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  • NowBlowPoMe: The Birth of Emory. (Chapter 3)

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    Previous Chapters: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 My mother stood to get a closer look at the monitor. She, too, noticed I was having a contraction, a really long contraction. We both wondered silently if it was a normal response to Cervidil. Time passed. My eyes began to water. I wasn’t crying from the pain necessarily,…

  • NowBlowPoMe: The Birth of Emory. (Chapter 1)

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    Emory was born at 4:05 AM on August 8, 2007. It was a Wednesday. He entered this world at the very same moment Brooklyn was being hit by a tornado and a storm was flooding the subway. I could see the lightning from my hospital bed. We could hear the thunder overtop the sounds of…

  • NowBlowPoMe: Vaccinations, Take 3.

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    I woke up early yesterday and trekked into the city to have my stitches removed. I got dressed up in order to do so. That’s a sign of the frequency with which I leave the house. I learned that my skin had grown over two of the four stitches during my week of healing. I…

  • Not now. Mama has to watch her stories.

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    Someone once stated, in regards to new mothers and their daily routines, “I don’t understand what all the bitching is about. Just put the baby on the couch next to you – in a seat, whatever – and go about your business. How hard can that be?” I was pregnant at the time. And I…

  • Solids

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    I know you’re not supposed to start a baby on solids until he or she is 6 months old for a plethora of reasons, but what if the baby stares at you longingly whenever you eat food? And then proceeds to stick his fist down his throat? And what if he rarely seems full no…

  • Tuesdays with Murray (Chapter 20)

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    When Lisa first wrote to me about Murray, she said, “You have to meet this guy. I am holding him for you. You need to laugh.” The last bit was in response to our having just put our most beloved 14-year-old cat to sleep. An experience that would have sent me over the edge had…

  • Notes For the Baby Book

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    First of all, I want to apologize for my post from yesterday. I was worked up about Emory’s appointment and wrote it flippantly as we were walking out the door. I wasn’t feeling very well at the time. The appointment went alright. The doctor weighed and measured him first. He weighs a cool 12 pounds…

  • Two Months Old

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    Emory turned 9 weeks old today (or two months old on Monday). He has his two month doctor’s visit today as well. He’s scheduled to have (at least) two vaccinations. But I think we’re going to spread them out. That said, he’ll probably only receive the Pneumococcal today. I think I need to spend a…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 18)

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    Emory is happiest whenever he’s being held. So I hold him a lot, which usually leaves me with only one free arm. I’ve spent a lot of time discovering things to do with one arm. There aren’t many. Reading a book isn’t easy to do with a newborn. (At least for me.) Cleaning is impossible.…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 17)

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    Some folks have asked me how the cats (specifically, Murray) have dealt with our new addition. In typical feline fashion, they’ve all dealt with Emory in very different ways. Let me explain. Pookum is very aware of Emory. She looks at him as if she’s trying to figure him out. She rarely goes near him…