Monthly Archives: March 2008

D-Day

March 14, 2008 – 7:23 am

Insulin pump Originally uploaded by kyleroth. One year ago today, my life changed forever. I woke up at 4:30 so I could nurse Liv before heading out to meet Sarah for our morning run. I had been training for the Cleveland Marathon for at least 3 months, but my runs seemed to be getting more [...]

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Getting better, but the weather isn’t

March 7, 2008 – 3:36 pm

The veil of sickness is finally lifting itself off our household, but not before it claimed three out of four of us (knock on wood, Kyle). The kids have begun running around the house again, the music is once again blaring, and mama has managed to remove herself from the couch long enough to do [...]

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The Everlasting Virus

March 4, 2008 – 5:28 pm

Kade’s puking has ceased…thank goodness, but Liv is still sick as hell. I took her to the doc and he said this thing can last up to 10 days…10 freakin days…OMG. She has lost a pound since her 18 month check-up on Thursday. That may not seem like much, but it took her 3 months [...]

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Quarantine

March 3, 2008 – 2:42 pm

I am currently paying the price for our rockstar weekend. Liv was up every 30 minutes throughout the night either puking or pooping. At about 2 a.m., I decided to stop changing her clothes and just kept her in her diaper, snuggled next to me like the good ole’ nursing days. I amassed over two [...]

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