Written on
February 26, 2011 by
sarahf
By Sarah Fader I’ve been spoiled this past five weeks. Wil has been on paternity leave and I’ve had a lot of help with Samara. During this time, he’s made it possible for me to have time alone with Ari and allowed me to have a full night’s sleep while he stayed up with the…
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Written on
February 21, 2011 by
sarahf
By Sarah Fader I was on my way home from the playground with the two kids today, and stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things. The minute I entered the store, Samara started crying and I knew she wanted to nurse. A cashier kindly helped me push the stroller (where Ari…
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Written on
February 16, 2011 by
sarahf
By Sarah Fader I love nursing, in fact, I’m nursing as I write this, but one thing that frustrates me is my daughter’s total disregard for my right boob. She has made it known that this is her least favorite of the pair, and she gives me hell when I’m trying to get her to…
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Written on
February 11, 2011 by
sarahf
By Sarah Fader My feelings about labor during my second pregnancy were vastly different from the way I felt about it during my first pregnancy. When I was pregnant the first time around, with Ari, labor was an abstract concept. I knew it would be painful, but I hadn’t experienced what that truly meant. I…
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Written on
February 4, 2011 by
sarahf
By Sarah Fader My parents have a joke about food. The story goes that they went out to eat, my dad ordered something, meanwhile (when asked what she wanted) my mom replied: “I’m not that hungry, I’ll just pick.” This meant that she would snack on whatever struck her fancy on my dad’s plate. Whenever…
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Written on
February 3, 2011 by
sarahf
By Sarah Fader When I had Ari, two and a half years ago, I told myself I was never going to sleep again. What did I know? I was a new parent, I’d heard babies didn’t let you sleep because they constantly needed something or other, to be changed, held, fed and all that jazz….
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