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• Getting things done

  Published: August 20, 2007, 6:04 am

  Tags: Baby, Barnes Noble, Barnesandnoble, Five Month, Fivemonth, Going To The Bathroom, Goingtothebathroom, Mr Pickels, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickels, Mr Pickles, Napping, Pregnant, School, Sleeping, Working Full Time, Workingfull Time

  if any of them, now that Mr. Pickles is the center of my attention. My husband suggested a hobby would be to buy books he'd like to read (he's also in school--I know, we're crazy!), not that he intended to read. I had also been planning on making some more elaborate meals now that Fall is approaching. I laughed at that too because we're

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• Babies and weddings

  Published: September 24, 2007, 5:25 am

  Tags: Baby, Boob, Boobs, Bottle, Breastmilk, Directions, Formula, Long Island, Longisland, Map Quest, Mapquest, Mercer, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Ny Metro Area, Nyc Living, Nycliving, Nymetroarea, Planning Ahead, Planningahead, Pre Pregnancy, Six Month Old, Sixmonthold, Wedding

  no traffic to speak of, and Mr. Pickles even took a nice nap on the way to the wedding. We arrived with a little less than an hour to spare--just enough time to feed him (I brought my boobs, two bottles of breastmilk and a bottle of formula just in case) and get him changed before the big event. We remembered at the last minute it was an

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• Will you get the flu shot this year?

  Published: October 23, 2007, 3:42 am

  Tags: Autism, Breastfeeding, Cold, Daycare, Flu, Flu Shot, Flushot, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, New York, New Yorkers, Newyork, Newyorkers, Obgyn, Shot, Six Month Old, Sixmonthold, Vaccination, Vaccine

  and especially because Mr. Pickles is in daycare, I probably would have opted to get the flu shot anyway. I just wanted to be asked for my opinion, I guess. Next up is me. Should I get a flu shot? While I am generally opposed to putting anything into my body, especially while breastfeeding, I may go the shot route this year. Why? I've

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• Living single

  Published: October 25, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Single Moms, Single Parents, Singlemoms, Singleparents

  what life would be like if Mr. Pickles and I were on our own. Yes, we could do it--we've basically settled in to a new pattern ever since Daddy went out of town--but it's just so darn hard. Maybe if I had a car or some relatives nearby...or a mall or something near here things would be a little easier. I don't know that those things would

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• Buying a car

  Published: November 7, 2007, 9:06 am

  Tags: Baby Bjorn, Babybjorn, Car, Daycare, Dealerships, Errand, Gas, Insurance, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, New York City, Newyorkcity, Public Transportation, Publictransportation, Storage Space, Storagespace, Strollers, Test Drives, Testdrives, Work

  The day we had to take Mr. Pickles in for his first set of shots when it was a torrential downpour would have been much easier, faster, and dryer, in a car. The days when I've had to walk the baby to daycare, then walk to work, then walk back to daycare for an errand at lunch, then back to work, then back to daycare at the end of the day

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• A grandmother passes away

  Published: December 26, 2007, 3:58 am

  Tags: Brooklyn, Christmas, Christmas Card, Christmas Vacation, Christmascard, Christmasvacation, Clark Griswold, Clarkgriswold, Family, Grandmother, Grandparents, Griswold, Kentucky, Louisville, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles

  the grandparents had to see Mr. Pickles before they moved on. Sadly, that turned out to be true. I don't even know if she received our photo Christmas card before she passed, also that crazy Friday. I didn't write them a thank you note for their gift because I thought we'd be seeing them in less than a week and I'd be able to say thank you in

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• Have baby, will travel--planning our first real vacation as a family!

  Published: January 8, 2008, 2:45 pm

  Tags: Family, Family Vacation, Familyvacation, Have Baby Will Travel, Havebabywilltravel, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, New Orleans, Neworleans, Nola, Vacation

  in for it when we visit with Mr. Pickles. Mr. Pickles visited Nola once before, when he was in utero. He enjoyed the music and the food, but from a totally different perspective. Now he'll be able to appreciate everything live and in color, and all before his bedtime of 8:00 PM at the latest. The real key to making this vacation a success is

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• Baby's first birthday do's and don'ts?

  Published: January 21, 2008, 10:36 am

  Tags: Age, Birthday, Birthdays, Do S And Don Ts, Do Sanddon Ts, Entertainment, Family, Friends, Grandparents, Hot Curried Fruit, Hotcurriedfruit, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Muppet, Parenthood, Roller Rink, Rollerrink, Skating, Steve Martin

  throughout my pregnancy and Mr. Pickles' life. I want to share the joy that Mr. P. has brought our family, and extend that family to include all our pals. Maybe I even want to throw a little booze into the mix and make my famous chili or my hot curried fruit, which has folks asking me to have an event just so I'll make some. I guess when it

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• Moving on up?

  Published: January 28, 2008, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Classroom, Daycare, Infant, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Professionals, Ten Month Old, Tenmonthold

  with it, etc.? I often felt Mr. Pickles could be doing more than rolling around on a mat, and now he has the chance. Permalink   Email this   Linking Blogs   Comments

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• Dating for (long)-married couples

  Published: February 14, 2008, 4:49 am

  Tags: Baby, Baby Sitter, Babysitter, Brooklyn, Dat, Dating, Married, Married Couples, Marriedcouples, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Relationship, Romantic, Valentine, Valentine S Day, Valentine Sday

  a while. Normally we bring Mr. Pickles with us, but that doesn't really count as a date. Any time we're around the grandparents--whether they come to us or we travel to them, we try to get out for at least a good meal. Lately we've been hiring a babysitter occasionally and seeing a little theater. Tomorrow, since my husband has grad school

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• Baby's first haircut

  Published: February 25, 2008, 4:14 pm

  Tags: Birthday, Hair, Mommy, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Tradition, Wives Tale, Wivestale

  luck should we not wait 'til Mr. Pickles hits the year marker before trimming his tresses, but I rather like the old-fashioned notion of tradition. Getting him to sit still for it is another ball of wax all together. When did you first cut baby's hair--or did you do it at all? Did you go to a kids' cutters or do it yourself--like in this

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• Dog toys vs. baby toys

  Published: February 25, 2008, 3:47 pm

  Tags: Dogs, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Toys

  toys. Likewise, the dogs see Mr. Pickles dashing for their toys as a green light to start chewing on his. This begs the question: is it worse for Mr. P. to lick (chew) the dogs' toys, or is it worse for the dogs to lick (chew) the baby toys? Well, maybe it doesn't beg the question, per se, but it's a situation I deal with practically every day.

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• Second child not as exciting as first?

  Published: March 12, 2008, 7:35 am

  Tags: Baby, Mclovin, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Pegnancy, Pregnant

  first time I saw--and heard--Mr. Pickles. I guess, then, for me, I'm just as in love with baby number 2 as I was with baby number 1. Perhaps the excitement is different, but it's still there. I can see where my friend was coming from, though. Maybe it was different for him because he's a man and the miracle of life isn't inside him. It makes you

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