Today William is nine weeks old. He’s definitely increasing in size, weight and awareness of sounds around him.
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45 year old mother to our infant son, William, with my husband, Matt. We live in California with our mischievous cat, Inky.
I love our local sports teams (Go Giants! Go Sharks!), photography, the beach, WWE, reading and now spending lots of time as a family with one kid and one cat.
William’s First Christmas
With gifts opened on Christmas Eve per Candy’s tradition, it was time for stockings on Christmas Day. Candy showed William his stocking and told him it was full of mini presents for him.
William’s First Christmas Eve
I couldn’t wait to celebrate the Christmas season with William. From Christmas attire to presents to stockings, there was so many new experiences to have with our infant son. He had already outgrown his Santa outfit, however, he did fit into his Christmas pajamas well.
William’s First Time Being Babysat Away From Home
As any parent knows, traveling with even just an infant involves allotting extra time to travel preparation and requires packing a lot more things. Matt made a special trip up to Pleasanton Friday night to drop off Christmas presents to be opened and William as Candy had offered to watching him to let us have a night to ourselves. Each bag Matt is holding is full of things for William.
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Nature Bond Silicone Breast Pump – Product Review
When I buy new products I’m often very optimistic about them working. I had shown the Amazon listing of the Nature Bond Silicone Breast Pump to my Lactation Consultant and she was not impressed with the concept and had doubts if it would even work as a pump. Still, I was determined to buy it and try it out.
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Our Apartment Complex’s Christmas Party – Then and Now
A little over four years ago, Matt and I moved in together into the apartment complex where we still live. They have many great amenities and one of my favorites was their office parties. Due to scheduling we had until recently only been to one Christmas party and I still have this photo from it hanging on our refrigerator.
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William’s First Play Date Away From Home
William’s first play date had been with Phoenix at our home. It had gone well and Amber suggested we bring William over to play again with Phoenix and her daughter, Brooklyn.
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My Very First Book of Food – Book Review
My Very First Book of Food was given to me by Sarah, who works with and appreciates good food. Looking at just the front cover, I originally thought it would be a book about making healthy food choices, perhaps even a small cookbook of sorts.
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William is Eight Weeks / Two Months Old
I cannot believe how time has flown by with William being two months old today. I definitely notice him being more aware and engaged with his surroundings.
Our Last In Person Lactation Consultation
On Wednesday we had our last scheduled visit with my Lactation Consultant, Donna. As I’ve been a bit producing more milk since we started, this visit was to help fine tune the progress I have been making. As always, William vocally protested the naked weigh in. He is now close to 10 lbs in weight.
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