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Ivy has visitors pretty regularly. With each visit she seems to hone her skills. The girl is a doll, seriously one adorable toddler, but her social skills top the charts. She can manipulate any situation she chooses. It started when she was a very small infant. She'd tailor her complaints to the person she was trying to coercer. Around fifteen to eighteen weeks old Ivy had each member of the

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Pigtails!!Okay, not real ones, yet. But she does have enough hair for them. Ivy's mommy isn't sure about pigtails so we're breaking her into the idea slowly. This was our second attempt and they went over quite well - even better than the first time we had them! Maybe soon we'll get ponies and do real ones, I can't wait!

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Ivy has been trucking along, taking life as it comes. She enjoys the world and everything in it. To be 100% honest there are few things Ivy won't tolerate and those are even negotiable at times. This said, it isn't hard to imagine her content at whatever developmental stage she's in. For the most part she's very content. She was content to lie on her back. After some encouragement and a lot of

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Posting has been tough lately as things have gotten so busy. Tomorrow I enter the third trimester of my pregnancy and we're preparing to move within the next four weeks. Ivy is crawling, hands and knees style. It's adorable. She pushes into a sit and talks like mad. My favorite is her "woof." When asked what a doggie says she always responds with "woof." Adorable. She's been sick forever. Pedi

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G-Ma 1 G-Ma 2 Mommy

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Hmmm, sleep. It always comes up and it's continuously a struggle. I'm not sure why it's such a hard thing to do, consistency is all that it takes and that seems to be the toughest part for each parent I've worked for. It's funny that I'm trying to relax and not urge my views as much as usual, but it's frustrating too because Ivy is sick all. the. time. Over the twelve years I've nannied I've had

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Both of Ivy's parents have asked me if I think that she is too independent. And it seems odd to me that they would even worry.I find Ivy to be very curious about her world and agreeable.She is determined and engaged.She is also generally easy-going and tolerant. She'll try new things and fully enjoy them.In addition to doing things she already knows in new places.She can entertain herself but

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Ivy is nearly ten months old. She isn't a fan of being spoon fed and I've made most of her food. She has an outstanding diet though and really enjoys eating. Here is a [nearly complete] list of what she eats. Proteins Veggies Fruits Grains Fats LentilsChick PeasSplit PeasChickenKidney BeansBlack BeansGifilta FishChopped LiverEggs ZucchiniGreen BeansPeasCornSweet

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Schedules make life predictable. I enjoy taking classes with Ivy and planning fun activities like going to the museums, libraries and parks. But having enough time to do these things and everything else that needs to be done each week takes planning and forethought. Knowing that I will have a well-rested and pleasant baby to take along also makes things run more smoothly. This is our current

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Our museum visit was OUTSTANDING!!!Ivy loved it! She looked at everything, pointed and couldn't get enough! What a treat to be able to hang out with her! I can't wait until we go again!

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This morning Ivy said her first word, "duck." And best of all she said it for her mommy! Seriously, I'm so glad that it was her and not me. It means so much to her and I'm excited, but I know it's different. Yesterday she was practicing so we spent a lot of time playing with rubber duckies. Even listening to Ernie love his. And she kept encouraging me to say "duck" over and over again, then

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It's been fourteen weeks since my last post. Wow, fourteen weeks doesn't sound like too, too long but so much has changed. Ivy is an accomplished sitter, roller, a great eater, and on occasion is even known to do a slow-motion commando crawl! She chatters up a storm, has signed "more," "all done" and "up," and today she was singing along with Johnny Cash! Cry-Cry! Adorable! Other developments,

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There has been quite a bit of excitement in my personal life keeping me away from this blog. I haven't forgotten this blog but right now I don't have the focus to get a decent post out. I'm thinking about it but it may take awhile. Ivy is doing fine. We'll have a pedi visit this week which is great because she's been on a bit of a food strike. Since she stopped nursing over the weekend she's

