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I’m struggling with time constraints. Specifically, trying to balance out the demands of family versus having a life of your own. Actually, what I’m struggling with is trying to understand my beloved husband’s struggle. I’ve worked out my own struggle. For well or ill, I value family demands over my own. My children are only …

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I just don’t. I don’t think it tastes very good. But it turns out that when I don’t drink enough, bad things happen. Not that I haven’t figured that out before (having been rushed to the hospital after passing out at the beach when I was 11 weeks pregnant with Jess, having been admitted with …

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I’m actually contracting and it’s not entirely pleasant. I know I’ve been complaining throughout the entire pregnancy, but since it’s my blog, I’m just going to keep going… I’ve been noticing more and more these contractions – and they hurt. I’ve never had contractions like this – I always just got back labor, so this …

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All is well in babyland. I’ve only gained ten pounds so far, which I mention just for the sake of mentioning it. I have no real control over it, because I’ve been eating a lot and exercising next to not at all, so have no idea why I’m not gaining weight. But I’m not complaining …

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And it’s even a good thing, because Sam is STILL sick. He’s much, much better, but still has a runny nose and really bad cough in the middle of the night. And I wouldn’t want to expose the baby to that. So it’s good that she’s safe in utero for a little bit longer. Say …

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The previous post probably made me sound vaguely suicidal, so I thought I’d post another update, just to reassure the three people who read this that I’m not, in fact, miserable and depressed. And give a little shout out and thank God for my cousin Becky and aunt Aimee, who spent the past four hours …

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I have good intentions. Intentions that are so good, it’s seems foolish to have to state it officially for the record. I love my kids – so much. Jessie, with all her passion and her drama and her sweetness, and Sam with all his strength and intensity and affection. They’re so beautiful and deserve perfect …

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Sam got up this morning and went into the bathroom by himself. Pooped in the big boy potty, and attempted to clean it up (failing miserably, but the attempt counts for a lot in my book) and then traisped in to sit down and have coffee with Marc and I. When did he get so …

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Kids are still sick, Sam’s fever is gone, and it’s morphed into just a yucky, yucky cold. He seems happier, his voice is still scratchy and he’s got a runny nose and a cough, but we’re definitely getting better. Jess seemed better yesterday, but threw up all over her bed last night, so she’s home …

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I haven’t blogged in a bit, but I’ve been pretty busy. Saturday was an okay day – I went out for a while by myself, leaving Marc home alone with all four children. Which, in retrospect, was a terrible idea, because while I had a lovely afternoon, bopping to the library and hanging out in …

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