Obviously, the best thing about pregnancy is the reward of a beautiful baby. Once baby finally arrives, one of the worst things about pregnancy is coping with the aftermath of what growing a baby inside your uterus for 9 months has done to your body.
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Charlie’s Top 3 Toys for Standing and Cruising
10 FebI am a big fan of toys that evolve with baby. All three of these toys are appropriate for multiple stages of development.
Teething Tips
7 FebTeething at its easiest doesn’t impact a baby at all. Teething at its most difficult can come with fever, fussiness, restless sleeping, lack of appetite, spitting up, vomiting and more. Most babies experience something in the middle of the spectrum.
Charlie’s first 3 teeth came in with relative ease. At least I think they did. Charlie got 2 of his 3 teeth during his December to Remember of illnesses. Some of the night-time wake Continue reading
And now it’s bronchitis
28 DecThis cold and flu season is kicking Charlie’s butt. 
He started December with a cold.
Then he got Hand Foot Mouth Disease.
Now, he has a bronchial infection and is on the antibiotic Zithromax.
I feel so bad for him. At this point, he has been sick 26 of 28 days in December.
One of three visits to the doctor in the month of December
Update: Hand Foot Mouth
14 DecI have heard that some babies are no worse for the wear when they get HFMD. Charlie is not one of those babies. He is miserable beyond words.
Hand Foot Mouth
13 DecPoor Charlie has “Hand Foot Mouth Disease”. It’s the worst name ever! Who names a virus, “hand foot mouth?”
It makes it sound like he contracted something from a dirty animal. Continue reading
