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The only OK thing about sick babies is they finally let you snuggle them to sleep. 💙🌙

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Dealing with depression bursts almost 9 months postpartum is, in a word, disheartening. It can make you feel like the hurdles you've overcome are just throwing themselves right back in front of you. Sometimes it's nice to just break away from your everyday life and do something spontaneous (like an evening hike before dinner).

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Today we learned to wield sticks. Yes, you should be afraid. #overtonpark #memphis #averyjoshua #babybeste #ticklesandtequila #momblogger #momlife #goodvibes #summerready #choose901 (at Overton Park)

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Outings with a temperamental 7 month old can be extremely stressful. I'm beyond grateful he enjoyed his first pickle experience while momma got to enjoy a lemon drop (or two)

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Happy #nationalpetday! Almost a year ago you were hit and run by an SUV and we didn't think you'd make it. Today you're still my happy and healthy (and annoying) hiking, traveling, life companion. You my A1, Emma bear🐾🐾🐾

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My sister and her husband have been going through fertility issues. They are the most wonderful people who truly deserve to share their love. If anyone would like to help these two with their journey, please please donate. Even if its a dollar. Fuck that even if its a penny. Or at the very least please share this with your fellow followers.

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Dishware: fun for the unorthodox baby

As Avery gets older I’ve begun to realize that all the little “quirks” and conflicts we had as new baby any mother don’t ever really get resolved like I thought they would; they only evolve. When he couldn’t grab toys I thought, “My life will be so much easier once the god-given use of your god-dang thumb enters our lives.” Then he learns to grab and is only vaguely interested in toys- ANY toys. Rolling noisy frog with popping balls inside? Boring. Rainbow colored wooden cars? Laughable. Fun is serious business, mom. Don’t placate me.

So we’ve gone back to traditional times. it seems in fact that sticks and stones may actually be the cure for disgruntled 6 month olds. Or, the updated modern version: Spoons and cups. It wasn’t until i came home with a pack of $3 plastic spoons from the baby depot section at Burlington Coat Factory that I found what my son was severely lacking. Call CPS for depriving him of such a necessity of life as spoons. It actually makes perfect sense now. Avery always wants anything that looks like something he can’t have: dirty socks, electronic chords, mommy’s glasses. Spoons and cups are the perfect toys disguise toys!

This small discovery has (for now) saved me from the unavoidable frustrations of baby entertainment for the high-maintenance child that I was encountering on a daily basis.

It IS 2017 and lots of moms have a heart attack at the thought beloved Timmy playing with anything that isn’t advertised as a toy- the fear here is the possibility of your baby gagging himself. I personally have not had this happen (and if it did how many times would it take before he realized gagging himself is not proper play procedure?) but playing with spoons has the same rules as any other toy- don’t leave your child alone while you fiddle diddle in the other room for 15 minutes.

Now that I’ve recognized the precautions, I hope to have helped someone come to the same conclusion I have. Say it with me, “ I am one step closer to still not fully understanding the wants of my child.”