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Another opportunity. Each week is an opportunity to begin again, start something fresh, build something new. This week I plan to do a little baking. Today there were cookies and brownies, tomorrow may be something new or in addition. Later this week I'd like to take Ivy to an organized activity. Back in October we took a baby massage class at the local museum. She was still pretty small and

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Today I have a book review for you. I've never actually sat down and reviewed a book for fun. There were book reports as a younger students but never self-inflicted. Today, I have a book report or book review for you. Let's start simple. Book: Thunder Rose Author:         Jerdine Nolen Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher: Harcourt Books Year: 2003 Genre: Picture Book / Tall Tale

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This week was filled with sleep drama. Ivy spent her Thanksgiving weekend up late and wasn't sure she wanted to get back to routine.  Multiple nights found she and her parents up at 3am, listening to screaming and wearing densely packed bags under their eyes the next day - all three of them. Helena admitted that a great deal of it is Ivy testing them and we talked about compromises. Doing things

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Earlier this week I came across this video. It is a tad long, but such a feel good four minutes is totally worth it. I think that I originally started this blog for reasons this video outline we should value nannies. I felt nannies were often invisible but they work so hard that I wanted to share that. The hard work I do every. single. day. The hard work I love to do every. single. day. Inside

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My list is growing! Ivy's booklist is nearly four pages long! I've requested at least thirty books from the library [they actually cut me off at twenty then I started requesting them on Norah's account!] and I've found a new resource! So far I've taken four suggestions from this site. Here's hoping we enjoy them! Right now the household favorite is Skippyjon Jones. Seven of my library requests

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Last week was a very quick, very productive week. Ivy and I ran through our usual plus some packing prep for Helena. She's my first mom that actually did the packing! I kept offering but she put together a list, chose the packaging and actually put the items in. Of course I was included, looked over and added to/subtracted from the list, gathered together items on list and calmed any concerns

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With Thanksgiving days away I have a lot going on. Lucky for me, my work responds with kindness and flexibility. I can do as much or as little as I choose, or make time for. Generally I'm switched onto hyperdrive. I keep Ivy stimulated, her parents feeling taken care of, life running smoothly and initiative flowing. Recently I've been creating an extensive booklist and menu for our upcoming days

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Ivy days are good days. I enjoy going to work and I enjoy her company. She's an easy-going, low-reactive, adorable baby girl. Ivy is an only child and her parents are the kindest, most thoughtful parents I've ever worked for. Well, except that dear mama in San Francisco. She ties with them. Most days consist of three naps. These naps used to go, long, short, short. But over the past week or so

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The job-search process was brutal. I've never really had much trouble finding a position I felt I'd enjoy. But I doubt my standards have ever been so high. My last position was great for my resume and great for exploring new perspectives, but it was tough on me. Tougher than I was willing to realize for a long time. Over the course of four months I talked with at least fifty families. I

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You may be wondering what brought me back. There are quite a few reasons actually, but the biggest is that I'm happy in my work. I am. I made the best of my last position but I wasn't happy and I think that came across in my writing. This new position may be the best I've ever had. I am so pleased with every aspect. There is so much good, so much pleasantness and infinite potential. Potential

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This blog has been abandon for three hundred and fifty-five days. My last position, an experience as much as it was, became really tough. Or started tough. Or possibly, if I'm honest with myself, was always tough. Blogging about it gained me a lot of negative feedback and frustration so I stopped. But, for some reason, I couldn't delete this blog. There aren't enough nanny blogs out there. This

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Four days off work leaves plenty of time for surfing the web, relaxing at home and loads and loads of time to think, contemplate and assess my beliefs. This morning I've found focus and fuel for my thinking. A blogpost from a blog that my wife reads really caught my attention.I'm sure you can guess the topic of conversation. One of my favorites, sleep. And there's not much surprise coming here -

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Wow, I haven't posted here since July. That was such a long time ago. And the issues with my work environment feel like a lifetime ago. Things are great! I have so much to be thankful for here on Thanksgiving Eve.Work is wonderful. The tomatoes are amazing. As I read through some of the posts just before the last I saw the post about Tabitha taking her first steps. That seems like decades ago.

