Science | Geek in Heels

First children are bound to feel neglected and resentful at times when a younger sibling comes along. So far, Claire has been doing splendidly with the addition of Aerin into our lives, but there are moments here and there where I can see the sadness in her eyes when we are preoccupied with Aerin. :-( To help her know that we will never stop loving her, this past Sunday, we decided to give Claire some "alone" time with mommy and daddy by taking her to the Liberty Science Center. (J's parents graciously agreed to watch Aerin while we were out.) We actually live just 15 minutes away from this wonderful, interactive science museum and I had been dying to take Claire...

Claire, Funny, Geek, Motherhood, Personal, Science

YOU SHALL NOT PASS!

Oct 20. 2011

Claire seems to be doing much better this morning. Her fever is gone, she no longer cries out from pain, and she is finally eating. I did not sleep a wink last night from worrying over my sick daughter. Since my in-laws have arrived early this morning to help with the baby, I will now attempt to get some shut-eye...

Baby, Claire, Geek, Personal, Science

So This is What They Look Like on the Inside…

Oct 17. 2011

Yesterday, we discovered 2 new teeth in Claire's mouth — one on either side of her top front teeth — making for a grand total of 6 teeth at the age of 12 months. (So far, all of her teeth have come in pairs. Is this normal?) The best part? She did not exhibit any signs of teething prior to our discovering these new pearly whites. If you can recall, the first four were hellish: waking up 5-6x per night, constant whining and crying, extreme clinginess, and so forth. We're keeping our fingers crossed that this will be the norm for the rest of her teeth! And, to celebrate, I will share with you a picture of a child's skull before losing their baby...

Aerin, Baby, Claire, Geek, Personal, Science

Defying the Halloween Birthday

Oct 16. 2011

How much does psychology come into play when it comes to the day a woman gives birth? As it turns out, more than what you might expect. Using 11-years' worth of U.S. birth certificate data provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, Yale researchers have found that there are higher instances of birth on Valentine's Day, a holiday traditionally linked with positive symbolism, while Halloween — a holiday which traditionally conveys negative symbolism — has lowered birth rates. Take a look at the following graphs, provided by Try Nerdy: While the overall increased likelihood of giving birth on Valentine's Day jumps by 5%, a whopping 11.3% decrease in births was seen on Halloween across these years! Although I know quite a few women who say that...