I can’t truly be in the Baby Cave anymore, not with a 5 year-old and a (gasp) 3-1/2 year-old. How is it possible that C, my baby, is almost 3-1/2, heading towards the developmental bursts and mini-adolescence of 4? Wouldn’t now would be a lovely time to have another nipper on the way, another colicky newborn [...]
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Duck Wrestling
September 28th, 2009 1 Comment
Ducky is missing. Again. He’s been MIA for 12 hours– small, nondescript, grayish rag that was once a plush yellow baby present. Two years ago Ducky arrived by mail, silky on one side, soft on the other, a sweet duckling head on a flat handkerchief. Now he’s tattered and worn with holes–my toddler wears [...]
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