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After a bit of talking I'm headed down the road of "wait and see" with my voice having been heard. Putting the blog back up as I give things a good go.

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After 226 posts I'm making this blog private as I think my stay here will be short. Currently things aren't going very well here and if I'm not here there is no reason to continue this blog. Thank you for your readership. All of your comments and continued visits have given a confidence in my writing completely new to me. Thank You.

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There has been a flurry of activity here lately. Visitors, activities and changes have invaded our calm little preemie world - that rarely feels preemie anymore. Tabitha can walk, she's taken loads of steps, cruises between people and furniture but for the most part continues to use crawling as her default. Jackson can't see what all the fuss is about and is mastering standing. He's still a bit

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Oh My Goodness! Oh My Goodness! Oh My Goodness!This not blogging thing is just happening, it's completely unplanned, but I've got news that just HAD to be blogged this evening. (part of the trouble is I only blog at work and not during my free times in the evening)Tabitha took her first steps!!!!!Tabitha took her 1ST STEPS!!!This evening, after a very full day, a long afternoon nap and some lone

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It's true, as the days get longer and the Tomatoes become more and more mobile, I think less and less of blogging their trials and tribulations. It's actually pretty silly to stop blogging at this point as they are growing and changing at breakneck speeds and I can hardly remember everything they've done. They are talking. Not sentences or infinite understandable words, but both are communicating

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Taking time to sit still and blog is getting harder and harder. While there are plenty of opportunities during each day to sit still, I rarely feel like using them for blogging unless I am annoyed and need an outlet to vent. That must make this blog really boring to read, although that doesn't seem to matter as most of my readers have disappeared anyway. Not that I mind much, it takes my

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The Public Garden is one of my favorite places in all of Boston. I especially love the tulips that bloom bright and beautiful around my birthday each year. 

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I am pleased to report that before I left work on Wednesday I talked with Roger and Sara about my concerns. Sara stated simply that they are only human and there's only so much they can do which of course made me feel totally guilty. They are great parents and really doing an amazing job every. single. day. And I'm proud of them. I also know that my standards are very, very high and meeting them

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Said Family Dinner did not occur last night. Roger and sara did push bedtime to 7:45 pm. Crazy. Both babies, extremely overtired from lack of afternoon nap and late bedtime, woke at an earlier than usual 6:45 am. Of course there's only so much a little tomato can take and Jackson compensated with a longer than usual two hour nap this morning. Because he can't let me think he actually enjoys

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Tomatoes are doing well.Jackson is having sleep issues that we are working on. He's waking in the night, not every night but 4 out of 7. He doesn't cry, just plays then goes back to sleep. The problem is, it's breaking his deep sleep and shortening his sleep cycles. This is shortening the amount of time his growth hormone releases or cutting it off almost entirely. Very bad news for our little

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It is amazing how fast things can snowball in a babies' world. Yesterday we enjoyed the beautiful Spring weather for nearly two hours, went down for a slightly later nap and ended up with only 45 minutes each. I waited a bit to go in, as I always do, and when things had quieted down I took my opportunity. Unfortunately Tabitha may have been about to go back to sleep, but I didn't know this before

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Getting back on the blog-wagon seems a daunting task. But I'm telling myself if I just try one day at a time, I'll be there before I know it. So here I am again. Sharing the news of Tomatoes, New England, and the ponderings of this nanny.(and apparently a lot of photo links!)Tomatoes are doing well. Aside from Spring rain keeping us indoors, we're busy exploring our world - inside and out.Jackson

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Hello out there! I've been consumed by another project, alright, there are a few, and neglecting this blog. But I'm here to give you an update and hopefully jump back on the blog-wagon.The Tomatoes are doing great!Tabitha crawls everywhere and has recently become obsessed with climbing people. She'll climb other objects but prefers people. She's been enjoying a good crawl over, grab hold, then

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As I consider wearing red tomorrow, I am surprised at the direction my thoughts take. I may be in one of the few careers where a woman generally makes more money and finds greater job availability than a man. 

