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For the third night running, Piper is doing her best imitation of a college sophomore. A couple 30-75 minute naps during the day, and then not going to bed until 3:00 am (or possibly later, I don't know, because I stop checking the clock at some point, it just makes me crazy). I wanted to work on knitting projects (I have about, oh, I don't know, ( Read more... )

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What time is it? Why that would be 2:45 in the a.m. Eastern Standard Time ( Read more... )

...I'd be in bed right now. Instead, I am up writing and blogging and reading and poking around on the Internet. I cannot do this during the day because Piper has decided that I must not be more than four feet from her at any point during the day, that naps are for suckers, and that the key to true happiness is to have someone hold your hands and ( Read more... )

My child is sleeping in her swing (oh blessed instrument of peace) and snoring. Little baby snores ( Read more... )

It's unbelievable to me how fast we are zooming up to the 6-month-mark. Every day Piper gets less and less like a baby and more like a miniature toddler. She is still changing every day, and every day she gets more fun and interactive. Of course, this also makes her harder to entertain because she needs more stimuli - simply plopping her in ( Read more... )

Dear Piper,

Please stop making that noise.  I realize you are unhappy about something or other, but your ceaseless, continual moan-whine is driving me nuts.  Please stop doing it so that I will be more inclined to try and figure out how to please you and less inclined to sell you to the Gypsies.  I realize that saying that is insenstive, partly ( Read more... )

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