Peanut Butter Filled Dog

March 24, 2010

The other morning I woke up naturally. That happens almost never with a new baby, so I decided to take advantage. Mike and Annabel were still sleeping, so I got up, made myself a cup of coffee, and went to watch the morning news. When I walked into our living room, I noticed there was [...]

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Two Down

March 22, 2010

Annabel is two months old already. Time is flying and blah blah blah, but I’m actually really glad to have the first two months done. I understand all her noises, I know how to make her smile, I understand how she ticks. I feel like I have my early anxiety much more in check (although [...]

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Marathon

March 22, 2010

The Los Angeles Marathon was yesterday. This year, the organizers created a new course, “The Stadium to the Sea.” It started at my old stomping grounds of Dodger Stadium, then wound through the greater LA area hitting lots of landmarks and ended at the beach in Santa Monica. The new route went just a couple [...]

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Marching For Maddie

March 19, 2010

Shirts are now available here! As you all probably know by now, the March of Dimes is a cause near and dear to the Spohr family. If it hadn’t been for the advances in neonatal care that were made possible by the MoD, we wouldn’t have had our Madeline for seventeen months – she wouldn’t [...]

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Bad At Directions

March 17, 2010

Annabel was much more awake during the day yesterday – it’s like she read all these comments and was like, “no one is turning ME upside down!” The weather here in LA has been absolutely beautiful – borderline hot, even – so we all went on a nice walk. After a while Annie got a [...]

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On The Red Eye

March 17, 2010

For a few nights in a row Annabel ate at midnight, four am, and eight am. Mike and I were excited because four hour stretches? AWESOME. But we were cautious because we know that these darn babies love to give their parents a glimpse of restful nights before they yank the rug out from under [...]

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