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With Spring quickly approaching I gave Sara and Roger a new suggestion, sun hats. While I rarely suggest specific products, I think most things are similar to their competitors and pretty much interchangeable based on style and personal preference, I have two products that I love. I've been using each since my first nanny position nearly ten years ago (May marks ten years).I didn't mention the

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Not much to tell today. Babies are throwing a lot of temper-tantrums and because grandma is here they are getting quite a bit of positive feedback for it. Of course it's exhausting for me and makes each day so long. Roger and Sarah are encouraging them as well, I don't think it's on purpose but it's happening so much. Luckily grandma leaves in two days, then we'll have a few weeks break before

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Hey! Long time no see!I was away over the weekend and have spent most of the week recuperating. Travel was exhausting but my actual reunion was amazing. I had an awesome time and life is good. I took loads of pictures hoping that in some way they could hold me until the next reunion. Of course they won't but they did take me through most of this week. I looked at the last batch this morning. Yep

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These last couple of weeks have been pretty exhausting. I was sick, again, both babies had their first colds, Jackson cut his first tooth, they've perfected sitting and we've had PT once each week. Add turning ten months,  our last RSV shots, gaining one pound each and the screaming phase and you've got our entire month of March.Luckily we are getting more spring-like weather, higher temperatures

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Hello everyone, Norah here!  Today Samara is off on a small adventure (I'll let her fill you in if she wants), and I'm here with the babies!  I love them and they love me, we have so much fun together... and yet, today I'm realizing that they can tell that Samara is not here; and me without her is something unusual. When I went to get them up after nap time, Tabitha just kept looking at me with

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Things here are plugging along. We've been meeting with the PT each week instead of once per month. Whether or not she believes it helps, we've all seen measurable change. 1. Both tomatoes are now sitting on their own. 2. Jackson put himself into a sit one evening last week. 3. Tabitha can occasionally go from sitting to an all fours position. 4. This morning Jackson rolled from his back to his

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Last night Sara found the teeniest-tiniest littlest tooth in Jackson's mouth! Jackson just cut his first tooth!!

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Tabitha is a sitter!!She can sit!!Tabitha has been sitting most of the day!Three cheers for Tabitha,Hip-Hip-Hooray!Hip-Hip-Hooray!Hip-Hip-Hooray!Today is Tabitha's sitting day - yippee-hooray!!!

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After an especially long and frustrating day of work I don't have much to share with you. Just a note to say, Happy St. Patty's Day!

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Both tomatoes are doing fine. Their colds seem to be improving daily. They are sleeping well at least once per day then taking two shorter naps. Actually, that is an over-simplification.Jackson can do three short naps, uggh, or one great nap and two short naps. They are evenly spaced and he seems to move through the day well / gets enough sleep overall. If we dropped that final nap he may

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Yes, it's happened. The lil'Tomatoes have their first colds. Poor Roger and Sara are miserable. The Tomatoes are doing fine, little runny noses and some sensitivity for Jackson and Tabitha. Aside from that, nothing's really wrong. But poor Roger and Sara. They are having a tough time of it. This is the first one, the first time their lil'Tomatoes have been sick. It's really really tough the first

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Norah and I spent Saturday morning with three two year olds, it was AWESOME!! Madison and Addison arrived first. Having seen them last at their birthday party in September (!) they looked completely different. Their faces are such big kid faces. They are still teeny, tiny little tots, I don't use that word lightly, tiny-tots, with more individuality than I could have imagined. Each has their

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Coming around on three weeks I think we may have finally established a regular nap routine. Maybe. Both tomatoes had established habits of napping 45 minutes and then shouting to the world that they were all set. Knowing them, and babies, as I do, I was pretty sure they were mistaken. Of course getting Roger and Sara on the same page took a bit of discussion. Working with parents, children and

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We've been working on our physical therapy. My goal is three times per day - per baby. I did this three days out of five last week. This week I'm having a good day if we can get in once per day - per baby. But, as luck would have it, all of our work last week was good. Tabitha can now raise herself into the all fours position, before this wasn't possible. She could get onto elbows and knees but

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Things are progressing along today. Headed out earlier, enjoyed this closer-to-Spring weather. I can't wait until it's actually Spring and the days move past rain to warmer and sunny. Jackets or sweaters and maybe scull caps, how cute will we be?! Today I exposed their hands and shoes for little bit. Not much though as it was pretty chilly. We even wore skull caps under our snowsuits, it was a

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Blurred with little focus as I imagine the tomatoes remember our recent visitors.

