Possibly my favorite time of the day is when my son has just fallen asleep for the night. I love looking at his sweet sleeping face. I love hearing the little sigh he makes when he’s fallen asleep. I love hearing his restful breathing. I love his little sleep twitches, especially when he curls his [...]
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Sleep as much as you can now because, once the baby comes, you won’t sleep. This is advice that many parents-to-be hear – and promptly ignore. But my husband and I quickly learned just how true it is. Whether your baby is easy going or colicky, hungry all the time or a good eater, you [...]
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In a couple of weeks I’ll spend my very first night away from the kids. This may not sound like a very big accomplishment to many of you, but when you consider that my oldest child is nearly five years old and the only time I’ve been away from her at night was when [...]
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Before my babies came along I always looked forward to weekends because it meant my husband and I could sleep in. We would usually stay up late on Friday night watching movies or going out, and then when Saturday morning rolled around we would rouse ourselves out of bed sometime around 10:00. There [...]
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