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it's z's first christmas... and let me tell you, it was quite the struggle holding ourselves back from getting him everything marketing and consumerism was telling me he had to have: everything from books, clothes, eco-friendly toys, and iphonesbut z is only nearing his 9th month of living. he's learned how to crawl. he's learned he can move. his ( Read more... )

after overwhelming awe of having a baby and all the adrenaline of childbirth runs out, the reality of what maternity leave really is about annoyingly begins to poke at your shoulder: spending any time at all doing housework - cooking or cleaning your home = time you are not spending with your child. and because the feeding, diapering, and general ( Read more... )