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With one week behind us and two more until we see our PT and EI person again - we're doing great with the physical therapy! We've added it to our daily charts/logs attempting to remind me, my suggestion, that I should work on it with them multiple times each day rather than multiple times each week. Seems silly and pretty straight-forward but making time to sit still and do a few simple exercises

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Built the tomatoes the coolest fort today. They didn't enjoy it, at all. Pretty defeating. Made me want to cry, much like the Johnny Cash song . . . I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.When the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.

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It's been six weeks since we've seen EI. 6! In that time they have made some excellent progress. I'm not exaggerating when I say they were impressed. They were! Both Jackson and Tabitha have improved their sitting. While neither can sit by themselves each can hold the sitting position for about a minute unaided. The biggest excitement of the visit was Jackson's rocking. The boy loves being on his

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Napping continues to be challenging but after amazing afternoon naps yesterday I'm feeling encouraged. If only the morning nap would fall into line... we're planning to get to bed earlier for the morning nap because they just start thier day overtired. Did happen this morning though because of appointments needing to be kept. RSV shots - two per baby - our second to last of the season. Hooray for

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Yes, the camera is there but it isn't linked yet because I need time to upload the photos. Our internet is down at home so I'm doing this as fast as I can. I apologize for the inconvenience. A reminder to those of you who can't see the photo blog - there's an explanation of this on my profile page.Back on track - link there-link back! Plus bonus weekend post by Norah, too funny!!! Read it here.

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Life here is hard, really tough, when babies don't nap. We're trying to get things consistent enough that there's no starting over every Monday. Getting parents, even intelligent parents, onboard is tough sometimes. Sara can see it one way and Roger another, of course being a third and separate person, I see it another and Norah comes in with an opinion of her own. What we've ended up with is a

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After some fresh air, Jackson and Tabitha tried a new game: shadow play. Tabitha caught on right away, if she moved, her shadow moved. Jackson was more distracted but eventually noticed and considered his shadow. It was an interesting insight into the mind of nearly nine month olds. I'm looking forward to games we'll play together as they get bigger. Right now our repertoire is limited. We roll

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(WARNING: extremely long post, maybe skip to the end, you'll get the gist.)It's a new week and we're onto our new napping plan. Some of you might not enjoy this post so feel free to leave at any time.If you give a mouse a cookie...or if you explain your expectations...If you explain your expectations,kids are going to listen.When kids listen,they understand more.When kids understand more [of the

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He's rocking regularly back and forth on his knees. Can you believe it? It's AWESOME!! No sitting yet, but preparing to crawl - go big boy, Go! She's rolling like crazy. Onto her back to check out the world, kick her heels and do what she feels when she feels like doing it! Still just practising the sit, but moving to her own tune! Roll baby Roll!Roger and Sara have been moving right along as

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Today was a very, very long day. Neither Jackson nor Tabitha felt they should nap longer than 45 minutes at a stretch. Of course this didn't mean they weren't tired, oh no my friend. They were crank-kee! Finally after much patience shown by Sara and I slept about an hour and a half - you wouldn't believe it - they woke up completely different children! It was a much better evening than it had

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Jackson has gained a pound since his last visit to the specialist! He doesn't need to go back until his birthday!! Hooray for Jackson!!!Of course there was no napping this morning. Tabitha thought 45 minutes would suffice and Jackson decided 35 was plenty. I don't need to tell you that they were extremely fussy until their next nap when they slept a whopping 2.5 hours!!! Oh yes - they woke up the

