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Baby Preparations : quote: From “Hit the ground crawling”

“Fear is often the result of not knowing what to expect. Getting a handle on what is going to happen goes a long way to reducing anxiety for both of you.”

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Wigging out: Still not on regular sleep schedule.

Last night stayed up until around 0630hrs, thankfully, still woke up for work on time, and put in a full and productive day. (If I do say so myself,) however, it’s 0130hrs now, and I’m still awake. I have got … Continue reading

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