From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Where I’ve been & where I’m going

by Karen on December 30, 2010

It’s been almost a week since I posted, which is longer than I’ve ever gone without posting since I started this blog. Despite the holidays and my month-old baby, I didn’t intend to take an extended vacation. But we got some unexpected good news that threw everything off. The day before Christmas Eve, we found [...]

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Merry Christmas!

by Karen on December 24, 2010

I hope you’re all safe and warm with the ones you love. Have a wonderful holiday!

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Happy holidays!

by Karen on December 22, 2010

We’re spending the holiday with family in southern Indiana. It’s our first trip out of town with a baby, so wish us luck! I came down with a cold at the beginning of the week and Judah is going through his first growth spurt, eating every hour, and fussing all day in between. We really [...]

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How much do disposable diapers and formula cost?

by Karen on December 20, 2010

Oh, hey. It’s a post about money! This weekend, Judah turned three weeks old. For the first two weeks of life with a newborn, I tried to keep things as simple as possible. I was still recovering from the birth and getting used to taking care of a baby, so I was okay with using [...]

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Slowly reentering the land of the living

by Karen on December 14, 2010

I just realized it’s been two weeks today since we brought Judah home from the hospital. Really? It’s only been two weeks? It feels like a lifetime. It’s amazing how difficult it’s been for me to do anything but care for Judah in those two weeks. Considering the fact that the boy can’t even roll [...]

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Mama and Judah

by Karen on December 10, 2010

Yes, he’s wearing antlers. Happy Friday!

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Judah’s first days

by Karen on December 8, 2010

I’ve spent all of my waking hours holding a baby for the past 11 days. Today, I’ve finally got him situated comfortably in my sling, and my hands are relatively free for typing. We’ll see if it lasts long enough for me to write about the rest of our hospital stay. After my four-hour labor, [...]

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From stomach flu to baby in 24 hours

by Karen on December 6, 2010

I promise this blog will someday be a personal finance blog again. At the moment, though, eight pounds of adorable have sort of eclipsed everything else in my life, so he might as well monopolize the blog. And now a birth story! I promise to leave out the gory parts. Mostly. I should start by [...]

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Staying busy

by Karen on December 5, 2010

I really love this kid.

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