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Didn't mention it, but I've got a bounty, seriously, of food to cook this week. I should stay pretty busy (read: I won't really have time for blogging)! They can eat everything pictured except the beets and the melon - those are their new foods this week. Beets, yummy! Both Sara and Norah LOVE beets! They are thrilled for Jackson and Tabitha to try them. Not as much of a fan, I'm excited that

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It has been sixteen years since that miserable February 11th when I was twelve. Still I notice every year and think of him, that one boyfriend that really sticks out.As an adolescent I was extremely naive and innocent. And I absolutely loved roller skating.  I felt completely relaxed and at home at the roller rink. There I was more social, tough to say because I was such a little social being

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Boston is beautiful. I love living in Boston. Honestly. I love the Public Garden, Faneuil Hall, the people, the feel, the Old State House, the weather. I love Boston. Today it is snowing in Boston and I keep thinking of all the gorgeous pictures I could be taking of Jackson and Tabitha if only they lived in Boston. It would beat this endless nap battle I'm sure. But, no Boston for us. Only the

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Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate each of your comments. Norah says; okay, so the question really is... what part does SHE not like? I'm sure I know what part you don't like... but you can only offer advice if there's part that she doesn't like... know what I mean?My answer has come in the form of my day. A real post and solution rolled into one. We've had a horrible napping day today. Two

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Today I'm having a dilemma. Generally I enjoy reading others' blogs. If I don't enjoy them on a regular basis, I don't read them anymore. Pretty simple and straight-forward system. I like it. It works for me. I'd say there are probably a dozen, or less, that I read regularly. Most folks don't post daily so this isn't a very big list. Any given day I may read up to five blog posts.This morning one

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Alright, I'm not going to make any friends with this post, but so far, despite any efforts on my part, I've made few friends with my opinions. This blog is not for anyone else. It is for me. To chronical my days, help me make better sense of my experiences and if it can help others BONUS. If it make you angry then it is your choice not to read it. Reflux.Over the last five years I've encountered

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For those of you who have asked;I have added your names to my calendar. If you are visible on this blog, comments, emails, etc, over the next six to eight weeks, then I will invite you to view my photo blog. IMPORTANT: I need a valid email address in order to invite you.For those of you already able to view the photo blog:I, alright, Norah has fixed the link. You can now click right on the image

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Yep, it's true. I had to do it. I've created a new weekday name, couldn't help myself. It fits perfectly.This morning was tough, super tough. It was a Monday morning. Cranky, yelling babies, short naps, over-tired fuss-pots who weren't pleased with anything. Of course we just had to deal, so I pushed their bottle a little later and took them for a walk. Both fell asleep immediately and slept

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Recently, while reading a book on meditation, I came across this idea of unconditional love. Obviously this wasn't the first time I'd encountered the idea, but this author, Lewis, spoke of unconditional love in regards to the parent-child relationship. I'd think this was a given. A parent loves their child unconditionally. A child loves their parent unconditionally. Right? It's just the nature of

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This time of the year blood donation is low. If you can give, please do. On a more personal note, Clover shares her story...On September 18th, 2005, I gave birth at 31 weeks to Madison, weighing in at 2 ½ lbs., and Addison, weighing in at 3 ½ lbs.I had been on strict bed rest for 2 ½ weeks prior, knew I was going to give birth soon and that the kids were going to be in the hospital for a while –

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Recently a mom asked about time management with two year olds. Her daughter's name is Joanie. Today's post talks to this idea, so far as getting everything done in a day. Obviously I can give you suggestions but it will be harder for you than me because it's my work. It is easier for me to compartmentalize than it will be for you because you are at home. I know when I'm home, no matter how much I

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We had quite an even this week. A neighbor tried to make a fire in her fireplace and smoked us out! It was pretty rough. I called Roger and Sara to ask about their location and Roger seemed to be trying to tell me that things weren't as serious as I was suggesting. The funny part of this is that I'm at least 60x more relaxed about emergencies than most. Honestly. I approach things calm, cool and

