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Don’t Be an A$$hole Driver

Oct 21. 2011

A few months after I first received my driver's license, I tried to park my car in a very tight spot and ended up scratching the adjacent car. The scratch was barely noticeable: two faint lines just 2" long on the corner of the bumper. I am pretty sure that if I had tried to buff it out, or even rubbed some dirt on it, the owners of the car would not have noticed the scratches for up to months after the event. But I was riddled with guilt. So I left a note. And my family ended up paying $500 for their new bumper. Because leaving a note is what I have done, and because — despite my often-pessimistic outlook on life — I...

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Aerin, Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Personal, Pregnancy

An Ear Infection, and 38 Weeks

Oct 19. 2011

Our Claire Bear has an ear infection. :-( She woke up several times last night, which we had attributed to teething, and this morning flat-out refused to eat. Then, she woke up from her morning nap with a fever and proceeded to just cry and cry. Coincidentally, Claire's 1-year pediatrician visit was scheduled for later today. I called the doctor's office and they told us to bring her in right away. Our pediatrician prescribed us some amoxicillin, advised us to administer ibuprofen if the fevers persist, and told us not to worry too much.  (image source)   Thanks to the ibuprofen, Claire's fever is now down and she is starting to smile again. But she still refuses to eat, and although we've put her down for...

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Cute, Education, Funny, Personal

How to Find Kentucky on the Map

Oct 18. 2011

When I was in 3rd grade, I became the first person in my class to memorize all the states and their capitals in alphabetical order. I was also the first to correctly identify each state on a map of the United States. Sadly, that was the peak of my geographical knowledge. I can now only correctly identify perhaps half of the states on a U.S. map. (I imagine I will have a lot of catching-up to do before my kids start school. After all, we can't have a mommy who knows less than her grade-school aged children, can we? ;-)) And it is always those pesky middle states that give me the most trouble...

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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...

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