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Before I say anything, Jacob would just like you to know:

dadadadadadadadadadadadada…

…DaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDa…

…DADADADADADADADADADADADADADADADADADA!!!!!
(Got that?)
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Anyone who has shown even the slightest willingness to let me whine at them over the last 6 months knows how tired I am of nursing. At the same time, I appreciate how important it is to Jacob and I don’t want to [...]

Jacob has come down with a bit of a head cold, his first since he was about 4 months old.

And it’s the weirdest thing. We’re treating this cold like he’s a big kid, basically. OJ and chicken soup, lots of fluids and rest, and Robitussin. Hallelujah, a decongestant! No more sleepless nights and trying [...]

That “first word” milestone is trickier than it seems. While I was pregnant with Jacob, I indulged in daydreams of my adorable little boy looking up at me with big blue eyes and an unruly mop of red curls, saying a perfectly-formed “Ma ma!” and smiling.

Of course, it turns out he needs to practice [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you: Is there anything in this world more cute than a toddler in feetie pajamas?

I didn’t think so. (Whenever Jacob finds something on the ground, he picks it up, holds it as high in the air as he can manage, and stomps around loudly proclaiming his prowess to the [...]

A huge thank-you to those who contacted me with suggestions for Jacob’s sleep. Tonight, Jon is trying the strategy of reading several more books than usual to Jacob, in the hopes of lulling Jacob to sleep with reading. We’ll see how it works!
One of the big downsides to our new house is that it doesn’t [...]

I finally found the camera battery charger from where I had stashed it while “cleaning” (in the disconnected paper shredder… go, me). Soon, there will be fresh Jacob pictures. Until then…

(Eat the cheese. Shake the rattle. Drink the tequila.)
After an amazing time on our road trip, and a couple of pretty blissful weeks here, Jon [...]

To be honest, Jacob’s birthday got a little overshadowed by the move. Since our belongings actually arrived here on his birthday, he didn’t even get the traditional party-with-a-”1″-candle on his big day. (We celebrated with gifts and the candle and cake later, when my father was visiting.) On-time celebration or not, though, we’ve passed an [...]

…with apologies to Ms. Dorothy. Kansas is dull. They’ve got a lot of sky, and a lot of corn, and not much else.

But that’s okay, because there’s a lot of new blog stuff to talk about. You’ll already have noticed the new look; I’ve switched my blog-generation software. The main Zog welcome page will [...]