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Me, I'm one of the sleepy-ones. I'm unbelievably tired today. The tomatoes are fine. Both are a bit of today because of their shots. For all of it's benefits, RSV vaccines can really take it out of them. I'm not complaining, I'm just telling you, both Jackson and Tabitha are feeling it today.They weighed in at 15lb 6oz & 17lb 13oz, Tabitha being the heavyweight champion. She is also taller 27" to

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I love making baby food.Choosing the food, making the grocery lists, organizing the supplies.Cutting, cooking, tasting.Keeping as much as possible. Knowing what's inside.Putting the clean, fresh food into the food processor.Cooking unripe fruits, vegetables, mixing everything together.Seeing it go from big to small, untouched to ready for babies.The entire set up, everything ready to be made for

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Lucky for me Norah is bored at work today. She's stuck there waiting with the tomatoes on her mind apparently. A few months back, okay, that's not true, quite awhile ago, she tested Jackson and Tabitha using the Bayley. (see this post if you are curious)Today, because she's bored, she's done it again, although not as completely. The first test she actually did for practice and this one she did

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Monday for sure. Morning naps were crap but both tomatoes were ADORABLE today. They grew over the weekend, you can't imagine how long they both are, how agile Tabitha is, social Jackson has become or how huge her cheeks are! Roger wasn't feeling well so he didn't go to work. Norah had the day off because of MLK day (another blogger's excellent post here) so she joined me. And the five of us spent

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UPDATE: Hey! This just up (1.31.08) quint's mom uses E.A.S.Y. !!! Check it out!! Watch for E.A.S. Eat, Activity, Sleep...Over the last few weeks I've given advice regarding schedules for young, less than five month old, babies a couple of times. Instead of just responding to specific parents, as I have been doing, I want to post about it. Then if there are any other folks out there having similar

Career.Nannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706959727627043100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776117601848969355.post-85652112710242064672008-01-17T13:12:00.000-05:002008-01-17T13:28:26.265-05:00

Yep, peas day two. Just about as exciting as it sounds! Nothing really to tell today, both tomatoes are fine, napping on schedule and playing like, um, babies. Crazy isn't it? This week I've been thinking about Zander's older brother, Rowan. He was two and a half when I met him, very, very cute, traditional blonde, huge blue eyes and his signature toddler bowl cut. He had an amazing vocabulary

Career.Nannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706959727627043100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776117601848969355.post-63912947628635316022008-01-16T13:34:00.002-05:002008-02-21T15:41:57.473-05:00

Yes! We tried peas today! Both Jackson and Tabitha seem to really enjoy them. I'd say that Jackson likes trying new things and Tabitha likes eating. Both were a little hesitant with pears and apples initially and love them now. Next week we'll find out about next foods, I'm looking forward to proteins and whole grains. I know I'm going to have to wait for both, but they'll be worth it!PT and EI

Career.Nannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706959727627043100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776117601848969355.post-47101311378241121442008-01-15T14:55:00.000-05:002008-01-15T15:05:12.148-05:00

Back to work for real today. No Norah, no staying home. It's all me after nearly a week of being away. Our day has been great! Both tomatoes are sleeping well, relaxed and happy. We've taken nearly six hundred pictures, had tummy time, social time, floor time, made formula, bottles, prepared peas for tomorrow, napped, talked, sung - we are on it! If they'd clear the sidewalks we could have a nice

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Today I played with the tomatoes! I missed them SO much! And they've grown! I can't believe how much Jackson looks like a little boy! He's so cute. While it wouldn't seem possible, Tabitha's cheeks have gotten bigger! Both of them seem taller and even more active. Rolling over is seen more often, although not predictably so, and Jackson is moving backward! He is intentionally trying to move

Career.Nannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706959727627043100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776117601848969355.post-69385367183329205992008-01-10T12:58:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:05:24.583-05:00

Roger and Sara gave me the go ahead and to return to work this morning. It was completely their decision, despite everyone's lack of certainty on the matter. It seemed this was great, we were all on the same page, but I couldn't sleep. I was worried all night about the tomatoes. Coughing, I didn't want them coughing. More and more ideas came to me about ways to be sure they'd be okay, but none

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