I am pretty over all of this sick season. My 6 year old and 4 year old have been sick back to back pretty much since Thanksgiving. We took all 3 kids to the doctor yesterday where they got breathing treatments and chest xrays. My 6 year old has a double ear infection and bronchiolitis. […]
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This week has been my own personal version of hell. My 2 older boys have been sick with what I’m assuming is the flu, and I’ve been trying to take care of them while also trying to keep my 7 week old away from them. Ugh. It’s been a nightmare. It’s finally the weekend, and
Today, my baby, who is now really my middle child (as of 7 weeks ago), turns 4. My little Phoenix Leo. A name that absolutely demands strength. A boy who’s body betrays him. Weak muscles and plagued with fatigue. But that’s the only weak thing about him. This boy is fierce. He is strong willed.
Well, here it is. Today is the day that I’ve been dreading for the past 6 weeks. My husband is going back to work, and I will once again be on my own, all day, every day, with all 3 kids. This shouldn’t be a big deal. I’m used to being home with my 2
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There’s something about this time of year that can be particularly triggering. I have my own traumas and triggers surrounding this time of year, and I don’t know if it’s those things in particular that are triggering me, or if it’s just life in general…but I am having a hard time right now. My brother
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Another day has started way too early. Admittedly, last night wasn’t the worst night we’ve ever had with the baby…but even a bad night is hard to handle. When the nights are sleepless day after day, it tends to pile on and build up. Last night the baby had a rough night, as I expected
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Of the many things that comes with having a new baby, isolation is one of them. It definitely can be lonely and isolating at times. The baby is 4 weeks old now, and the loneliness factor has definitely set in. My husband was supposed to go back to work this week, but we decided to
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I’m probably about as burnt out as one can be. I’m currently running on 4 hours of sleep, and the night before that wasn’t much better. Last night was super rough because now the baby is dealing with reflux, which both of my other kids did, so we were expecting it. But damn, it really
It’s been 4 days since baby Atlas was born, and we’ve been adjusting to life with him since. Aside from night 2, which was by far the worst, things with him have been going rather well. He naps for 2 and a half hours at a time, he wakes to eat and get his diaper
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We got home from the hospital yesterday around 4pm. The kids met their new baby brother and opened their “big brother” gifts and had were very excited about the whole thing. After they went to bed, reality sink in and I kind of started to panic and get some really bad anxiety. Looking over at
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