Author: daylerogers
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Do You Know When You’re Being Cuddled?
Newborns have a very basic job description. Intake and output. Sleep in between. Sloane, at nine weeks, has developed an expertise in the first two areas. They are connected, top to bottom. An operational statement that the plumbing is working well. The sleep part? Her nights are getting better, but her days are filled with busyness.…
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Love Means Never Having To Say Goodbye
It’s never easy saying goodbye. Especially if hello just happened. Chris and Melody have been apart for three weeks. He hasn’t seen his newborn for quite some time. Babies grow a lot in three weeks. When Melody had emergency gall bladder surgery, Chris had already started working in Washington D.C. teaching middle and high school. He’d…
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It’s Not Raining; It’s Monsooning
Bad things happen in threes. Or multiples of three. For us, it began last week with our oldest, Heather, going in for surgery for a torn and twisted meniscus in her knee. An injury acquired from indoor soccer. Incredibly painful. The rehabbing is slow and uncomfortable. Three days later, our third child, Melody, went into the miniER…
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Never Underestimate The Power Of A Cuke
Looking at a lowly cucumber, one would never guess its potential as a weapon. Or something you’d have to warn your kids to be careful to use. I’m living–and hurting–proof that there’s more to a common cucumber than a salad fixin’. I was shopping with my youngest, getting vegetables to make a salad for…
Tip of My Iceberg 