Your teen driving you crazy?

If you live in Nebraska, you can legally get rid of him.
Is this a good precedent to set? I mean, as a future mother of a teen boy who I KNOW will drive me nuts from time to time, I can’t imagine just abandoning my boy. This would truly be the mother of all ‘abandonment [...]

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Parenthood Issue: Standing up for yourself

Metrodad had an interesting entry a couple of days ago that made us have a long “discussion”.
I’ve been asking some friends of mine…parents and eductors…their opinion on this subject: is there a time when a little ‘physical persuasion’ is necessary?
I’d like to think Noodles can stand up for himself without resorting to violence. Or make [...]

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Evolution of a blog…Evolution of a parent

When I first started this blog…or rather the first versions on other blog services…I was doing it more as a ‘diary’ and a place to keep all of my internet ‘finds’ and fav sites.
Looking at all of my past entries, I can see how I have changed…don’t know if I have ‘grown’ necessarily…but definitely changed. [...]

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A newly discovered ‘Favorite pastime’

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Originally uploaded by dragonfly_727

We are almost at 25 weeks. Noodles has become very active. I no longer worry why I haven’t felt him move.
I have discovered while I was reading a magazine propped on my belly that when Noodles is practicing for his World Soccer debut, the magazine jumps rather noticeably.
The next week…a few days [...]

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Motherhood Club

I will soon be joining one of the oldest, most exclusive, but inclusive club: Motherhood.
Yes, we are pregnant! All of our doctor’s visits were successful. We are about 19 weeks along.
This sonogram is from an earlier doctor’s appointment. I should be posting the newest one next week sometime. I haven’t posted anything because 1) I [...]

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As a great drinker of our time once said…

“You can’t fix stupid.”
You have a lot of worries about your child as he grows: You can’t always be there to pick him up when he falls, choose the right friends for him, or make the good choices for him. You worry about all that…even though you know you can’t do anything about them.
But when [...]

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BTW…B got a passing grade

B got a thumbs up. His swimmers are good. Good number, good motility (or however you spell that)…all around good.
It’s strange my reaction…or maybe it’s very natural. Now that we know he can father children, I feel like the responsibility is all on me. If nothing happens, it’s my fault.  My intellectual side says that’s [...]

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The ROOM

So B and I have returned from the visit. This was the visit where he leaves a deposit to see if 1) he has swimmers…or enough of them and/or 2) just how well they swim. Fortunately, we have a world class fertility clinic here. ARTS @ Presbyterian Hospital
Despite my speculation of what the room [...]

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Baby Makin’ Update

Well, since the last time, I’ve gone to visit Dr. Bookout 4 times…I think. I’ve lost track!
Apparently Clomid does NOT work on me.
Great.
So I’ve been taken to the next level: daily self-injected shots
I HATE it. It stresses me out to no end if I thought I had to do it myself. Fortunately, I’ve found [...]

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The Baby Road

Since this past year late summer, B and I have been trying to have a baby. We’ve given each other a time line: ONE YEAR. No more, no less.
I’ve seen how this can become an all encompassing thing with couples…stress, guilt, highs and lows. I can’t do that for an extended period of time. Hence [...]

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