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The Universe Provides

Posted on May 6, 2019 by saussi77

When Jackson and Gracie were born, I had no trouble finding child care. For Jackson, we interviewed a few in-home daycares and picked the one we felt best about. We ended up switching to a different one after a few … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Posted on April 19, 2019 by saussi77

Elliot is 8 months old today! He is the best baby ever. I truly have never met a baby as calm and easy-going as he. His smile is always at the ready, and he is friendly to pretty much everyone … Continue reading →

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When the World Ends

Posted on March 18, 2019 by saussi77

Oh, you know when the world ends I’m going to take you aside and say Let’s watch it fade away, fade away And the world’s done Ours just begun It’s done Ours just begun I never thought that I would … Continue reading →

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Contagious

Posted on October 1, 2018 by saussi77

We are all settling into our new life with a family of five. So far, it’s been pretty good. Elliot is a very sweet baby who rarely cries and sleeps relatively well at night. We all enjoy having him around; … Continue reading →

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Two Days of Torture

Posted on August 30, 2018 by saussi77

One of the lessons of parenting that has come up frequently for me is to roll with the punches—don’t get your heart set on things working out a certain way. And yet, apparently I still haven’t learned the lesson, because … Continue reading →

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The Waiting Game

Posted on August 15, 2018 by saussi77

In my last post, I discussed how my midwives were pushing me to induce the baby right at 40 weeks, and my ambivalence about that. At my next midwife appointment that Friday, my favorite midwife casually informed me that they … Continue reading →

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40 at 40

Posted on July 31, 2018 by saussi77

Apparently, age 40 is practically geriatric in the baby delivery world. Even though I feel healthy and spry and finally have a bit of a grasp of this whole parenting thing, I’m apparently much too old to have a baby, … Continue reading →

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Two Week Warning

Posted on July 23, 2018 by saussi77

Today marks the beginning of my 38th week of pregnancy – only two more weeks to go until d-day, give or take. For those of you who were wondering, the 36-week appointment went really well. Baby was head-down, face-back, and … Continue reading →

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VBAC

Posted on July 6, 2018 by saussi77

Every day brings us a little closer to welcoming our newest baby, Elliot. Today, I’m exactly one month out from my due date — it’s getting real! When I was pregnant with Gracie, everything went wrong, including the birth. Grace … Continue reading →

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Baby Blues

Posted on May 4, 2018 by saussi77

We are all very excited about our newest family member. Elliot’s due date is August 6, which means I’m now only a few days away from the third trimester. Mostly, this has been a joyous and exciting pregnancy. Mostly, the … Continue reading →

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